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I suddenly felt the anger course through my veins as I gave him a growl back. « I am not going to bow down to you ever again. I was a punching bag for your pack for too long and I’m done with that life. I am so much more than you guys think and I finally realized that. I am not going back with you, Rick. »

As soon as his name came out of my mouth, he eyes glowed and he let out a low threatening growl.

So maybe that wasn’t the best thing to say at the moment.

He took a step closer to me and balled his fists. « You’re dead to me. »

Can I do this ?

He charged me and I quickly dodged the blow.

I smiled to myself as I realized what I just did.

‘Do it again !’ Artemis howled in excitement.

Rick turned around and gave me a growl before charging again.

I quickly jumped out of the way and smiled.

I can do this !

I smiled proudly as I narrowed my eyes and ran after him. Right as I landed in front of him, I drew my fist back and shot it forward.

The sound of my fist hitting his nose was a noise I would never forget. With a crunch, he spun around and I watched as his face slid against a tree. He then landed on his back and his hands shot up to his face.

He howled in pain and that’s when Zack decided to join in on the fight.

« Kill her. » Rick whispered as he coughed up blood.

« You are going down Athena. » Zack promised as he charged me.

‘Take him out.’ Artemis cheered me on.

I quickly stepped aside before shifting into my wolf.

Artemis let out a growl and chased after Zack. She finally caught up to him and grabbed his leg throwing him a couple feet away from us.

Rick slowly got up off the ground.

I gave him a warning growl and ran towards him.

He quickly got out of the way but grabbed my tail at the last second.

I let out a sharp breath at the pain before he pulled me back. He wrapped his arms around my waist and threw me into the nearest tree. But before I could get, he punched me in the face making me hit my head against a rock.

He let out another growl as he grabbed me again and threw me into another tree.

I looked up through blurry eyes and saw Zack running back over to us.

Right as they were about to shift, a ball of flame landed between us.

Zack sniffed it before jumping back and pulled Rick with him. « Alpha don’t go near that ! That’s wolfsbane. »

Rick coughed a couple times before plugging his nose. « It might be hunters. »

« We need to get out of here. » Zack wheezed.

Another ball of flame landed next to the first one and more smoke was emitting from the flames.

« We need to leave now Alpha Rick ! » Zack coughed as he brought his arm up to hopefully stop the wolfsbane from hitting them. « Let Athena deal with them. She won’t make it out alive ; she’s too hurt to get away. »

Rick looked at me one more time before growling. « Fine. »

I watched as they both backed up and shifted before running out of here.

The smoke kept growing and the wolfsbane caused me to shift back.

‘A-Athena.’ Artemis said weakly. I could tell the wolfsbane was starting to affect both of us.

It was getting harder to breathe and I laid there gasping for air.

The last thing that I saw before blacking out was a pair of dark brown eyes staring back at me.

Ares

We have finally arrived at the North Forest Pack which took us a day to get here.

My wolf growled lowly as we looked around.

‘What’s wrong ?’ I asked Zeus.

‘I don’t know. I just get a bad feeling about this place.’ He replied.

I turned to look at Apollo and Janus. « Do you guys get a bad vibe ? »

Apollo nodded and he stiffly looked around the buildings. « Kind of. My wolf is a little uneasy. »

« Mine is too. » Janus chimed in.

I heard footsteps and turned to see a younger man walking towards us. I could tell he is the alpha, which means that must be Alpha Rick. But he has this cocky aurora coming off of him in waves.

‘I haven’t even met him yet and I already don’t like him.’ Apollo stated as the young alpha walked closer.

‘I agree.’ Zeus muttered.

« Alpha King Ares. » He bowed. « It’s an honor to have you here. »

« It’s nice to be here Alpha Rick. » I lied smoothly. I’d actually rather not be here.

He stood up straight and looked at me with confusion written all over his face. « Y-you know me ? »

I gave him a stiff nod as I held my head up high. « It’s my job to know. »

He coughed nervously. « Right. »

« What happened to your face ? » Apollo asked as he stepped closer.

« Apollo. » I groaned.

He only gave me a shrug and turned back to Alpha Rick.

« My apologies royal beta Apollo, some of my pack members and I got into it with a rogue this morning. » Alpha Rick explained.

« We know how that can be. » Janus chuckled.

I looked to my right and saw a short brunette haired girl make her way over to us.

« Hi there. It’s an honor to meet all of you. » She smiled.

Why is everyone so tense ?

« This is my Luna, Megan. » He smiled as he wrapped his arm around the girl.

I nodded in acknowledgment. « Nice to meet you, Luna. I’m glad that you found your mate. »

Alpha Rick tensed for a moment before calming down. « Me too. »

Weird.

« I would love to show you guys around. » Megan smiled.