Enemies or mates?

Chapter 16

Ivy's pov

For the next week and a half I am heavily guarded not only from people trying to kill me but from myself. I'm not suppose to do any type of physical activity. If I try to get up for a drink someone is there handing me a glass of water. If I try to go to my house men surround it while two other people sit inside on the couch at my beck and call. Even taking a shower, I have to argue for thirty minutes that I don't need help cleaning myself though I almost agreed to it when Fang offers to join me. Only later did I berate myself for being a hormonal women when I should be concerned about the constant rogues that are fighting day and night at our borders. Our numbers have past a thousand dead, but we have no clue how many rogues there are.

When Alex, Fang, and the others were saving me they had another team of computer geniuses getting information out of their computers and phones. Apparently rogues can't communicate telepathically and are communicating the modern way. Each pack will take down one base, and I will personally take on my father though none of the others know that yet. The rogues each have there own base and after a few undercover missions we have a rough estimate on number of each camp housing the rogues.

"Hey," Aiden says sitting next to me on the stools in the kitchen, "What are you thinking about?" I try to smile but I know it comes off as more of a grimace. I hate lying to them all but if they knew then I don't know what would happen. Its the ultimate betrayal, what my father did. Not only to me and our kind, but to every person he ever knew, and to my mother. The pack woudn't be able to handle it and none of my friends would allow me to fight him like I have to.

Its not like I think i'm the only one to be able to beat him, but I feel like I have to be the one to do it. I have to be the one to take him down, so that I can believe that I am good enough to lead this pack. If I can't take him down to protect them then what would happen next time. I have to be willing to do anything, and if that means killing the biggest traitor to ever be named then so be it. It doesn't matter that he's my father. He tortured me. He lived while my mothered died. He could've been the one to kill her for all I know. Heat rushes threw my body and my hands cramp. I close my eyes taking a deep breath.

Aiden snaps a finger in front of my face." Space out on me did you?"

"Sorry, I was just thinking about the plan. We have two days to work out all the kinks, and there's just so much at risk," I say taking a bite out of grape though butterflies swam in my stomach.

"Yea there's a risk but everyone understands that and its about time that the war actually ends. After this there will never be another death from such a stupid war. We have no room for flaws in the plan okay? You really should stop worrying so much about everything. Each pack has its job. Take over the land and prevent every rogue from leaving. After that we give them one last chance to except it before killing them. I know it sounds terrible but we have to. They won't stop killing. "

I swallow thickly knowing that is how i'm suppose to be thinking and yet unable to. Even after everything i've been through, I can't help but want to figure out another way around this battle. "I just can't see how killing people is suppose to help people not kill each other. "

Aiden looks at me confused," I know you think that there's always a way around death. Take it from someone that's over a hundred years old already, Death happens. There's nothing we can do about it, but we can stop the suffering. We can stop things like what you went through from happening, and if that means we have to kill some people then fine especially when they're the ones that did it. Its not like they're innocent. Look just don't think about it. You just have to kill the leader, that shoudn't be too hard. You hate his guts, right?" I shake my head yes and he smiles."Maybe it would be easier for you after you tell Fang of everything." He must think that I'll have no problem with killing the master behind this organization, but I will and I don't know if i'll be able to hide from it. How am I suppose to kill my own father?

Those people that we have to kill have families. I will be the cause of there suffering. I will be that person. The person that took their loved ones away from them, and I don't like it. I remember how I felt when my mom died and when I thought my father was dead too. I had gone on a rampage trying to find the person who did it. I never did and never gave it up.

I drop the grape that I was just about to pop into my mouth as what he said just registered. I still hadn't told Fang anything, but by the way he's been acting I almost think that he already knows. Besides if he knows then I'm going to have him worrying over me even more than he already does. He feels the need to be together already, but as of now he doesn't understand what that means. If he doesn't know what that means then I don't have to worry about how he'll react knowing that I belong with him. With that in mind I decide not to tell him until after the battle.

Winter and Aqua run threw the kitchen smiling and laughing as Jake and Liam trip over a chair in pursuit of them. I follow after them as Winter stops moving out the way as Liam crashes into the pool. He jumps out of the water swimming to edge while Winter laughs. By the time Winter realizes Liam's plan It's to late and she flops into the water causing her thin pink shirt to become almost translucent.

The day continues like that only becoming somber when some of the guards come back bloody and limping wanting nothing more than to eat and sleep for days. By five i'm fed up with all the guards coming back and decide to head out myself. Of course Jeffrey, my current guard, tries to stop me but Once I shift all he does is follow along.

I bark out a laugh at him grumbling about stubborn women and run to the nearest post where they are currently resting. With in minutes i'm able to smell the repugnance of the rogues and gag when I come across the smell of their dead bodies that liter the forest floor. A yelp from my right draws my attention and I growl circling the rogue.

Most of its fur is gone leaving you to see his dirty pink skin. He growls baring his teeth which are surprisingly still intact unlike his fur. I crouch ready to pounce twitching my ear at a rustle behind my back. A short growl is all it takes before I jump to the side. Both wolves prepare to pounce again but the rustling wind causes them to look over as the roughage move. I take that moment to bite the bigger ones leg.

He yelps snapping back at me but he's to slow and i'm easily able dodge. Now that his front leg is injured he'll have a harder time coming at me head on so I turn my eyes to the other wolf and listen carefully. They both pounce at the same time one going for my throat and the other for my hind leg. I rush toward the one in front of me reaching his throat and biting. The other takes out my hind legs and I twist trying to get out of his strong jaw.

I'm able to reach his hind leg and bite till I hear a snap then quickly bite down on his spine. By now he can't move and I quickly finish the job. After licking at my wound I continue my trek along my border. It continues like that for a few hours. I was able to catch six wolves in all and only had to worry about nursing my injured leg. Finally, the repulsive smell starts to leave and I decide that the rogues are retreating. After calling in someone to take my place for guard duty I head in for a much needed shower. My legs is nothing more than a bruise now which i'm grateful for so I don't have people stressing over my minor wounds.

Many of the pack males sit in one of many sitting rooms watching a game of American football. I don't care if they think I would be invading their guy time at the moment as I fall into Fangs lap. Nuzzling into his neck. He tenses for only a moment as my cold wet hair soaks threw his white v-neck. I don't bother to move when people comment. Fang whispers in my ear, "I was planning on going out for guard in a few hours. Is that okay with you? I can stay here if you need me. "

I shake my head yes, saying that he can leave me alone, but don't have the energy to open my mouth. My eyes close as I inhale Fang's intoxicating scent.

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