Chapter 53

I walked through the open front door to see bodies everywhere, both in wolf and human form. There was still some fighting, no one noticing the way I practically collapsed when I hit fresh air. I wasn't sure how long I'd been down there, I thought three days, but when he came back down he had a lot more stubble than before. I didn't see anyone I knew. I saw pack members, but they were just faces right now. I was looking for my family, my love, someone that could help get me the fuck out of here. I didn't care about not being weak anymore, I was tired and in desperate need of a fucking shower. And probably some stitches. And a drink. But I digress. I dodged as many fighting wolves as I could before one of the other packs wolves pounced on me. I had no idea who this guy was, he wasn't from our pack and he wasn't from Jarred's pack. He was large, with red fur and dark eyes. He radiated as a Beta or Delta, or maybe he was a top warrior. Either way, he had power rolling off of him in waves. I couldn't shift yet, so I had to do the only thing I could think of. I took his ear in my fingers and tugged on it, punching him in his snout when he gnashed at my hand. "Shift." I growled to him, my eyes flashing silver. He started growling and biting at me again, but I punching him again in his snout before decking him straight in his throat. He choked on the air as I growled again, getting closer to look straight into his eyes. "Submit and fucking shift!" He wasn't much older than me, with dark hair and dark eyes. He growled in his human form, blood leaking out of his nose that I had punched repeatedly. I still had his ear within my grasp, my nails pinching it every time he got closer to me or tried mindlinking anyone. "What pack are you from and why the fuck are you here?" Regardless of where he's from, I still had a higher rank than him. He subtly barred his neck to me, my eyes gleaming in satisfaction. "Lupis Eclipse, I'm the Gamma. Alpha Wesley requested our help in taking out this pack and retrieving his mate." My heart swelled at the fucking idiot I loved, I missed him more than I could bare to think of. "I'm his mate, where the fuck is he?!" His eyes widened as I released his ear, his hand rubbing it to try and ease some of the pain. "You're his mate? Jesus you look like you got dragged through hell and back." I rolled my eyes as I growled again, punching him forcefully in his chest. "I did, now tell me where the fuck Wesley is!" ***