A Leader Must Rise - Old Version

Chapter 24

Chapter 24

Aria's P.O.V

"It's Angela?!" I say barely above a whisper. "It's who?" Justin asked, curious, confused and worried about my worried expression on my face.

****FLASH BACK****

(A/N - Back at the White Warrior territory. Announcement day and day before leaving)

After the announcement of us leaving for the Blood Moon pack, my baby girl, Angela came over to me in tears. "Oh, sweetheart, you know I tired persuading Alpha Declan into taking you with me. I did try sweetheart, honest." I say to her. "I-I k-en-know, I-I j-just w-want y-y-you t-to s-ht-stay!" She stuttered.

Angela was classify an orphan when I and my friend Drake, he's a vampire, but has werewolf blood in him and a Dracula descendant, in the woods, alone and in tears. That was two years ago, when she was 13 and she's now 15. She's still won't tell us what happened to her, but she's coming close to opening up. "I know sweetheart, I know. But you have my number, incase you scared, trapped, or is an emergency, you can call me right away!" I say, cupping her face and whipping her tears away. "Are you going to be okay with Michael and Isla while I'm gone Hun?" I added. Over the past 4 years Michael found his mate. Apparently, Isla is a sibling of one of the rouges we picked up.

"I-I t-think s-so!" Angela said through sniffles. "That's my girl." I said as I hugged her tightly. Isla walked over to us, "Come on kiddo. Let's let Aria pack for her trip and we can go somewhere you want to go tomorrow. I have to run some errands today on otherwise of the pack territory." She said as she took Angela's hand. "S-So I-I w-won't a-able t-to s-see y-you o-off?" Angie asked worriedly and sadly. "I'm afraid so dear." Isla said sadly while giving me a sympathetic look. Angie whined and whimpered, I pulled her into a hug again. "I'll try to be as fast as possible okay!" I said to her. I felt her nod her head. "I'll see you soon okay sweetheart." I said to her as I reluctantly let her go. "O-Okay." My Angie said as she left the pack house. She took one last look at me over her shoulder and waved to me before disappearing.

I heard Declan come up behind me, "She'll be okay, Aria!" He said firmly. "I hope so." I said before going up to my room to pack.

****END OF FLASH BACK****

I didn't answer Justin, just pressed the answer button on my phone. "Angie!" I said frantically. I heard crying on the other end, "A-Aria!" She said shakily. I looked at Andrew and Declan. "Angie, sweetheart, what's wrong!" I asked worriedly, getting Andrew and Declan on their feet within seconds. "Put it on speaker!" Declan said, I did and I placed the phone onto the table. "A-Aria!!" Angela whispered/ screamed on the other end. "I'm right here sweetheart." I said.

"I-I'm s-sir-scared A-Aria! T-There's t-this a-awful s-ms-smell a-and t-there a-are n-noises s-sub-surrounding m-me!" She stuttered fear clear in her voice. I saw Kyle perk up at her voice. I look into his mate bond and his mate is Angela! I just realised that it's Kyle and Tristan's birthday tomorrow, so their wolves would on alert for their mates voice. "Angela! I need you to tell me where you are sweetheart!" I said. "I-I d-don't k-an-know w-where I-I a-am!" Angela stuttered again, crying silently as possible. "Okay, Angie, take a deep breathe for me!" I said, I need to calm her down so I can get some answers from her. 'ARIA!' Sapphire screamed at me. 'WHAT!' I screamed back. 'The bad feeling today!' Sapphire brought up. I thought it over and she was right. 'Oh Goddess.'

I hear Angie take a deep breathe for me, and another. "Good girl, now tell me your surroundings? What do you see? What do you smell?" I asked her, trying to be calm as possible, if I freak out now, then we're screwed. I heard shuffling and sniffing. "I-I s-see a-and s-ms-smell a-a l-lake." I heard her say. "Hun, you need to be a bit more specific for me." I say to her, if she can't be more specific, then I can't find her.

"T-The s-see-scenery i-is r-re-really b-bee-beautiful." She said, I looked at Andrew and he nodded. 'Tell the others what happening will you please! I've got enough on my hands right now.' I said through the mind link. 'Sure.' Was all he said before he started to explain to the others what's going on. "Okay, Angie are you on the ground or in a tree?" I asked her. "I-In a-a t-tree." She answered me. "Good, stay there until I come and get you. Okay, stay there!" I said. "O-Okay. H-How l-long w-will y-you b-be?" She asked. "Around 10 minutes. I'll try to make it less okay!" I said to trying to keep her calm. "O-Okay." Angie replied. "I'll see you in a few minutes Hun!" I say, but before I could hung up, Angie said before she hung up, "P-Please! H-Hurry A-Aria!" I hung up after the line went dead.

I put both my hands on the table and took a couple of deep breathes. "Aria, who was that!?" Justin asked again. I didn't answer. I couldn't answer, I was so pissed off, my arms even started shaking a little. "That girl that was on the phone, her name is Angela. We believe she is an Alpha's daughter of one of the packs that got killed." Andrew answered for me. I growled lowly, so lowly, the others flinched. "Aria?" Declan said. I growled again, I'm really not happy with him. "Okay! I made a mistake! I should have let you taken her with us!" Declan rushed out as he stumbled back a bit. "Aria! Enough!" Winter said sternly.

I snapped my head up at her and growled so loud, the room shook. "That would be a very bad idea!" Helena said as Winter cowered back. I knew my eyes were a electric gold. I stood up tall then, looked around the room. Every pair of eyes was on me, but I didn't care, I looked at Andrew and brought my canines out. Whenever a problem involves Angela, we show our canines to each other, saying that we're calling Drake. Andrew closed his eyes and thought about it. "Drew, I don't care what your decision is, I'm calling him!" I say sternly, very sternly.

Chase growled possessively. "Who's him!" He asked. "An old friend." I dead panned, my eyes still on Andrew. "Fine, call him." Drew said finally. I started walking towards the front door, but Chase stopped me. "Who's this friend of ours Aria!" Chase asked angrily. "A vampire." I dead panned again, pushing him out of the way. Yes, I pushed my mate. "Aria?" Chase said, hurt. I paused turn back to him, he was on the floor. I didn't realise I pushed him that hard. I sighed, walked back to him and helped him up. "Chase, his name is Drake Dracula. We're old friends, he and I found Angie in the woods at the age of 13, alone, scared and in tears. She was too traumatised to tell us anything, she still is, but she was close to opening up, but only to me and maybe Drake as well. I took her in when we found her. When I showed her my mark, she didn't let go of me, she won't anyone else near, not without me being near." I said.

"She got used to Drake next. He would come round very once and a while to see her. I need to get her, there are possible rouges surrounding her. I NEED to get to her now, and I need Drake there with me, he can get her out faster than I can on all fours!" I added. "There was nothing between you two?" Chase asked, completing ignoring very thing I just said. "Argh, God Chase! NO! There was nothing there and IF YOU DON'T MIND, I HAVE A 15 YEAR OLD GIRL TO FIND!" I yelled as I stormed out. "ARIA!" I hear Chase call me. I ignored him, got behind a tree, striped, shifted and came back out. My right shoulder was itchy, but I ignored it.

I saw Andrew shift, so did Max, Amy, Ian, even Declan. I looked at him expectedly. 'I want to make it up to you Ari!' Was all he said. I nodded. I lifted my head and howled loudly. I saw Chase and Justin shift afterwards. I narrowed my eyes at Chase. 'I'm sorry Aria!' Chase whimpered. My eyes soften a little. I walked over to him and rubbed my muzzle against his, he purred at me. "Aria?" I hear an all to familiar voice. I turned around to see the one and only Drake Dracula.

"You called my lady." He said playfully and on jump on him and growled, also playfully. I got off him when Chase growled again, annoyed. "And I'm guessing this wolf here is you mate, Case, is it?" Drake said. Chase growled again, threatenly. I growl at both of them. They both shut up and Chase got on his stomach beside me. Justin and the rest were god smacked at that. 'Tell Drake it's about Angie and also tell him to call Chase by his name please!' I told Winter through the mind link. "Drake, the reason why Aria called you is because it's about Angela... And also tells you to call her mate by his real name." Winter said and Drake immediately got to his feet with a serious face. "What!" He yelled, causing Declan to growl. I growled back. "She's possibly surrounded by rouges at the northern part of the territory." Zena adds. 'Tell him if there's a fight. Tell him to get Angie out of there and bring her here!' I said. "And she want you to bring her here if there's a fight!" Winter said for me.

"Then let's go!" Drake said, his eyes a bright red when he's angry or hungry... And he didn't arrive with red eyes! And I feel his anger radiate off him. He's pissed. I growled in agreement and taking off running north, Drake on my left and Chase on my right.

This is going to be interesting!