Chapter 42
Duncan heard the low growl of the words, "Were Tigers…" then, in an instant, he heard Adira and Marnie screaming in his mind link, "Ambush, antiques, HELP!"
Tack noticed first that Duncan and Marco both had empty looks in their eyes as they held completely still. Archer, August, and Ashton noticed that something was wrong, just as they were going to refer to Jack about their findings. Both the Alpha and his Beta let out a horrible, deafening howl. In the distance, they could hear several hundred howls answer in return.
Jack motioned for the three werelions to step back and group together. The sounds around them were getting closer and closer. Jack whispered to them, "Stay still, don’t make any sudden or aggressive movements. Something has happened, and they are all about to go into a blood rage."
"It’s odd, though. I have only ever seen this behavior once, and that was when the Luna was attacked." Jack tried to mind link Duncan to no avail. When he tried a third time, he finally got a response.
It was as Jack had feared: someone had kidnapped their Luna, and now they were out for blood. A pack of strong warrior wolves out for blood is not something you want to get in the way of. He could only hope that Duncan and Marco would keep cooler heads.
All four of the bystanders looked on in horror as more and more wolves came through the trees. They were everywhere, and they were angry. When they looked back at their host, he was now a huge, golden wolf.
Marco, however, didn’t shift. He put a hand on the golden Alpha wolf, and it seemed to calm him down. Marco had a blank look in his eyes, indicating that he was mind linking and talking to all of the wolves.
The wolves had finally calmed down. All of them lay down with their heads on their paws, as if they were waiting for orders. The Golden Alpha, on the other hand, looked ready to kill.
Marco mind linked Jack, "Will you change into your bear form and try to talk some sense into him? I would, but to do so, I will have to shift into my wolf. At this time, the only thing Duncan's wolf Apollo will see it as is an attack."
Jack shifted into his bear form and walked right up to the Alpha, making chuffing noises. Jack continued to walk around him in a circle, making the noises until finally the golden wolf’s eyes changed. Jack could feel Duncan was there now.
Just as quickly, he shifted back into his human form, sinking to the ground with a wail of pain. Yelling out, "THEY’RE DEAD!!!!………EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM…ARE..DEAD…….NO TRIAL… NO… MORE………..AM……GOING TO KILL….THEM ALL!!!!…. IF THEY SO MUCH AS….LAY ONE FILTHY…FINGER ON HER…..I WILL GIVE THEM THE MOST PAINFUL OF DEATHS….!!"
At that moment, all the wolves that were surrounding them were now circling their Alpha. Marco knelt down next to him, trying to keep Duncan from going Lycan and storming the town.
“Marco called out, I want all the guards gathered up, every last one that was with the Luna. I don’t care what was going on, I want them all here now. I want any evidence, camera footage, eye witnesses, all of it on the Alpha’s desk in one hour. I want our trackers out there picking up scents and directions. NOW!!!"
All the wolves gathered in groups and took off in different directions.
Marco looked over at the twins, August and Ashton. "I want to know if you are willing to help, and I need to know it now."
The twins looked at Archer. He nodded his okay, and they turned back to Marco.
"What do you need us to do?"
"I need you to go down to the town and do your own investigation, keep an eye out for traitors amongst my pack. If you find anything, let me know instantly."
They nodded and took off in the direction of the town.
"You two come over here and help me get the Alpha back to the pack house," pointing at Jack and Archer. "Until I know he has control, he is going to be dangerous. I have to keep him from going into a blood lust frenzy. If that happens, no one is safe. He will not recognize friend from foe, nor will he care.”
Adira woke up with a pounding headache. She tried to sit up but soon realized that she was tied down. Both of her hands were tied above her head. She was in a kneeling position in a cage. She looked around and she found Marnie in a similar cage.
She could hear arguing on the other side of the door. Whoever was yelling sounded really pissed!
Apparently, they were not on the list to be taken; they were too high profile. They were supposed to get werewolves that were lower in ranks, so they wouldn’t be missed as easily.
“I DON’T CARE IF YOU WANTED REVENGE, YOU FUCKING MORONS……”
“YOU IDIOTS,!!! YOU THOUGHT THAT BY KIDNAPPING THE PREGNANT LUNA AND THE ALPHA’S SISTER THAT NO ONE WAS GOING TO NOTICE?!! IDIOT’S!!!!”
The rest she could no longer hear because they were walking away. She looked around. It looked like a basement of some sort, a very old basement. She tried to mind link Duncan; nothing happened. It must still be the drug in her system. She’d wait a little while as it takes its course.
She tried to whisper to Marnie, but she was still out. Adira then went to her wolf Artemis, nothing. What is going on? Could it still be the drug, or is it something more going on? She hoped it was just the drug. Her position was getting uncomfortable. She thought about yelling out but wasn't so sure she wanted anyone to know she was awake.
She felt like she was going to pass out again. Her last thought was that she hoped that Duncan got her last message. Please Duncan, find me.
Val was livid, beyond pissed. Those two morons have ruined it all because of their stupid need for revenge. Now I am going to have a whole pack of angry wolves out looking for her, and it won’t take much for them to find this house.
He decided that he had to take the Luna and the alpha’s sister to the scientists. Surely a female werewolf and a pregnant she-wolf would fetch him a good price. Enough anyway to put this shit behind him and start over far away from here.
He decided it was best if he and his two loyal guards took the girls out of there. It was best to leave the rest of these morons as cannon fodder.
He called his two guards to him and discussed the plans. They were to get two females of similar build and coloring to take the place of the female wolves. Not that it would fool anyone, but none of the others will have more than a quick look at them.
It was just to delay the idiots from the discovery of Val’s deception. By the time their small minds figured it all out, it would be way too late.
Marco, Jack, and Archer were in the Alpha’s office. Duncan lay on the couch as the doc came in and gave him something to calm him down. He was still showing signs of losing it.
“Marco!”
“Just for an instant, I could feel them, Adira and Artemis. It was very faint, as if they were far away. I think they are drugged.”
Duncan stood up and looked around the room. Apollo had finally calmed down and let Duncan have control once again. They were saved from going into the Killing Rage, but Duncan still wanted blood. He was going to find Adira if he had to rip and tear apart the whole lot of them to get to her. There were going to be no reports to the King, no trials. As soon as he had a trail or idea where they are, he was going to be gone.
Jack and the other guy were looking a bit unnerved at what was all going on. He was certain that they had no idea that this sort of thing could take place in a wolf pack. Still, his friend Jack kept his cool, which was good. Had they made one unintentional wrong move, it could have led to the pack killing them.
Duncan had enough, no more. They want a war; then a war they are going to get. It was time he showed these evil assholes just what kind of hornet nest they thought they could poke.
He looked at Marco, "I will get Adira and Marnie back. I will kill every last asshole that had anything, no matter how small, to do with her kidnapping. If one hair is hurt on her head, I will pay every pain back in kind to anyone who touches her. I WANT THEM ALL…….I WILL HAVE THEM ALL. I AM DONE PLAYING NICE."
In that moment, not caring what anyone thought, he used his Alpha voice on his whole pack.
"FIND HER."