Howler

Chapter LII

"You...you" I pointed to him and he chuckled.

"Please at least get it right and SAY MY NAME" he roared and I stood my ground, I could never have placed it or maybe I could have and just ignored it or was I blinded by my euphoria over everything going well for me?

"You bastard" I spat at him and he grabbed me by the throat. "Say. My. Name" I felt like I was dying and painfully I managed to choke out:

"Hugo Johnson"

He threw me roughly and I landed with a thud on the grass. "THATS NOT MY NAME!" he screamed and I tried to push him away but he was stronger now that my wolf had been weakened.

"Pretty queen, did you like that little trick with suppressing your wolf? What's the saying? Never have someone else get your drink" he chuckled and I realised it was the simplest thing , the most innocent of things : the water.

"Then what's your name then?" I spat down standing up and shoving him hard.

"You know my name sister" and it all connected so quickly, like broken fragments now suddenly meaning themselves and without stopping like dominos falling. "Your Alec Gilbert?" As soon as the words left my lips I was thrown down onto the ground again.

"Your parents left me to die! They never came for me when those traitorous rogues kidnapped me!" He roared "but they got sent a bear they thought you were dead" I said remembering how they told me about the bloody teddy bear sent as proof of his demise.

"I was three years old. They fact that they didn't even ask for my remains back says a lot about them as parents don't you think?" He cackled as I swept his leg from underneath him making him fall and I could distinctly hear something crack.

"That doesn't explain why your doing this! Why your against me. I WASN'T EVEN BORN" I screamed at him and he quickly pushed me off him. "I was saved by a woman called Elizabeth as she couldn't have children of her own. She was then killed when I was nineteen along with my mate... I had lost everything and then I heard that my family was giving my pack -my birthright - to my little sister..I had nothing and you had everything so naturally you had to pay" he began to laugh maniacally.

"Of course sweet little Tia who hated you, was jealous of your natural abilities and privilege, so was happy to let me into her life and that meant being closer to you"  I widened my eyes... did she? "she never knew, she was happy to have someone pay attention to her since she hadn't found her mate yet" I backed away from him and then I saw it:

The knife in his belt

I had to get to it.

"What if I have you my pack...you could have any female you like as your queen and you can create heirs and have a good life amongst the pack" I walked closer to him "I could say that Alec Hale Gilbert, my long lost brother and he rightful King has risen from the dead and slaughtered the wolf while hearing my screams in the woods and came to my aid and since succession dictates you'd be king no one would even question it" I walked closer and closer, his guard weakening.

"You would do that?" He asked me and I could tell he was thinking about it.

Without a second thought I lunged for the knife and I could feel the coldness of it under my hands. Taking it out of the belt I held it up to him. "Rule number one of being a leader: never be treated like prey" I growled and I slashed at him but he jumped back expertly.

"Please little sister you can't beat me" he shifted and his wolf stalked towards me and as he jumped at me I plunged the knife deep into his shoulder causing him to howl in pain. In his spilt moment of weakness I stabbed him again in the stomach.

The sudden influx of pain must have made him revert to human form because there he was looking up at me, genuine fear in his eyes. "Please Abigail... we are family" he pleaded but he had murdered Stanley, Avery and my parents. He had tried to rob me of my baby brother and my mate. "We aren't family" I growled.

He was going to pay.

"This is for Stanley" I stabbed him in the thigh

"This is for Avery!" I plunged the knife again in his side.

"This is for my parents!" And without hesitation I plunged his deep into his heart. I had to watch the light leave his eyes and I had his blood staining my hands.

I had killed the wolf.

I stood up and with blood and bruises staining my clothes and skin I walked to the pack house, I had to tell my pack what I had done.

Walking into the house I was surprised to see everyone in there, their eyes wide and they looked concerned.

"ABIGAIL!"

I looked to Harry, Evie, Jem and my brothers run over to me. "Oh thank god" Harry wrapped his arms around me and I followed suit "you've been gone for hours and we all thought..." his eyes suddenly trained in my body and his eyes widened.

"What happened to you?" They all approached me as they helped me to a chair as I began to relay the events of the last few hours.

Each word heavy and made me feel vile.

"Oh my god" Ric and Mal held me tight as I sobbed and I knew it wasn't very regal but I couldn't help it.

"You saved us all Abigail, don't forget that" Jem piped up and I looked up, was that true? Was what I done even justified? "Please find his body...and bury it at that spot, unmarked and unmourned" Jen nodded and rounded up a few men and set out despite it probably being early morning.

"Abigail, lets go" Harry helped me up and walked me home, never leaving my side.

"Thank you..." I whispered to Harry as he held me tight "for what?" He asked and I looked up at him "for saving me" and he couldn't help but smile softly "you saved me from your brother I think I should be thanking you"

I shot up suddenly

"What's the matter?" He asked me, rubbing my pack "it's silly but we both had our brothers try to kill us I guess we have more in common than we thought" Harry touched my cheek and touched his forehead to my own.

"I guess your right but I want our deadly similarities to end there" I smiled "I cant promise much" and Harry shook his head "even so I will protect everyday for the rest of my life Abigail Gilbert, don't you worry about that" I couldn't help but blush.

"So what next?" I asked him and he shrugged "the rest of our lives"

"I like the sound of that"

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SO ITS FINISHED, I hope the ending was good and I will be doing at least three epilogue and also two updates in one day?

I finished my uni work early so this is my gift to you all

L xx