Chapter 20:

Joey's P.O.V

Pacing back and forth across the floor in my room I contemplated my plan. How could I save them? I had to save them. What was I going to do? This family took out two wolves. They were obviously wolves. Rouges don't just move into a new territory without some motive. Taking them wasn't just on a whim. Doing this was suicide. Once I went in I knew there was no going back. Closing my eyes I knew I couldn't go to my father. This was my chance. My chance to prove I could lead this pack and make the right decisions. This plan was completely nuts but I knew it could work. They were pack. They were my best friends. I had to save them.

About 20 minutes later I walked past the house and sure enough the father was outside. What was his name? Howard? Harry? Horace? Henry Silvermoon! That's it! "Good evening Mr. Silvermoon." I forced an overly cheery smile on my face and waved walking towards him. He was so repulsing towards me. His being made my stomach flop. I wanted to hurl right there in the street.

Henry lifted his head and grinned excitedly. Too excitedly. Oh dear what have I gotten myself into? "Call me Henry dear."

I just smiled at him sweetly and looked up at him as he spoke again.

"My daughter Grace is inside. She's your age. She's been waiting to meet you. Or anyone or that matter. Why don't you come inside an stay for dinner. I'm sure she would love it."

His voice that haunted my dreams for weeks made its way to my oversensitive ears as he invited me inside his house. Looking at it now it seemed too perfect and scary even. I couldn't speak so I kept the smile on my face and just nodded. Before I knew it I was at the doorstep staring inside. The moment I stepped through the threshold there was no going back. If I didn't get Kira and Luke I was screwed permanently.

After meeting the mother Holly and the godlike son Grant I heard footsteps thundering down the hallway. Just then Grace bear hugged me like we were the best of friends.

Her high pitched over cheery voice rang in my ears, "We are gonna be the best of friends! Oh my gosh! Is that the new Verture Jacket?!"

I stared at her incredulously and the ret of the house remained silent. They were all waiting for my reaction. "One condition." I stared crossing my arms. Her eyes widened. "You have to teach me how you did your hair! Oh an yes it is." I giggled. Though I didn't mean it. I couldn't take it out on her. For all I knew she had nothing todo with my friends disappearance. It could have all been her father. I just had to find a way to get into the basement where they were being held.

Being dragged down the hallway by Grace, or as she told me to call her, Gracie I was dragged into her room which just happened to be next to the basement door. Or at least that's what it looked like because all of the other doors were open and showed the rooms. Right now wasn't the time to investigate rooms. Now was the time to investigate her new so called "best friend".

As she droned on I pretended to listen and played my part well as I searched for my real best friends. They were here that was for certain. So far so good the plan was going smoothly. Step one was already complete. Step two was halfway. They were located but not yet freed. Step three get our asses out of here. I couldn't wait for that step. Her room was too pink. This place was too perfect. Too try hard. I had to push now. It was time for step two to become hard. Time to free them. Turning to Gracie I grinned. "Have you met the neighbor?"

Something flashed in her eyes. I saw it. What was it? Guilt. Regret. Remorse even? I wasn't sure.

"No I haven't. I wish though. "

She was lying I could see it in her eyes. Though if I said that it would blow my cover. So I took a different tactic. "Oh that's too bad. Luke's wicked hot. I dated him. He's wicked amazing in-" I was cut off as she lunged for my throat with a shriek, "You what?!"

Perfect. Using her momentum I flipped us in the same movement that she had tried to pin me and growled covering her mouth. "So you do know him. Not so nice to lie now is it? If you had let me finish I was going to say in basketball. " Dragging one of my nails along her throat. "Now where is he?" I released her mouth ever so slightly. I had completely given up on the whole cover thing. Little Miss.Lungy over here jumped to conclusions too quickly.

"B-basement" she whimpered. Her eyes filled with fear and tears. I felt a tang of sadness for her but I had to save my friends. I didn't have time for this.

"Take me to him. Lets go." Covering her mouth again I stood up pulling her body with me as if it weighed nothing and walked towards the door and opened it slowly. Peeking out into the hallway I saw that it was empty and that the blaring music from Grant's room and the football game on the television must have drowned us out. Quietly as I could I move her towards the basement door and opened it and slipped us inside closing it quietly. I could feel her body shaking in my arms. Sighing I realized how afraid she really was and turned her towards me. "I'm not going to hurt you. I just want my friends back."

Nodding the best she could she pointed towards the dark corner of the basement where I spotted two large cages that oddly reminded me of old jail cells from really old western cop movies but they were empty except there was someone in each of them. Quickly I took the stairs three at a time dragging a stumbling Gracie behind me. I wasn't leaving we behind to go run to her father. At least I knew she was too afraid to scream at my side. "Open the cages."

Shakily she picked up the keys as I let go of her and she unlocked Luke's cell first then Kira's. Taking her with me I went into Luke's cell and started waking him up. "Come on sleepin beauty we haven't got all day."

Groaning his eyes opened and he looked at me for a moment. "Quit playing with my head. I get it she's not coming." Then he closed his eyes again.

I stared at him for a minute somewhat confused. "Lucas. Get off your ass. We need to get the hell out of here. Gracie is helping me. Come on. Lets go before Henry notices we aren't in the bedroom. " When he doesn't move I groan inwardly "I'm sorry but I really need you to get up." I smack him square across the face and watch as his eyes fly open. "Now lets go." I grab his hand and yank hard making him practically fly to his feet. I wait until he can stand without falling until I make him carry Kira because I can't get her to wake up. She isn't even responding. Just as we re heading for the stairs the basement door opens and I freeze causing everyone else to as well. I grab Gracie and cover her mouth. It's Grant. Her beloved brother. "I'm sorry." Moving quickly I lock her in a cage then by the time I'm at the stairs he's halfway down them. I reach from behind them and trip him causing him to hit the cement floor with a loud thud.

I have to think fast. I spot rope in the corner and tie up his hands and feet. This won't hold him long but long enough. At least so I can get some answers out of him. Or so I can come up with a better escape plan than run for it.

Holding a very angry and stunning Grant to the ground wasn't easy even with him tied up. "Why did you take my friends?"

After asking the question three times I'd gotten annoyed. "Answer me. Or else."

The threat caught his attention. He snarled. "What's a little pip squeak like you gonna do? Huh?"

I smirked at that. What was I gonna do? Oh just you watch pretty boy. Grabbing him by the collar of his shirt I dragged him towards the other cage. Throwing him inside I held him up against the cement wall and snarled. "This is what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna break every limb in your body slowly and I'm gonna make your precious sister watch so she knows what's coming for her as she watches you die. Slowly and painfully. Unless you wanna tell me why you took my friends and save a lot of pain for you and Gracie."

The fear and sobbing coming from Gracie had to of convinced him because I saw it in his face. Anger turned into defeat. "We took them to lure you here for him."

"Why? Why me? You didn't know for sure I'd come. The warriors could've came for them."

"That's a risk he was willing to take. But he knew you would come. To prove yourself. To prove you didn't need Logan anymore."

His words were spot on. That's what shocked me the most. "Why am I so special?" I snarled at the last word. I wasn't special.

"The prophecy."

Those were the only words I got before I heard footsteps. Henry was coming. "Shit. You were just distracting me." I snarled and slammed him into the wall one lat time and dropped him to the ground and left him there in his own blood. Running back to Luke and Kira, whom I'd left leaning against the wall, we made our way to the stairs just as Henry flew open the door and stared down t us. "Now Joey. That is no way to behave when someone invites you over for dinner."

Glaring up at him I snarled "Move." His menacing chuckle rang in my ears echoing through the basement. Along with the sounds of ropes snapping in the distance. I wish those had been chains. My eyes left Henry to see Grant standing and coming at me now. Turning just as he lunged my fist connected with his gut. His hands gripped my arms and he picked me up off the floor squeezing tightly. I let out a small scream. The sharp pains shot up my arms as he held me. Oh hell no I was not giving up. Opening my eyes my knee jutted forward hard into gut causing him to jerk forward. Bashing my head forward I smashed my forehead into his nose and I head an awful crunching noise. One of his hands let go to grip his nose and fix it before it healed incorrectly. Using this to my advantage I twisted myself free and turned his arm into a pretzel and bent him to his knees holding his arm behind his head. "Let me and my friends go or I'll kill them all" I snarled looking up at Henry, who hadn't moved a muscle and had an amused look on his face.

"Go ahead kill him. He means nothing to me."

The utter betrayal and hurt on Grant's face was clear but it was quickly replaced by hatred and anger. "You bastard!" He struggled in my hold but he couldn't get free. Not yet.

"Shhh" I whispered in his ear trying to calm him. "Now why am I so special. Why me?"

Henry chuckled, "Now love don't say you've forgotten me. Oh you have haven't you. You thought I was dead. Oh well there's this prophecy about you and your pack. You are the first Alphess born of the Blue Moon Pack. Well ever. If you look back all other firstborns have been boys. Maybe the third or fourth child was a girl but that child would never lead the pack. Oh no only the firstborn. You are the first girl ever. You look just like her you know. The great Goddess. We all meet her. One day. I met her when I became Alpha of my pack she looks exactly like you. 'She is the goddess and the goddess is she.'" He chuckled shaking his head. "You my dear are very valuable. I want you all to myself. So go ahead kill him. One little sacrifice for the prize seems like a worthy cause."

I was rendered speechless. Did I believe him. Maybe? Yes? No? I wasn't really sure. But I knew the longer this took the less likely it was Kira was going to survive. "Okay Mr.Alpha. I'll make you a deal. They all get to go and make it to my pack house safely and ill go with you wherever you wanna go. I won't fight you. Grant. Gracie. Holly. Kira. Luke. My pack. All safe from you and anyone else if I go with you. Do we have a deal?"

Luke shook his head at me and was about to argue but the look I have him told him to keep his mouth shut. Which thankfully he did.

"Alright. We have a deal."

Letting go of Grant I made it so I was in front of him. "I need you to get them safe. Okay? I know you hate me but I never would of hurt Gracie. I was just trying to get information out of you. Those two mean the world to me and if one hair is out of place it'll be your skin." Grant stared at me in awe. "Your 10 levels of crazy and I like that." Then he got his sister out of the cage and arrived her past his father and lead Luke, who still held Kira, and his mother, who stared was confused and scared, from the house. I didn't know what was going to happen next but I had the feeling it wasn't going to be good. "So how about that chicken?" Turning I looked at Henry like he was nuts am I didn't even try and hide it. He laughed. "The food it's cooked. Might as well eat we have a long drive ahead of us." Sighing I walked into the dinning room and started eating. If it was poisoned at least I knew my friends were on their way to safety.

After a good 20 minutes of silent eating I felt Luke reach out to me through the bond. "Kira's dead. Rouges. Sent by him. Henry. Holly is dead. Gracie and I are at the doctors Grant went after the rouges. It was Henry. He lied. It was him!" My eyes snapped up from my empty plate as he chewed his last little bit of food. "Does it taste good? Lies and all?"

He coughed and swallowed, "excuse me?" He wasn't getting an answer. I launched myself across the table shifting into my wolf halfway.

The strength in my leap sent his chair backwards and we landed on the ground. My teeth tore into the flesh of his arm and I could taste his blood. Getting over the shock of my attack he shifted and got me off causing me to roll over the carpet a few feet away knocking over a lamp shattering it. Charging myself at him again I leaped and leaned clamping down on one of his legs snapping the bone. I knew that wolf form anywhere. He was the wolf that haunted my dreams. He was the man that killed my parents. Well not my real parents but the other ones. The adopted ones. The wolf I thought my real father had killed long ago. However this was not the case. This battle was for my life. I know this.

Ow! My back smashed into the wall. He had used his hind legs to kick me off. Being injured he knew he didn't stand a chance. Slumping to the ground I struggled to get up but failed. I had really hit my head hard. Everything was double. Damn...ow. Laying there limo and broken on the floor I listened as he got closer and closer.

"Your still just a weak little girl but this time Logan isn't here to save you."

A little closer. Come on. His lung for my throat was expected so just as he lunge for mine I lunged for his. My teeth sunk in deep. Collapsing back to the ground I watched as a pair of legs came running for me. The last thing I heard before everything went black was a voice.

"I got you 10 levels. I got you."

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Sorry it took so long I added some things I hope you like it <3

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