Sarah felt torn her wolf sensed her mate was in danger and she could feel his pain she wanted so badly to return to his side and fight alongside him to protect him, but he had ordered her to take the pups to safety and her mother's instinct were screaming at her to save her pups no matter what.
She tried to block out her emotions and think logically, David was an Alpha and her pups were defenceless and needed her more so she pushed her mate to the back of her mind so to not waste any more time being paralysed with indecision and she focused solely on the task at hand, getting her pups to safety.
Claire had phased into her wolf form to protect her Luna and the pups (she was taller than most she-wolfs as she was a Beta and her wolf was a muddy brown with small blonde streaks ) she was worried about Watt and looking over at her Luna she could see she too was thinking of her mate, Claire and Sarah were running through the kitchen towards the garage when four large wolfs burst through the garage door stopping them in their tracks Claire leapt over the Luna and the pups and took a defensive stance in front of them protecting them from the Rogues in front, Sarah herded her pups to the kitchen table and mind-linked them to hide under there and do not come out until she tells them she then ran over to stand beside Claire phasing on the way.
Sarah's Golden blonde wolf stood next to Claire's being a Luna she was blessed with a larger height and more power than any she-wolf and the average male wolf as she sized up the wolf's in front of her she felt confident she and her Beta could easily handle them.
The first Rogue wolf was arrogant and instead of seeing a Luna and a Beta in front of him and being cautious with his attack he just saw two she-wolfs who would be easy prey, his misogynist belief was his undoing however as he leapt at Sarah she stood her ground calmly waiting until he was close enough then with one quick and graceful move she ripped his throat out killing him instantly.
The other three wolfs began to circle Sarah and Claire assessing them looking for a weakness, using the element of surprise Claire sprang forward and slashed at the one nearest to her eyes blinding him then she slashed at his stomach disembowelling him, she then jumped onto the back of the next one biting him anywhere she could Sarah ran into the larger of the three wolfs left knocking him off balance she snapped at his leg managing to get a firm grip of his calf she tugged violently, pulling chunks of his skin away from the wolf in return managed to bite Sarah in the side but before he managed to sink his fangs in deep enough to do any real damage she saw an opening to his exposed artery and she lunged.
Both she-wolfs seeped in blood although thankful minus a few minor scrapes it belonged to the Rogues. Sarah was about to turn to fetch her pups when Claire emitted a low warning growl, Sarah turned back to see there were at least fifteen Rogues now in the kitchen blocking the exit to the garage and more could be heard standing behind them waiting to enter, Sarah knew she had no choice keeping her focus on the enemies in front, she mind-linked her pups." We don't have much time listen carefully my loves, Claire and I will hold them off for as long as we can, but you must run out the back kitchen door when I give you the signal, run towards the forest, in the forest by the side of the little red cabin ... Isabelle do you know the one ?" she asked praying her daughters days of adventuring in the forest would now come in handy " yes mama..i know exactly where it is." Isabelle replied trying to sound braver than she actually felt. " Good, by the left side of the cabin next to the huge boulder, is a secret bunker, the code to lock it down it 22-14-26, you must hide in the bunker it will mask your scent from the Rogues and keep you save until we fetch you, there is a phone in there too call the other packs to warn them and ask for assistance, I love you all so much my angels now get ready to run as fast as you can.. ready... GO !"
Sarah and Claire ran forward attacking any wolf who came near or who tried to pass them to get to the pups as they did the pups ran from under the table and made their way out the back door and towards the forest.
The she-wolfs had taken out at least eight of the 15 wolfs in the past four minutes but more and more were appearing and they were getting tired, currently Sarah was fighting four wolfs 3 on the smaller side and one average size whilst Claire was fighting two a smaller one and one the same size as her, Sarah was suddenly distracted by a loud scream coming from her Beta, " Claire .. CLAIRE .. ARE YOU OK ?"
" Watt he's ..dead, I felt his pain and his soul leaving his body, oh Moon Goddess I feel like my body is being ripped apart the pain it's unbearable " as Claire howled in pain and collapsed with the torment of her bond with her mates being severed a Rogue lunged at her and ripped her throat out killing her.
" CLAIRE !! Sarah ran towards her friend lying lifeless on the once-white kitchen floor that was now stained with blood. She nudged her friend with her paw trying in vain to get her to open her eyes, Sarah felt the last of her energy leaving her body as she looked at her dead friend, no longer having the strength to continue to support her wolf form her body gave out and phased back into human form.
Sarah lay exhausted, and naked on the cold bloodied floor cradling her fallen friend waiting on the Rogues, who were closing in on her with a mixture of arousal and blood lust in the eyes delivering the killer blow, however as they crowded around her prepared to attack they abruptly backed off. Sarah confused looked up to the garage door and in the entrance stood a sight so frightening she almost stopped breathing.
" Yes I know the resemblance is uncanny, I do look just like my father but don't worry pet my father is truly dead you will be relieved to know, although obviously not by your mates hand as you all assumed or I wouldn't be here .. would I?"
The werewolf in the doorway was in his human form, he was no more than 20 years old, he was well over six foot, and extremely muscular, he had a tanned complexion, blonde slicked back hair, a strong jawline and vivid blue eyes he was handsome but considering he was the double of the man who tried to rape her in the past before David had saved her, Sarah could see nothing appealing about him when she looked at him. "How... " Sarah started to ask but was still in so much shock she couldn't get the words out.
" It's a long story pet and you don't have much time left I'm afraid so I will tell it quickly.. " the Rogue Alpha mind-linked the rest of the Rogue pack to find her pups but not to kill them, he wanted that pleasure himself before dragging a barstool across the floor making a screeching sound he stopped right in front of Sarah who was trying her best to hide her nakedness
" Let's see where to begin I guess from the part where you and your mate left my father in the forest thinking he was dead is a good place .. so 21 years ago you left my father your childhoods pack Beta for dead, he survived though and managed to find shelter in uncharted territory, his wounds however were serious and he developed a fever and fell into a coma. "
" When he awoke he discovered he had been found by a witch and was under her care he told her his story and as fate would have it she too held a grudge against your pack... something about your pack killing her ancestors and taking over their lands.. anyway they fell in love and together plotted your destruction, however they soon discovered she was pregnant and after a year together they had me. My mother died during childbirth but made my father promise he would train me to be a warrior and him and I would get revenge on your pack when I was older, so after my mother passed my father and I travelled the werewolf kingdom recruiting Rogues with the promise of wealth and power to our cause."
" My father spent the next eighteen years of my life training me to be strong warrior waiting for me to reach my maturity so my wolf would emerge so he could train he to be a werewolf killer and we could take our revenge together. Sadly my father died last year... I know he would have loved a reunion with your pet especially with you like this... " The Rogue Alpha looked down lingeringly over Sarah's naked form and she flinched and began to shake with terror, the Alpha leaned forward and grabbed her chin roughly tilting her head so she was forced to look into his eyes.
" Don't worry pet although I can see why my father lusted after you you are too old for my liking... Your daughter Hanna, however, she has some of your appeal I may keep her around a few years as my plaything before I kill her too .." He looked into Sarah's eyes enjoying the look of fear for her child, sadness and finally hatred having said his piece and being satisfied seeing Sarah looking so defeated he mind- linked his pack members are the other room and suddenly Sarah screamed and she felt a stabbing and burning pain radiate through her body.
" Oh that my dear that was just your mate's throat being slit, he gave a good fight you know but 40 against one was unbeatable even for an Alpha, don't look so sad pet the pain of your mate bond breaking will put you out your misery in about 10 minutes (her Luna abilities making her able to cope with the pain longer than a normal wolf) but until then I am off to enjoy the company of your daughter Hanna and murder your other pups... I will leave you to enjoy the company of my Rogues... " The Alpha walked calmly out of the kitchen in the direction of the forest whilst mind- linking the Rogues in the kitchen to do what the wanted with the broken Luna he left bloodied on the floor still holding her dead friend's hand.
The Rogues in the kitchen began to roughly grab at Sarah squeezing and pinching her as one climbed on top of her she screamed...