*Remi POV*
“ROGUES”
Panic instantly sweeps over the packs. Carter has me by the waist pushing me to move. I don’t want to leave Nolan but Carter is 6’2 and very much in shape, I couldn't stand firm no matter how much I wanted to.
“Move!”
Caleb has his arm around Millie and is already running towards our house. Carter, Zander and I take off behind them. We don't have far to go but me being human, I am not as fast as them and they dont shift to make sure I don't get left behind and can talk to them.We are almost to the back gate. I can see past Zanders shoulder to my left that there has to be at least two dozen rogues surrounding the pack house where it looks like Alpha James is laying in Luna Lillys arms. I try to slow down to see better but Carter is behind me pushing me to keep going.
“Gotta make it to the bunker,sis”
At that moment our pack warriors turn the corner engaging the rogues. I am able to turn my attention back to getting to the house. We are close, we just have to get around the big willow tree and through the gate. Pop.Pop.Pop. It sounds like large Pop-it fireworks going off all around us, making everyone slow, and stop. My brothers and Millie are swaying; they all look instantly sick. Pop.Pop.Pop. Again it sounds like they are going off all around us. I am looking around frantically trying to figure out where the sound is coming from, a sliver/purple metallic power glistening in the moonlight catches my eye. It is floating up from the ground into the air,swirling around us. My brothers and Millie hit the ground, completely passed out. Panic sets in. A few men walk out from the darkness, Rogues. Two drop from the tree. The hair on the back of my neck is standing on end. One to the right of me is whispering
“She’s human” sending a nod to someone behind me. Before I have the chance to turn and look I have an arm wrapped around my waist and one over my nose and mouth. Darkness takes over.
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Oh. I have a massive headache. I am too scared to open my eyes in fear it will make it worse. My other senses are slowly coming back as a lay still. I can smell the musky smell of damp dirt, I can feel a small amount of warm sunshine on my legs. I began to work my way up my body in my brain trying to figure out if anything feels broken all the while still keeping my eyes closed. Ok! I am sore but I can move everything. I start to feel my surroundings with my hands, feeling a cold damp wall behind me. I walk my hands up it and get myself sitting with my back against it. Ok, I have to open my eyes to see where I am. Slowly forcing myself to open one eye at a time. I caught a little of my surroundings and my eyes shot open. “Millie!”
I quickly crawl to her. She is slumped over, passed out. She has chains around her wrist and by the redness on her skin where they lay I am guessing they are made of silver. She looks physically ok but she isn't moving. Panic is running over me, Please Moon Goddess let her be alive. I check her pulse, Thank heavens she has one. It's faint but she has one. I try to stir her awake but she doesn't wake. I lay her down on the ground the best I can with her being chained. I grab a filthy blank and make it into a pillow for her and sit by her side, tears now running down my cheeks. We are in an old cell. Looking around there is a small slit of a window in the corner, some of it covered by dirt. We must be semi underground. The walls are concrete on either side of us, with more cells across from us. The cell bars are not rusty but tarnishes, making me think they are silver too. From what I can tell the large cell across from us is empty. I wipe my eyes of my tears. Sitting here and crying is not going to help! I need to have a plan once Millie wakes up. I stand slowly realizing more now just how sore I am. Again I use the damp wall I was sitting against to help myself up. There is a small bucket in the corner of the cell. I walk over to it, pick it up and flip it over. Maybe I can see out of the window more and figure out where we are. Standing on my tippy toes,using the height of the bucket, I try to pull myself up with the bars, which I now see are silver as well. The ground is grassy and I can see a big weeping willow about 10 yards just like the one by the lake in our pack. They need a lot of water so we must be by a lake or river. That damp dirt smell hits my nose again which confirms my thought. I can hear deep voices coming closer, I can see their boots. Pulling up a little to try and see what else I can see, the bucket slips out from under me and I go crashing to the cold hard ground. Ouch!
“Remi!,is that you?” It's Carter's voice for sure. I can see from this angle that the upper corner of the cell wall is broken. Stumbling to my feet and scrambling up the wall to peck over.
“Carter?”
“Hey sis” his voice is weak. I use the bucket again to look into the cell next to me where Carter's voice is coming from. I can see part of the cell, it is very similar to the one Millie and I are in but there are chains suspended from the ceiling.
“Caleb!” Caleb is on his knees with his arms hanging from the chains. His head is slumped over and he seems to be unconscious.
“He is just passed out.” Carter is chained up to the wall in the corner under me. Zander and two other pack members, Blaine and Jessie, are in the cell as well. All are chained to the wall using what I am guessing are the same silver chains. I can see the red around their wrists and they are looking very weak.
“What the hell happened?”
“Ummmmmm”
“Carter tell me what happened”
“Ok,ok he freaked out when he saw them drag in Millie. He thought she was dead. The guards hooked him up there…” He paused for a second as if he was nervous to tell me the rest.
“They took turns punching him in the face and when he didn't back down they injected him with more wolfbane”
“What is his problem? She is out but she is alive”
“I feel like this is something he should tell you” Carter was acting so weird
“ Spit it out,” I growled. I was getting annoyed at this point
“Millie is his mate”
“I’m sorry what!” I about fell off the bucket again at that
“ Millie is his mate,they have known for a little while now. They have been doing everything they could to not be near each other when around you. I guess they didn't know how to tell you and he was worried you would freak out. Sooooooo don't freak out!”
“I am not freaking out” it came out more like a whisper. Because let's be honest I was kinda freaking out. I look down at Millie,she is my best friend and he is my brother, how could I not know.
“ Your freakin out,” Zander stated through a faint smirk. Blaine and Jessic let out a little chuckle. I am glad they are all feeling up to teasing me.
“Ok.Ok. I am done freaking out” I let out a deep breath. I'll address that later.
“So how long have we been here? Where is here?”