Valiant(Editing)

Chapter 30; Akela

How dare he! I came here to help Dakota, not to get him killed too!

Why would Dakota choose to come after me? I was frustrated with him.

Although I knew he would do anything to come after me.

And I knew the vines wouldn't hold him forever.

I wished that though, Dakota would've ran away instead of coming after me.

Was this plan really worth it? Not anymore. With Dakota here, it was a ignorant plan. We'd both die, and none of us would make it out alive.

It wasn't long before the Alpha bolted himself at me. I was going to dodge him, yet I'd forgotten because I was more focused on Dakota than on the Alpha.

I barely paid any attention to the Alpha, until he forced me on the ground.

I turned my glance toward him and he looked straight at me, raging with anger. He wanted to kill me, and that was for sure.

I wanted to give up, and let him kill me, yet with Dakota here now, what was the point of letting him kill me anymore? I kicked him in the stomach, however, that didn't do anything because he still held his stance.

I expected him to kill me instantly, for he looked like he was ready to kill me yet, just as he held his claw out and at me, someone stopped him by shoving him off of me. It was Dakota, and I knew that right away.

I noticed the whole pack, besides the she-wolf Omega started towards me and Dakota.

Dakota quickly helped me up and told me to get behind him. I wanted to tell him that I could fight and that I wasn't as weak as he thought, yet then I remembered that I was weaker because of my wounded leg.

If the Alpha was able to get to me again, he'd go for my inquired leg and I'd most likely lose my leg, considering how fragile it is.

I moved behind him and bared my teeth towards the pack. The Alpha and his pack were all standing in front of Dakota.

They were snarling and growling. None of them attacked us yet, her however, they would soon.

The Alpha looked like he just realized then that Dakota was there and alive. His eyes lit up for a moment, yet soon returned to his angered eyes.

"So, the traitor does live."

The Alpha's eyes were focused on Dakota, narrowed.

"Why save a stranger, when you could've became something more than a traitor?"

I saw Dakota's eyes water and he then responded with a shaking voice, "More than what? An Omega! I'd rather be a traitor than a Omega!"

The Alpha growled at his comment and continued, "You were foolish to come after her once again."

Was Dakota the foolish one, or was I the foolish one? I came here to help Dakota, which wouldn't make me the foolish one. Then why did I feel like I was the foolish one?

Then it hit me, I was the foolish one.

I created this plan, and I knew now that this plan was stupid.

I had made a stupid plan. Letting the Alpha kill me wouldn't change anything.

Dakota would still had been left with a broken heart, and fear over the Alpha going after him. It'd only make things worse.

Stupid me.

I could've helped him in a different way. Yet, I chose to do a plan of nonsense. I was about to tell the Alpha that I was truly the foolish one, yet Dakota spoke before I could.

"You're right about one thing, maybe coming after Akela and possibly dying trying to make it out is foolish. But, what was I suppose to do, let you kill her and have victory?"

The Alpha moved a little closer to Dakota, "You could've been my son, whether you were Alpha or not," his voice rose louder, "But, no! You chose to become a traitor and I canot call a traitor my son!"

I looked to see Dakota frowning. He tried not to express it, yet I could notice it.

Dakota soon spoke up.

"Even if I was still the Omega, you wouldn't have called me your son."

I noticed the Alpha frowned too for a little, "I would've been more proud to have called you my son when you were the Omega, rather than when you were considered a traitor," he shook his head, "I didn't want to say you were one, but it was true. You had left your own pack, and don't think I never figured out that you killed Beta."

Dakota froze in place. He looked guilty and sad.

After a few moments, Dakota whispered with a frown still on him, "It was an accident."

The Alpha shook his comment off and snarled, "I guess all there's left to do now is to kill," he then looked towards Dakota,"I think I want to keep you alive longer than I will for her." As he finished his sentence, he darted his head towards me.

Dakota looked at me and then back towards the Alpha, "You'll have to get through me first."

A evil smile spread across the Alpha's face, "Fine then, we will."

The Alpha gestured for four of what looked like the strongest wolves of his pack to go over and take Dakota away. I started to growl, and Dakota did the same.

The four wolves dashed at Dakota and pushed him against the ground. I immediately jolted on one of the four wolves, and started to bite one in their side. The wolf howled and kicked me far across the ground. I yelped in pain.

I soon saw Dakota attacking the four wolves and trying to escape from them, to get to me.

I then turned my glance towards the wolves in front of me. It was most of the pack, including the Alpha. They all took slow steps toward me while growling at me.

I bared my teeth, and just as I ran to Dakota to go and help him, one of the faster wolves tripped me. I stumbled and hit my head on a tree. I winced as the pain hit me hard.

I laid on the ground while I tried to fight off the dizziness hitting me. Through the dizziness, I noticed the Alpha looking towards something.

He was aiming for my leg. That would make me lose a lot of blood, and even my leg.

After that point, he would kill me. Dakota wouldn't be able to stop him, and I wouldn't be able to stop him either.

I was hopeless.