The Beaten Path.

Chapter 10: Mother Part 2

Dom POV

"How's Kelly doing?" Kyle asked as Kelly walked away.

"She's doing well; she has come a long way."

"Alpha, we are under attack!" one of the warriors shouted through our mind link.

Before I could respond, I heard screams from my pack members as they witnessed the wolves attacking their loved ones. Everyone snapped out of their shock and began to fight back.

"Blood Night pack warriors, shift into your wolves! Anyone else ready to fight, shift as well! Mom, get the women and pups to the safe room now!" I shouted through the link while fending off the wolves charging at me.

As I snapped a wolf's neck, I heard Kelly shout, "Look out!" 

Before I could register her warning, a grayish wolf slammed into my ribs. I shook out my fur as I regained my footing.

Back on all fours, I looked up to see who had hit me. It was Jarred, Alpha Joe's son. I growled when I realized who he was. He shifted back into human form, and I did the same. We both grabbed a pair of basketball shorts from a basket scattered throughout the yard for the pack after runs.

"Hello, Dominic," Jarred said with a sinister tone.

"What are you doing here?" I growled.

"Oh, just here to take back what belongs to the Skylight pack," he chuckled.

"Over my dead body!" I retorted, swinging my fist and landing a punch to his face.

His head snapped to the side, and he growled, then jumped toward me, shifting back into his wolf. I met him halfway in my wolf form.

I snapped my jaws down on his shoulder as he bit my leg. Using my hind legs, I kicked him off me, and we both landed on the ground, circling each other as we searched for a weak spot.
As Alphas, it would be tough to find each other's weaknesses, but I quickly noted that his left side was weaker than his right.

Just as I figured this out, we both lunged to strike.
I gained the upper hand, slashing a gash across his left side, causing him to stumble back. As he regained his balance, I glanced over my shoulder to see if Kelly was nearby, which proved to be my downfall. While I was distracted, Jarred tackled me, biting a large chunk out of my side. I yelled in pain as darkness consumed me.

Kyle POV

I ripped out the throat of the last wolf and spat it onto the ground. Shifting back into my human form, I began helping our pack members.

"Has anyone seen Dominic or Kelly?" I shouted while scanning the area.

"KYLE, OVER HERE!" I heard a she-wolf yell. I snapped my head toward the side of the house and saw her leaning over someone.

I ran straight toward her, and my heart sank when I saw Dom lying there, covered in blood, with a chunk of flesh missing from his right side.

"Mark, get the pack doctor now! Dom is hurt!" I shouted through the mind link as I picked Dom up and rushed inside the pack house toward the medical wing.

"Hold on, Dom!" I urged as I burst through the double doors of the medical wing.

"In here!" the pack doctor shouted, motioning to me. I rushed over to the operating room, laid Dom on the bed, and moved aside so the doctor could save him.

When I emerged into the waiting area, I saw my dad and Dom's parents, but not Kelly. 

"Where's Kelly?" I asked, concern flooding my voice.

"We thought she was with Dom," Dom's parents replied in unison.

"We need to find her! She isn't here!" I shouted in a panic.

I dashed out of the medical wing and searched the pack house for Kelly. Not finding her anywhere, I went outside and noticed a letter lying on a table. I picked it up and read:

Hello, Blood Night pack. Thank you for a great party. We got what we came for, which was Kelly. By the time you read this, we will be long gone. She won't live long either, so don't bother looking for her. We masked our scents, so you won't be able to track us. I will finally have my revenge, and Alpha Joe can now take over your territory once Dom dies. Bwahaha.

Sincerely, April

I crumpled the letter and growled in anger. "Our Luna has been taken!" I mind-linked the pack to inform them all at once.

April's POV (After punching Kelly)

"Alright, you put this letter on the table, you two pick the cunt up, and let's get out of here!" I barked the orders with excitement.

We loaded Kelly into the car, and I mind-linked Joe and Jarred to inform them. "I have her; let's go."

"On the way," Joe responded.

"I just took down Dom; I'm heading your way," Jarred said back.

After a four-hour drive, we arrived at the cabin. We got Kelly out of the car and chained her up in the makeshift cell. As I made my way upstairs to my room, I told Jarred and Mark that I had sedated Kelly and given her wolfsbane to weaken her. We agreed that the real fun would begin tomorrow. For now, we would rest.

I entered my room, went straight to the bathroom, and took a warm shower. After drying off and getting dressed, I lay down on my bed, pulling out the last picture I had of my mate and daughter.

"I will avenge you, my darlings. I promise! Good night, I love you," I whispered, kissing the photo goodnight and placing it on the pillow beside me. I then drifted off to sleep.