“You’re fucking dead now, bitch,” he screamed. My eyes widened when I heard his bones snapping. He changed so quickly, jumping into his wolf form in a split second. He lunged at me, my body slamming violently into the shelving along the walls. Feeling his teeth sink into my side, I let out a strangled scream. My breathing was laboured, and I was fighting to stay conscious when I felt his teeth sink into my thigh, feeling my flesh being ripped away.
Black dots tried to take over my vision. I could hear Lily screaming and frantic footsteps above us.
I tried to look for Lily, but all I could see was fur, the Alpha violently throwing me around like a rag doll. I hit more shelves. Just as the Alpha went to lunge for my throat, he let out a scream. I looked up trying to figure out what happened when my eyes fell on Lily. She was holding a bucket. Her fingers were bleeding, and she looked on the verge of collapse. That’s when I put the pieces together. Wolfsbane. She had grabbed the bucket of wolfsbane off the shelf, tipping some on herself before she threw it at the Alpha.
Adrenaline kicked in, and I ran to her just before she collapsed. The Alpha was on the ground naked, screaming, turning back to his human form. I didn’t wait to see what would happen next. Scooping up Lily, I started running up the stairs. Halfway up, Michael and one of the Pack warriors raced down the stairs. I saw him look over my shoulder at the Alpha on the floor. A loud growl echoing through the basement.
When we made it out of the basement, I went to place Lily down, but Michael stopped me. He jammed a chair from the dining table under the door handle so the Alpha could not get out.
“Run. We won’t be able to hold him for long, especially if he commands us to grab you.” He sounded panicked, so did the person with him, who must be new as I did not recognise him. He kept glancing between the basement door and me.
“Go Aria, get out of here while you still can.” Michael’s voice dragged my eyes away from the newcomer.
I took off out of the Pack house, adrenaline the only thing that kept me moving. I should be dead, and once I stopped moving, that might actually become a possibility. I could feel blood running down my legs and face. Stepping onto the porch, the breeze was cold, making me shiver. I could feel Lily starting to come to, which meant the Alpha wouldn’t be far behind us.
Running down the stairs, I grabbed the duffle bag when I ran past and started running through the forest that surrounded the Pack house. Michael mind linked me as we got close to the border. My legs felt like giving up, and I spent most of the run holding my breath so I did not attack Lily. Slowing down, I listened to the Beta.
“He is awake, don’t forget, Ari, you need to wake her and make her reject the Pack.” Stopping just on the border, I shook Lily a bit, and she stirred in my arms.
“Come on Lily baby, I need you to wake up.” I kept repeating what I said until her eyes fluttered open. Tears sprang in my eyes seeing her look up at me.
“Ari,,” she said, her voice sounding so weak.
“Come on, Lil, I need you to wake up and repeat after me.” She was too weak to stand, her eyes fluttering closed again.
“Come on, Lil, stay awake for a few more minutes.” Her eyes opened, and she groggily repeated after me.
“I, Lily Violet Blackwood, reject the Black Moon Pack and understand by doing so I will become a rogue.” I felt her link snap just as she drifted off to sleep in my arms. Getting up, I did the same.
“I, Aria Rose Peyton, reject the Black Moon Pack and understand by doing so I will become a rogue.” I felt my teether to the Pack snap just as I heard vicious howls. He has told them to find us. Running as fast as I could with Lily in my arms, I listened to my surroundings. I could hear a car. If I could just get to the road before they found us, we might be able to escape.
Running was difficult because I felt like passing out. Seeing the brake lights up ahead through the trees, I ran faster. Branches and sticks were scratching up my legs. I could still see the brake lights when I realised the car must be stopped at the train crossing. I listened as much as I could, straining to hear over the thunder from the storm that was coming. I could just make out the sound of a train passing when I felt what felt like razors cutting through my skin.
Looking around, lantana bushes were everywhere, blocking our escape. I forced my way through the branches trying to shield Lily as much as possible. When I came out the other side, I was on the road. My clothes were in tatters. My legs were almost bare from the lantana stripping and scratching away my pants, leaving cuts everywhere they touched my skin. My blouse was only held on due to me holding Lily, and I could feel one of my bra straps hanging on my back.
I quickly looked over, and the train had passed. The ute was just waiting for the gate to lift before it could cross. Not wasting another second, I put Lily in the tray before climbing in behind her. There was an old tarp in the tray underneath a box. I quickly pulled it over us just as it started to belt down with rain. Only when I felt the ute move and start to accelerate did I let out the breath I was holding and closed my eyes.
Aria’s POV
Waking up when the ute came to a stop, I laid under the tarp, frozen. Listening carefully, I could hear music blaring loudly and lots of voices. I was not sure how long we had been in the tray because not long after our escape, I had given in to exhaustion. When I was sure the coast was clear, I stuck my head out from under the tarp, trying to find anything that might tell me where we were. We were in a parking lot. Looking out, I could tell we were at a bar, one that I had never heard of, so we were not on Black Moon territory, but where were we exactly? Feeling Lily move beside me, I clamped my hand down on her mouth. She looked up groggily at me as I motioned with my finger to my lips telling her to keep quiet. When I heard voices, I quickly stuck my head down and back under the tarp lying motionless.
The voices stopped right next to the tray. The voices sounded like they were right next to us two male voices. Focusing on what they were saying, I heard a man with a deep voice speaking to whoever was with him.
“You smell that, Mark?” I listened as they sniffed the air.
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