Scarlet's Daughter

Chapter 10: Her Savior

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    "The signal is coming from over there!" Blake said through the mindlink, "this is odd. We are running through the forest right to the edge of my father's territory, what if it's a trap?" I ask attempting to dodge the sunlight streaming through the canopies. My wolf form is, if I do say so myself, handsome. The only annoying thing about my wolf form is that when trying to sneak is nearly impossible, because of the gold flecks in my fur. "Damn dude, if I realize how sparkly your coat was gonna be I would have told you to stay home. Also, If it was a trap they'd already see us, thanks to you." Blake says chuckling through the mind link, "wait, look." I stopped at the edge of the forest just a few paces from the stream. 

    From a distance it looks like six rouges, but a different smell and the signal was coming from one of them. Rogues that are mostly monstrous give off the scent of death, while the rogues that are still humanly smell like the earth. This smell though, is not of a rogue but of my mate. I inhaled deeply, that smell. It smells so familiar, what's that candle my sister lights all the time?Switching the mind link to direct link with Blake I ask, "Blake, what is the scent of Stacy's candle that she alway lights?"  while looking around seeing the Twenty soldiers I brought with me. "Why do you ask me?" Blake replies as he walks up beside me looking anywhere but at me. "You are my best friend and future beta. Do you really think I haven't seen you inhaling deeply around her and sneaking into her room at night." I tell Blake, playfulling shoving my shoulder into his and attempting to wiggle my wolfish eyebrows. "Her favorite candle is Pink Sands. I didn't think anyone was watching me..." Blake looks at the ground, then back to me "why did you want to know about the candle? Especially at this time?" giving me a questionable look. "My mate is here." I shrugged, "wait? What!?! What about Isabella? She's your chosen mate remember." Blake's eye go wide, and I still could only respond with a shrug. 

    Last month was a very important month in the Full Moon pack's history, the ending of the war between us and the Crescent Moon pack. The Alpha's of both packs formed a treaty, a blessid union between the offsprings of the Alpha's; Myself and Isabella. This treaty is important to my pack and my family. If I in anyway shape or form attempt to break the treaty the war will rage again. My pack is strong but is tired of the three year long war. Meeting my mate is the worst thing that could possibly ever happen to me. I always dreamed of my mate and ways of spoiling her and showing my affection, meeting her now would tear me apart. I always thought love would win but I guess this is one of the times it will not. I can't save her, I'd rather let her die then see her with another man. So, I begin to walk away. 

    "Barin, where do you think you're going? Don't you want to me her?" when I don't turn around and kept walking away Blake continues, "Fine, but do you at least want to make sure she's alright?" I stopped it's the least I could do right? As long as she doesn't see me I'll be okay. "As long as she doesn't see me...Okay." I said with a heavy sigh. Before I made it back to my position next to Blake, a pale gray wolf with silver eyes comes running at me, a scout soldier. "It's Cole's pack. They are at it again, they have two benevolent females; Cole killed one and forced the other to shift at knife point. It looks like another rapping is about to take place, sir." Merissa is one of my best scouts, best eyes and ears of the pack. "I also believe the signal is coming from her." I nod at her, there is no time to waste. I run past Blake giving orders, "let's move out. Kill everyone but the benevolent. I want most of you after Cole, don't let that scum out of your sight." So much for not letting her see me. 

    I began running towards her, I can see what Marissa said is true. The smell of my mate getting stronger and so is the signal. The signal is like a pulsing sensation through my body, except everyone can feel it. The pulsing was almost vibrating my whole body. Ten of my soldiers, Blake, and I pounded through the stream. My mate is still being held at knife point, and she's naked. I mean all werewolves are naked when they shift, but this is my mate I need to make sure no one touches her. I sped up growling, the two wolves approaching her stopped and looked in my direction. "Get Em" I said in the pack link and two of my soldiers wasted no time and snapped their necks. Cole snickered at me before shifting and running off leaving his frightened she-wolf lover Lily behind. "Merissa, follow Cole. Take fifteen soldiers with you. There isn't much left here to get rid of." I said in the pack link. 

    Turning my attention back to my distressed mate I growled menacingly, and watched the she-wolf who held my mate captive drop her knife. Mike, one of the soldiers had stayed, shifted behind the enemy. So when the she-wolf turned to run, she was greeted by Mike, who proceeded to snap her neck without hesitation. Once a rouge's scent changes to death, there is going back to a pack.  "Silvia!!!!!!" Lily screams tears streaming down her face, "this, this is all your fault!!!!" Lily's eyes turn blood red and shifted into a dark gray wolf with light gray patterns running full speed towards my mate. Without thinking, I quickly got in front of my mate and shifted. Lily attempted to slow down once she saw me in her way, but she had too much speed and slid right into my hand that was now around her neck. "You wouldn't dare." Lily says struggling in my grasp, I look deep into her blue eyes and see a fear. I leaned close to her neck and whispered in her ear, "oh but I would." and slowly began tightening my grip around her neck until her body went limp. 

    Turning around, I can finally take in my mate. At her worst she's truly beautiful, her dark brown hair accents her pale slender body. Her light brown eyes would be intoxicating if it wasn't for the fact that they were red rimmed with tears building up. "Hi, I'm Barin from the Full Moon pack." I hold out my hand while offering a what I thought a flirty smile, also trying not to look at her rack. My mate just looked at my hand and down at the ground, "my name is Annie," an she suddenly moves to a woman's body who looks like she had a rough life because scars littered her body. Annie gets on her hands and knees pulling the woman's shoulders to put her head in her lap, "and this was my mother." tears begin to stream down her face. I couldn't help but wrap my arms around her and just letting her cry while mind linking to Blake, "get ahold of the pack undertaker, we need a body taken back to the pack." I watch as Annie continues crying her heart out. "You've got it boss-" Blake's message got cut short, "Barin! Cole got away. He left no tracks and no scent. It's as if he vanished from thin air!!"