The Other Half of the Moon

Chapter 5- In the Alley

Once I get off the phone with Ky I threw on a jean jacket and tuck my phone in my back pocket. I see no pint in driving so I decide to just walk. It's only about 10 minutes away so I'll have plenty of time to get there. "Mom!" I yell loud enough she can hear me across the house.

'Yes honey?' She mind links me.

'I'm going to Angela's. Be back soon okay?'

'Okay sweetie. Be careful, love you.'

'Love ya.' Cutting the connection I walk out the door and walk down the block. Once I get close to Angela's I need to decide what way I'm taking. 'Just take the back alley. We'll get there quicker.' 'Is that such a good idea? It's dark outside.' 'So you little baby?'' Sometimes I just want to back hand my wolf so badly I even consider back handing myself if it will get the point across. However, against my better judgment. I turn into the alley.

I'm at the intersection when I smell it. "Rogue!"

Before I can react I'm pushed up against the brick wall. I scowl in anger and disgust at the hideous rogue. "You seem powerful. Are you the Luna's daughter? Taelynn?"

I try to shove him away but he doesn't budge. "Oh. What the other rogues would do you with you. Maybe a pack war would be a good show." I try to shove him away again but he pushes me back, hitting my head against the wall. It barely hurts but in the morning it will ache. I open my mouth to scream but he covers it with his hand. "Ah. Ah .Ah. Bad dog." He tries to pull me away but he has to take his hand off of my mouth.

I take this opportunity to scream, "KYYYYYYYYY!"

He's stronger than me and bigger so there is nothing I can do to fight back. I go limp. As his grip weakens I start struggling again. But that doesn't work.

Next thing I know I'm flung into the brick wall across the intersection. I look over to see Ky beating the rogue senseless. 'Daddy. I need help meet me in the alley behind Angela's. There's a rogue.'   I stand up and run over to them. "Ky stop it. I called for my parents they'll be here soon."

Stand up but not before punching him 3 more times. He grabs the rogue and hits their head off of the wall hard enough to knock it out. As it crumbles to the ground he rushes over to me. "Are you okay Tae? Did he hurt you? Do you know him? What did he want with you?" I put my hand over his mouth to get him to stop talking. He takes the hint and stops talking so I can answer.

"I'm fine. He didn't hurt me. I don't know him. But..."

"But what?"

"He wanted to use me to start a pack war."

Ky just stares while gaping. I smile at his reaction, but my smiling seems to piss him off even more. "How can you smile after all this!" He's yelling now and I flinch in surprise. Suddenly he pulls me into a hug. His head is buried in my hair and I hear him sniff it.

"Why are sniffing my hair? That's creepy."

"I like the smell." He hugs me tighter and for some reason his touch calms me down.

Suddenly he turns cold and let's go. He looks down at his stomach, I do as well. A knife is sticking through it and the rogue is grabbing me by the hair.Tugging me away from Ky. "No! Ky!" I scream off the top of my lungs and start lashing out on the rogue. But it's no use, he's to big and too strong. I mind link my mom. 'Mom! Help me! In the alley behind Angela's! Ky was stabbed and a rogue is kidnapping me help!' I then disconnect from the mindlink when I hear a growl. A gun goes off and the rogue falls to the ground in a heap.

Seth is standing in the alley holding a gun. I completely ignore him and run for Ky. But before I can reach him a hand slides around my waist. "It's too late." I hear Seth say in my ear.

I thrash around, kicking, punching, swearing. "Let me go!" Eventually I kick his in the gut hard enough that he let's me go and I mindlink the pack doctor. 'Got your butt down here now! You have five minutes. A werewolf was stabbed!" I rush to Ky and sit beside him, tearing off my jacket placing it on his wound.

I feel Seth place his leather jacket across my shoulders. I'm too cold to shrug it off.

3 minutes later the pack doctor and my parents, as well as some pack fighters show up. "Mom! Dad!" I yell and run to them. Leaving the pack doctor to look after Ky. I hug them both tightly at the same time. My mom is crying.

"I tried to get here as fast as I could."

"What are you doing with that other werewolf Taelynn?" My dad asks accusingly.

"He's my friend and Seth's best friend! He just happened to be in Angela's when I was attacked."

"Not now honey. Let's get Tae home before we interrogate her," She teases and leads me home. But I turn around and dash for Ky. Sitting beside him I stare at the doctor.

"Is he okay?"

"He will be once I get him back to the pack house. Lift em up boys." He calls to the pack fighters.

"Tae?" Seth says from behind me, placing a had on my shoulder.

I turn around quickly and prod my finger into his chest accusingly. "How dare you!" I yell at him, anger surging through me at impossible speed. "You completely gave up on your best friend and almost left him helpless in the alley!" I start to scream at him. He just gives me a sad look, most would melt and apologize. Well, I'm not most. Anger pulsed through me. How dare he look sad after he was completely open to fact of abandoning his best friend. Ky trusted him, and now? I don't even know. "If Ky remembers this he'll never trust you again," I state. "If he doesn't remember, you will tell him. I'll make sure of that!" I spin around and walk away, never once looking back.