Our Way ||| Ateez

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Seonghwa kept his eyes locked with Lance's as the entire room held its breath. He was surprised that his own hands were shaking, but maybe that just went to show how serious he was right now.

"Let them go, Lance, or I swear I will gut myself right here and take your unborn pup with me."

Mingi let out a strangled cry that Seonghwa did his best to ignore. It would break his resolve if he glanced at his mate now, especially because of what he just admitted out loud.

"You wouldn't dare." Lance hissed, taking a step forward.

Seonghwa adjusted his grip on the knife and pulled it away from his stomach a little. "Try me. I don't want to harm MY baby, but if it means stopping you then I will."

Lance's face grew redder as he lowered the sword to point the tip at the floor, but he didn't drop it.

"All of you pathetic alphas who chose to follow this bastard, leave now! This will be your only chance. If you leave without attacking anyone else you will get to keep your life." Seonghwa said, knowing that Mingi would have made the same deal with the Colonel this time.

Innocent lives would be spared.

Some of the alphas looked to Lance for confirmation, but he only had eyes for Seonghwa.

Jongho turned to them and growled, straightening his legs to the point where it looked like he was growing as he towered over the others.

They didn't need to be told twice.

Soon it was Lance alone in the room with Seonghwa's pack of four and two betas he had never seen before.

Yunho approached the omega slowly, his ears swiveling back and forth as he nudged Seonghwa's hands, moving the knife away from his stomach.

Now his hands started to shake as he placed on hand over his bare stomach and sank to his knees. Yunho immediately shoved his head into the older's chest and whined repeatedly.

Lance took this distraction and ran forward, swinging the sword quickly.

The edge of it caught Yunho's back, slicing it open.

Seonghwa's scream was drowned out by Jongho's howl of pain as he fell to the floor in a twisted pile.

Mingi charged forward, snapping his jaws several time, but Lance was expecting it and spun around, swinging the sword frantically to fend him off.

Seonghwa was shaking even harder now as he pulled Yunho into his arms. The beta was bleeding profusely from the open wound on his back. "H-Help. We n-n-need help!" He looked at the betas. "Please!"

They turned and ran from the room while Jongho finally managed to push himself off the ground and stumbled to Yunho, forcing himself to shift so he could check on the wound. Silent tears fell down his cheeks as he gingerly inspected the back of his mate.

"Jongho..." Seonghwa whispered.

"Go h-help Ming-gi." He said, not looking at Seonghwa.

The door burst open again and Colonel Gregson came running in with several men behind him carrying a stretcher. They all froze when they saw Lance and Mingi dancing around each other.

"Over here! Hurry!" Seonghwa yelled, getting their attention again.

The Colonel's eyes widened as he took in Yunho's body. "Get him to a medic NOW!" The Hunters scrambled and ran to collect Yunho, lifting him carefully onto the stretcher and rushing him out. Jongho hesitated for a moment, but then ran after him after a nod from Seonghwa.