Annalisa’s POV
It has been almost a month since the meeting at Full Moon. The Alpha meeting is scheduled for next week. There will be over 80 packs represented who are allies with either Full Moon and/or Crystal Lake. In two weeks, Blake and I will be celebrating our birthday. We have discussed different options for taking down Dark Hollow, and his birthday party seems to be the best option. I have been studying the Dark Hollow territory and, with Tessa’s help was able to locate the cabin they hold the girls in. My first assignment will be to release the girls currently at the cabin and burn it down. That will delay at least their next shipment. Then get in and see the King. I’m studying the schematics and floor plans of the castle with Trevor, so I know where to get in and out. Trevor also has the meal and guard schedule. The plan is to locate, assess and talk to the King. See where his head is and provide him with information on what is going on in the Kingdom. Xander put information on a USB for him to review.
I check my equipment, which is neatly secured in my new outfit. My aunt and cousin went all out on putting together an all-black skintight suit for me. With pockets and holders for my darts and knives. Then special holsters for my guns. Thanks to the new addition to our family, Finley, who is a genius and a biochemist, I have shots to help reverse the effect of wolfsbane and sedatives in case I was ever exposed. A small camera and communication device was built, so I can keep in contact with Uncle Derrick and Alpha Xander. An addition from my grandmother, are masks to cover everything but my eyes. She says they are so expressive, and just seeing those alone will let others know what they are in for.
I am currently in a tree on Dark Hollow’s territory. I must admit I had a bit of a panic attack coming here. Which is understandable, this place holds a lot of f****d up memories for me. But I got my s**t together, I have a job to do. It’s 2am and I can see the cabin. There are four guards outside, but I know there are at least two inside. I hear the cries and screams of the women. Tessa said the women are drugged daily, making them pliant and sleepy. Finley made a tonic of the sedative reversal for me to give them. This way they will have the energy to get to the border where we will have transportation to Crystal Lake. Once the noise stops inside the cabin. I take out my gun and silencer. I don’t plan on keeping any of these guys alive, they hold no significance to me. The two guys walk out the cabin and I hit them both with a shot to the head. As they fall the others start to look around. I take them out without an issue.
“Six down, no casualties. Advancing on cabin” I say into my comm
I open the door and there are 8 women crammed into a one-room cabin. All wearing a simple white dress and no shoes
“Ladies, I am here to get you out. If you wish to live and not be sold off to some stranger, please step outside”
They all stand, murmuring, some are so sedated they have trouble walking
“Drink this, quickly. It will reverse the effects of the sedative they have been giving you. We will then run the three miles to the border where transportation is available to take you out of here. Any objections?” I say
“What if they catch us?” one asks
“Leave that to me” I say and give them all the shot
They quickly drink the small vial of blue liquid. Within minutes, they all feel better and are ready to run. I point them in the direction to start running while I set the bomb for the cabin of horror. I then take off catching up to the ladies and pushing them along. Ten minutes into the run the bomb goes off
“Don’t stop ladies. That’s all part of the plan” I tell them
Forty minutes later, we are loading the last woman into the van and the warrior drives off with them. I climb back into the trees and go back to the cabin to video their response. I see Clarence, Vance, Lance and Blake, along with three other warriors. Clarence is standing and screaming for water to put out the fire before it spreads. Blake is asking if the women are inside. They all look lost. There is one warrior looking up in the trees, sniffing and trying to find who did this. At least there is one with some smarts. As he looks up, I shoot him between the eyes. The sad thing is, the other idiots didn’t even notice when the poor guy fell down dead. So sad!
I leave and get my transportation, which is hidden off Dark Hollow territory and head towards Crystal Lake. One assignment down!
Alpha Derrick’s POV
The last month has been one of the hardest in my life. I have been reviewing the information my brother left me along with going through a portion of the video footage off the server. The depravity of this pack can’t be put into words. I have viewed the footage for 8 months from when Clarence took over, and 3 different camera positions. I saw my brother murdered, my niece physically abused and multiple women abused and raped. He let all the rogues who helped him overthrow David become members. These guys are terrorizing the pack members who stayed. They are abusing the omegas, even raping them where all can see. It hurts my heart to see what has happened to Marcia's family’s pack. Also, how did Annalisa live in this environment for six years?
I reviewed the video of the cells. I saw them strip my niece and beat her repeatedly. I heard her cries. She never screamed, she never talked. She seemed to be their primary victim. Others were brought to the cells and tortured, but none as often as she was. I lost a piece of my soul watching her be whipped, caned, starved and humiliated. I also gained a sense of pride for my niece. She never gave into these evil men. She was committed to not let them break her and they didn’t. They may have hurt her body, but not her soul. She is one of the strongest women I have met. To still be kind and caring after what she went through is something I will never be able to understand, but I am so proud she is.
The day I saw all of this evil. I could not contain my wolf. I had to hurry and run to the woods before Thor tore out of me. We ran and hunted for hours. Running off the aggression we felt and desire to run to Dark Hollow and tear every male there to shreds. Every creature Thor detected ended up dead that day. Some as a meal, others just because he was so angry. When we got home, we showered and sat drinking and contemplating. Opal came and just hugged and loved on me all night. How could those people be so cruel and demented?
The next day, I found Anna after training and just hugged her. I didn’t have to tell her why; she knew I was going through the video footage. She had told me ‘it will be hard to see, but remember I survived, and it’s in the past. I’m not letting it darken my future, so you don’t either. I leaned into her for a much-needed hug. She really is a strong young lady
“THANK YOU, UNCLE!”