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CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: THE CLUELESS GET HURT

We have been walking for about 45 minutes now.

"We are actually really close to home," Grayson says.

"Really?" I question. Why would he be lying.

"Yeah, this forest is familiar."

I panic as I see someone in the distance. I quickly grab Gray and pull him behind a tree.

"What?" He whispers.

"I see someone," I whisper back.

I peek around the tree and see... Ethan?!

"Oh my gosh," I say letting go of Grayson and taking a step closer to see. Is it actually him?

"What is it?" Grayson says taking a look the boy a couple of meters away from us. "Ethan!"

Grayson sprints towards him and I follow a couple of feet behind. Ethan doesn't seem happy nor surprised. He is emotionless.

As soon as Gray approaches Ethan he pulls him in for a hug. Ethan grabs something from his pocket and jams it into Gray's neck. Grayson screams of pain before he falls onto the ground.

I take a step back from the horror that just happened. I look at Ethan with fear in my eyes. Everything is happening to fast, I do not even understand what is happening. 

"Ethan?" I say breathless.

He starts walking towards me and I decide not to run away, but to fight.

He reaches into his other pocket and grabs another needle. He swings his arm in the air and I catch it before it reaches me. I struggle to keep his hand away from me. He wraps his other hand around my neck and lifts me off the ground. I didn't know he was this strong. He is chocking me with all his power. I swing my feet back and forth trying to free myself from Ethan's hand. I still fight his other hand from inserting the needle in my neck, but I am getting weak.

He throws me onto the ground and I turn and land on my stomach. I breath deeply in and out trying to catch my breath. I turn to lay on my back and watch Ethan get on top of me. He swings his arm with the needle again. I place one of my hands around his neck but I do not choke him, and the other on his arm holding the needle. He places his free hand around my cheeks, but chooses not to choke me. 

"Ethan... what are you... doing?" I struggle to say as he moves my face around. I cannot even comprehend what is happening. 

"Must... bring you... to her...," he struggles to say as well.

"Ethan...it's me... don't do it"

"Must... insert... needle."

"Ethan...  listen... I will save you." I let my eyes shine in hope that he will listen if he sees me, the alpha. 

I struggle to keep his needle away from me so I decided that I need to take action. I knee his stomach which throws him to the side. I take a hold of the needle and climb on top of him. He is now in between my legs struggling to keep the needle away from him. He grabs my arm with both of his hands. 

"Don't do this," he says to me looking at the needle. 

"Don't make me," I say back. I know that in my heart, I won't insert this needle in his neck. If I have to it will only be to save my life but I will care for him until he wakes up. 

"Hanna, you have to understand," he says struggling. "Trust me... I still have your back, just go along with it." 

I start to tear up. Should I believe him, or should I continue to fight him. 

"I will listen to you," I say back. 

"I-I love-" 

I get yanked back because someone pulled my hair. I crash back on the ground looking up at the baby blue sky. A woman figure looks down at me but the light from the sun behind her makes it unclear on who she is. She kicks me and then places top of my stomach. I instantly place both my hands around her ankle. She presses deeper into my chest. 

"Oh look at you, how I missed the years," the woman says. 

I turn to my left and see Ethan slowly getting up grabbing the needle with him. The woman kicks me on my side and I curl up. Ethan grabs me and places me on my feet. I stand in front of the woman but my eyes start to burn from the tears and the sun. She lifts my face and slaps it. 

"Precious little alpha, your pack is falling apart," she says. I can hear her smiling. She grabs my cheeks and turns it to my right towards Grayson on the ground. "He was so gullible, so quick to assume. The clueless get hurt. Your other friend, Ethan, is mine."

She lets go of my face and I let my head hang low in defeat. I do not know what is going on... I am clueless. My legs start to get lose. Ethan practically has to hold me up. 

"You took everything from me and then left me. Now, I shall take everything that is yours. First your precious memories, then your loved ones, then your powers, then your life." 

Something cold slides into my neck and everything around me starts to go blurry. I drop onto the ground and breathe slowly. I sound of my own breathing fills my ears. 

"Idiot, I knew she would come to get you. She cares too much."