Broken Chains

Part 30

Chapter 30

I ran across the empty space the feeling suddenly appearing back in my legs. I sprinted past Darius who made no move to stop me he was too distracted in pursuing the rogues who had fled the factory though not with the level of dedication that would imply that he truly actually wanted to catch them. He pounded out into the darkness and his threatening howls filled the night. I slid down next to Derek and wrapped my arms around him.

"Derek, Derek." I said burying my hands deep into his thick fur biting my lip as I felt the sticky blood that was flowing so freely. He turned around slowly to look at me his golden eyes locked on me. "Hey there." I said lamely wishing I could say something significant anything, but the scent off blood was too heavy in the air. I leaned over and pressed a gentle kiss to his muzzle, Derek made a face that looked a little confused after all I had basically kissed his nose. He leaned over and licked my cheek. I laughed and nuzzled myself into his shoulder.

"Jessica." I heard a tentative voice whisper, I lifted my eyes to look across at Emily who was stood a few paces away her eyes wide looking terrified but clearly appealing to me as I was the only familiar thing to her. She looked truly horrified so small and pale and just a pair of wide eyes her hands pressed protectively to her belly she had a small round bump forming, I knew she hadn't told her parents that was probably why she wasn't showing more because it wasn't something she was going to be able to hide it for much longer, Jamie being who he was meant that her pregnancy wouldn't get to nine months she maybe had seven and by the looks of it a month or two left to go. I pushed myself up to my feet wincing I wasn't very good with things like this.

"Hello Emily." I said, inspired.

"I want to go home." She said her voice trembling.

"I know." I said taking another step reaching out to her she shied away and I winced as I looked down at my hands they were coated in wet shining blood. I quickly began scrubbing my hands on my jeans of course not all girls were as comfortable with blood as I was.

"She killed them all." Emily whispered her long hair curtaining her face as she hung her head. "My family."

"I know sweetheart. But we'll look after you. I promise." She lifted her eyes passively to mine.

"What are you?" she whispered,

"We're shape shifters."

"Werewolves?"

"Sort of." I agreed placing a hand pacifying into Derek's fur at his neck as he pushed his nose into my hand.

"And Jamie?" she asked her lip trembling she was terrified of what I was going to say, but she knew and I couldn't lie.

"yeah." I said gently. She gasped and I saw the tears sparkle in his eyes as she clasped her tummy strongly. "Emily I know this is hard but Jamie was still him had a beating heart and he loved you more than anything in this world."

"My parents said he'd left me we didn't know where you were and I could find you I tried and I couldn't find you. And then..." she covered her face, "he was gone and I... my parents wanted me to just move on. But they didn't even know that I wasn't a virgin so how could I tell them that I was pregnant." I wrapped my arms around her, we didn't know each other that well at all but she needed comfort and I was the closest thing to someone she knew, so she collapsed down onto my shoulder and wrapped her arms around me dissolving into tears. "What am I going to do now?" she muttered "what am I going to do?"

"shhh." I whispered brushing her hair gently, "you'll be alright we'll look after you I promise we will, you'll be alright."

"Are you going to bite me?" she asked breaking away from our hug her eyes wide in terror. I smiled broadly,

"No honey we wouldn't do that."

"But were a proper family and your Jamie's girl so we have a duty to protect you and we will for as long as you need us. Were very loyal it's a forever type thing if you want us." We broke away from each other as Dean walked through the open dark doors his hand gently placed on Lizzie's back. Bryce straightened up slowly his eyes sparkling intensely as he looked at his little sister who was battered bruised and clearly terrified but clearly not in any immediate danger. Instinctively my eyes flickered to Daniel who was back in human form but cowering naked on the factory floor. He had clearly pushed himself to shift back and was now finding his injuries were making it impossible to move. Lizzie's eyes lifted and swept across the factory floor. Her eyes widened and she ran across the floor straight past her brother and dropped to her knees in front of Daniel and reached out gently placing a hand on his sweaty shoulder.

"Daniel." She whispered, looking at him curiously. I looked at Bryce who was looking at the pair of them with his eyes narrowed but it was pointless they were mates.

"Lizzie." Bryce growled and she looked around at her brother and then back to Daniel clearly torn about what she would do and more than a little confused about why. Daniel pushed himself up to sitting with a groan he was hurting bad and bleeding quite profusely. That seemed to make up Lizzie's mind as she spun around and began running her fingers across Daniel's skin with a calm sort of focus as if she had been his mate for years. She bit her lip clearly the wounds troubled her. Daniel captured her fingers and kissed them gently.

"Go talk to your brother." He said gently. Lizzie turned to look at Bryce but after a second or so she dismissed him and turned back to Daniel shaking her head.

"No he can come talk to me." she said firmly

"Lizzie." he said but she shot him a firm look and he instantly stopped noticing she wasn't going to bend on that issue. He looked rather sheepishly across the floor to see me, Dean, Derek and in fact Emily all smiling at his submission. Daniel turned away from these telling gazes to look raptly at Lizzie who had removed her sweater and was gently using the fabric to wipe the grime away from his wounds. Daniel reached out and took her hands stopping her she lifted her gaze to his and Daniel leaned across the tiny space between them clearly slightly hesitantly he kissed her. Lizzie closed her eyes and kissed him back smiling into their kiss. I turned to look at Bryce who was growling loudly but the two of them either didn't hear him or didn't care. I turned to look at Derek as I felt him gently tugging on my sleeve, jerking his head towards the door. I looked to Dean who was smiling at Daniel and Bryce's intent glances clearly amused maybe hoping this would come to blows. I hesitated pretty sure that Dean would notice if we tried to sneak out.

"Wooo Bro ease up ease up there." Dean shouted leaping in to grab Bryce as he flung himself at Daniel.

"Bryce don't be an ass." Lizzie said calmly,

"Dean." Darius snarled from across the factory from the doorway he was back in human from his bulk filling almost the entire doorway completely unconcerned about his nudity of course but Emily looked horrified. Dean released Bryce as Darius' sudden appearance seemed to shock him into freezing his rampage. Emily looked so lost and afraid that Dean moved over to her side and placed a calming hand gently on her shoulder; she flinched but didn't move away from his touch, she after all hadn't seen him shift, but her flinch made it clear she knew he could. "Dean." Darius growled again loudly and Emily squealed loudly and buried her head into Dean's shoulder in fear.

"It's alright." He said smoothing her light brown hair down making vague shushing sounds.

"Dean." Darius snarled. He lifted his nose from Emily's hair to look at His alpha.

"Yeah."

"Where's my daughter?" Dean frowned,

"She's right over." Dean jerked a thumb over his shoulder. "oh." He said looking over at the empty space behind him. "Ohhh fuck." Darius growled,

"I'm going to chain that girls ankles together."