.''Than what are you?''.

-10-

Max's pov:

I was preparing to go to sleep when a frantic knock was heard on my door.

"I'm coming!" I yelled and opened to have Quinn almost hit me while knocking, she looked all kinds of worried and shocked. "Quinn what's wrong." I asked worried.

"Mom, the promise was broken! father is coming and she fled!" She said quickly.

"What?!"

"She opened our link enough to transmit a message, her freeing us meant she didn't do as father wished so that promise of not harming the pack is no longer standing so she had no reason of staying there, take care of my siblings I'm going to get her." She hastily blurred out before running away.

I stood there for a while.

"Fuck!" I cursed, this is not good Cain is coming back.... But so is Alexis....

Alexis' pov:

I was fighting to not sink because I can't let the river bring me too far or I'll never get to 'The Reserve' and being underwater didn't help me with seeing.

It wasn't an easy task with how weak I was and that the rapids were throwing me around, slamming me against sharp rocks, heck I already got impaled by a tree branch right through the stomach.

I never wanted to do this but I had not only told Quinn about Cain's plans but also which river I threw myself into, I knew I couldn't do this alone unfortunately.

I coughed out water because despite not breathing it wasn't pleasant to accidentally let it in my lungs when a big wave slammed me down underwater.

I coughed when I was slammed against a rock sticking out of the water and grabbed on with my still only working hand, the other far from having healed enough since I broke it of to be used reliably.

I closed my eyes in pain as I held on despite the cold I felt, the pain, the impaling and the raging waters.

I could move my fingers on my broken off hand but not grab on enough so I just used it to pull out the branch with it and laid there.

Unfortunately, the stone was slippery and the current was strong so I was swept away despite trying to hold on.... But someone grabbed my arm.

My head snapped up to see Quinn half laying on the rock and grabbing on me with a half pained half strained look on her face, looking around I saw she must have jumped down from the small cliff to get to me.

"Quinn!" I yelled despite it all she was my first worry, I'd die before her and that's a promise. "What are you thinking?!" She didn't answer as she grabbed my arm with her second one and pulling me up to her.

"I missed you."

"Quinn I did too and don't get me wrong I appreciate the hug but let's not in a raging river okay?" I said, patting her back carefully not to touch her scar.

"Right.... Sorry this will hurt." Well she easily picked me up in princess carry before turning towards the small cliff.

"Quinn, Quinn don't you dare being reckles-AAAH QUINN!!!" I was cut off by my scream as she jumped up and threw me on top of the cliff. "QUINN!!!" I crawled to the edge and sighed in relief that despite her falling in the water she got out of the river a bit further down, zipping back here in a few seconds, I hugged her tightly when she kneed down. "Oh god Quinn I'll beat the hell out of you, you little shit!!" I yelled as I shook her by her shoulders as she laughed at me, I never meant it when I said something like that unlike Cain who did, she knew I'd never hurt her.

"Yeah yeah mom let me get you back to your mate first then beat me up."

"Huh." Was my only answer to what I heard.

"Yeah mom Max is alive, she is alive, let's get you back to her now."

I was shocked so much I think I had a cardiac arrest as I didn't feel my pulse anymore for at least ten seconds, all sounds, smells, touch, sight and all else were gone from my life, I was locked in my mind.

I barely registered that Quinn picked me up and started running, I was just so lost in my own mind.

Quinn's pov:

Well my mom broke down like a computer having 23784 viruses all at once, heck even her heart gave up for a second there.

I was so mad at father, I wanted to murder him, she was SO shocked I could scan her thoughts and what happened, now all I want to do is murder him.

But I'm also happy, happy she is back to us.

"Don't be sad."

"...Good night Quinn."

"Night..."