Assassination attempt
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Claire's POV
I end my catch up call with Trina after she advises me to call often.
I hope I remember to do that.
Checking the time I realize it's almost time for dinner, and Ethan is still not back.
I move downstairs to see what's going on and I stumble across Arthur entering the castle.
His change of clothes from the usual tells me he went out.
I also realize the wave of anger coming from him and I wonder where he went.
Thankfully he doesn't see me as he walks upstairs to his room.
I spot Lucas at the entrance and I walk towards him.
"Hey, do you know where Arthur went?" I ask and he nods.
"He's coming from the council meeting with the werewolf elders." He says and I nod.
"I'm assuming it didn't go in his favor then." I whisper to myself.
Wait hold on, Ethan went there too. How come he isn't back. Though I don't expect them to come back together.
"What about Ethan? He's not here yet, is he?" Lucas shakes his head.
"But I'm sure they are on their way?"
"They?"
"Yes, the alpha went with Logan." He says and I nod.
"Thanks." He gives me a small smile before walking away.
I'm glad I'm on good terms with him now.
I decide to head upstairs to change for dinner, Ethan will probably arrive by then.
I take a quick bath then proceed to dry my hair in the closet.
I retrieve the blow dryer from my wardrobe and my heart suddenly skips a beat making me drop it.
I know it's kinda normal for that to happen but this leaves a long piercing pain and I suddenly think of Ethan.
I massage my chest a bit to calm down but worry gets the better of me.
Instead of changing into a dinner wear I change into some casual clothes and grab my phone.
I ring Ethan's phone multiple times as I make my way downstairs but he doesn't pick up.
My hypothesis that something might have happened to him suddenly turns into a big worry.
I thankfully stumble across Lucas, Michael and Stephanie who are already dressed for dinner except Lydia.
I rush towards them hoping one of them can help me, but as I approach I sense something different in the atmosphere around them.
I pause at the foot of the stairs when they all turn to me looking worried and sad.
The pain in my chest intensifies and I almost feel like sitting down.
"What happened to him?" I ask.
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Ethan's POV
Rogues attack us from every direction and we try out best to stay alive.
We shoot as many as we can but our guns can only slow them down.
Most of the rogues attack in their wolf form and that soon reduces our number to three, since I'm basically the only one who can transform.
We run out of bullets soon and they begin to surround us.
They snarl their teeth at us as we back up against one another.
"Now will be a good time to go all hybrid on them." Logan says as we stand back to back.
"Hold on." I say as I look around counting them in my head.
"They're just ten now." I whisper to myself before reaching out to Jason.
I let him take over and I'm soon staring at his huge black paws. Jason towers over them completely, even passing Logan's waist.
Some of the rogues slowly back away in fear and Jason snarls his teeth before letting out a loud growl.
More rogues cower in fear but three fearless ones pounce on Jason and the rest attack Logan and the guard.
One rogue climbs onto Jason's back and bites our shoulder whilst the others try to aim for our neck.
Jason manages to shake the rogue off us and sends him hard into the ground.
He slashes the rogue's neck with his claws then turns to the other two who don't look ready to back down.
With our speed and powers combined we manage to s***h another rogue in the neck before biting the last one in the same area.
The neck is basically a wolf's weak point.
I turn towards Logan and I find the last guard already dead on the ground.
Logan struggles to keep back a rogue on top of him, snarling his huge teeth at him whilst the others watch.
I charge forward towards them and quickly collide with the rogue sending it flying into the car.
We hear some bones break and Logan sits up panting for air.
He looks at the rogue then at Jason.
"Thanks J." He says patting his snout and Jason growls at him causing him to move back.
He always hated that nickname.
We're left with only three rogues now and they angrily snarl their teeth at us.
Jason charges forward and two rogues pounce on us again.
One manages to scratch our chest and Jason cries out in pain before directing his anger towards him.
The rogue growls at us and we s***h his snout with our claws.
The rogue quickly backs down and runs away leaving the other one.
He tries to pounce on us but with super speed we meet it mid air and send it hard onto the ground.
It struggles to get out of our grip but with our huge paw we smash its head in and it stops moving.
Logan manages to kill the one rogue which attacked him before collapsing on the ground.
I turn back into my human form and walk over to him.
"Are you okay?" I ask offering my hand to him.
He takes my hand and I help him stand.
He clutches his chest and abdomen with a grimace on his face and I realize the blood and claw marks which have rip through his t-shirt.
"I should ask you the same thing." He says still grimacing and I shake my head.
I head to the car to get some clothes and I thankfully find some sweatpants and shirt before joining Logan.
"Mind link the castle, let them know what happened." I tell him as I bend down to inspect the body of one of our guards.
I also clutch my chest in pain as blood stains my new clothes.
This was another assassination attempt, just like the one that killed my father.
I'm going to f****g m****r anyone who was involved in this.
"I've told Lucas. They're coming." Logan says and I nod inspecting the body of one of the rogues.
When they die they turn into their human form, so hopefully I'll be able to get something from them.
"Ethan." Logan calls and I quickly walk towards him.
He shows me a familiar mark on one of the rogue's wrist and I let out a growl.
I was right, this were the same rogues who killed my father.
He stands straight and suddenly looks at something in the woods behind me with curiosity.
"What?" I ask.
Curious myself I turn around to see and I immediately hear a gunshot.
The bullet punctures the side of my abdomen causing me to stumble back a bit.
We see the shooter's face and I recognize him due to the huge bloody claw mark on his face.
He runs deep into the woods and Logan growls almost ready to pursue him, but I hold him back.
"It's okay, let him run off. It's just a bullet wound." I speak, not affected by the bullet at all.
Advantages of being a hybrid. Bullets just create holes which heal after they are taken out.
Logan turns to me and his eyes widen again.
"Are you sure you're okay, because you're bleeding."
I look down at the bullet wound to see blood oozing out.
Suddenly my blood begins to burn causing me to bend over and vomit more blood.
"S**t! Wolfsbane." Logan exclaims as he kneels down next to me.
I find it hard to breathe and totally collapse on the ground.
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