Because SACarter actually reviewed the last two chapters, y'all get another one. Reviews prompt me to write more you know.

Chapter Quote:
"I'm a fighter, not a lover."
~Calla Tor, Nightshade
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Chapter 25

Ember

"Any news from Dom?" Noah asked, bringing me a cup of coffee.

"No, but he said that it took him a year to track her down the first time. We just have to wait," I said.

"Have you told Elsa?"

"No. She still isn't speaking to us unless necessary. I think that's more because she's upset over being made an omega than anything else."

"She needs to get over it. She broke the rules so she pays the consequences."

"Then what exactly is it that we're doing, Noah? Searching for my dead sister with a guy we barely even know," I pointed out. He fell silent. "Exactly. If we're not careful, we'll be caught too. The good thing for us is that we're dating. It's easier to make excuses to get out of the house to go meet Dom."

"Maybe we should try and find her on our own. Then if we get caught, we don't get caught with some random ass stranger."

"How would we find her Noah? We know nothing about her habits when travelling and Dom said she was trained to evade detection."

"Sounds an awful lot like Elsa, avoiding detection."

"They were always good at that. They'd always steal cookies for me, Hunter, and Caleb whenever the five of us would be getting along and stay up late together on weekends. If Hunter, Caleb, or I tried, we'd always get caught. I don't know how they did it."

"We should learn from her."

"Elsa wouldn't teach us. Then we'd know her tricks and how to catch her."

"Ember! Noah! Come down! Pack meeting!" My mom called.

"I wonder what this is about now," I wondered.

"Maybe they killed all the Hunters."

I snorted. "They'd be celebrating, not calling a pack meeting."

When the two of us reached downstairs, the rest of our pack was still filing in. Elsa was last to come down. She sat by herself on the stairs. I could tell she was trying to make herself invisible to the pack. Barry sat down next to her though, giving her a nudge. Elsa gave him a tiny smile.

"We've called you down here because after a long discussion last night, Ren and I have decided that as strong as this pack is, we are not able to defend ourselves completely from the wrath of the Hunters. Therefore we contacted Ren's sister Adne. We requested to stay with the Searchers until the Hunters have been exterminated. We leave tomorrow afternoon, at two, where we will drive down to New Mexico to bring the Hunters away from our homes and our business. There we will meet up with Adne and Connor. They will open up a portal for us to get to the Academy. Pack whatever you need. It is unlikely we will be able to return here for a good month. Ren and I, along with Shiloh and Carrie, and Loren and Melinda will be taking the Porsche Cayenne's and putting all our luggage in there. Any purses and backpacks you take, keep with you. Make sure you have stuff to entertain you. You will be driving in pairs. Ren and I will program the destination into the car of your choosing in case you lose sight of us while driving there," Arya said.

"There is one... situation we have though. Adne knows about the wolf pack that we chased earlier. They have been helping the Searchers in their mission to get the Hunters. She has requested we not attack them. We are going to oblige to that rule. Adne also requested that they join us in going to the Academy. When we see the pack, we will be polite, but we will not be friendly, and we will not speak to them unless it is absolutely necessary. Lastly, we will be meeting the head of the Academy when we arrive so dress nicely," dad added. His eyes settled on Elsa. He pulled her phone out of his pocket and tossed it to her. "Call Spencer and tell him that he and his pack are invited to join us on the ride down to New Mexico to stay with the Searchers. Tell him we're leaving at two on the dot. If they're late, we're leaving without them. Call him on speaker so we all know what you're saying."

My sister's face flushed a deep red from embarrassment. Biting her lip, she pulled up Spencer's name in her contacts and hit dial. The phone had barely rang once before he picked up.

"Elsa, are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just so you know, you're on speaker phone," she said.

"Who's exactly there?"

"Everyone."

"Hey Laroche pack," Spencer greeted nervously.

"Hey Spencer!" Riley shouted. Gracie clamped a hand over his mouth while his parents sent him death glares.

"Was that Riley?" Spencer laughed.

"Yeah, that was him."

"Hi Riley!" he yelled. In a normal voice, he aside, "So what's up?"

"Do I hear a car?"

"Yeah I'm in the Ferrari."

"You're not driving and talking are you?"

"No, I'm just waiting for Lily to come out of the store. So what's up?" he repeated.

"We're leaving tomorrow for New Mexico to go stay with the Searchers. My parents were told by Adne that you and your pack weren't to be harmed and so mom and dad have invited you and your alphas to come along with us."

"Really? It's not some sort of trap to kill us or anything?" he laughed.

"Not that I know of," Elsa replied.

"Hang on, let me ask Lily." I could hear mumbling over the background. A few seconds later, he came back on. "We'll come. What time are you leaving the house?"

"Two in the afternoon. Oh, and dress nicely. We're apparently meeting the head of the Academy."

"All right, we'll see you then. Be careful, Elsa. If anyone bites you again, bite them back," Spencer told her. Noah growled. Elsa bit back a smile as she replied, "Thanks for the advice. I'll see you tomorrow. Don't be late or my family will leave without you."

The two of them hung and my sister tossed her phone back to my dad.

"Go pack. Elsa, a word," Dad ordered. My sister crossed her arms tightly across her chest, fearful that she was going to receive more punishment. I went up the stairs with Noah until we were out of sight of my parents. Only then did I drop down to my knees and listen to what was being said. Apparently Hunter had the same idea because he knelt down next to me.

"Who do you want to ride with to New Mexico?" mom asked.

"Anyone outside of this pack," Elsa retorted.

"Spencer. He's the only one I semi-trust for you to be around. I don't like Lily and the other alpha is shady. Keep your phone on you at all times in the car so we can check up on you. Understood?"

"Yes ma'am."

"Good. Now go pack. And tell your siblings to stop listening in on our conversations. Unlike you, they're not that sneaky." Hunter, Noah, and I scrambled to our rooms.
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Spencer

I pulled up in the Ferrari at Elsa's house at one-forty-five. Caleb and Lily pulled up behind me in another Ferrari, a white one. We'd traded in our motorcycles to help reduce the price on the Ferrari although it didn't help much. Of course, we could still afford it. The Laroche pack filed out with their suitcases. Elsa took up the rear. I got out of the car to go greet her. But one look from her told me to stay where I was. After throwing her suitcases in the car, she came over to me with her parents.

"My daughter is riding in the car with you. All the other cars here seat only two people and the SUVs are filled to the brim with suitcases. Take care of her and no harm will come to you," Ren warned. "Arya will program the destination into your cars' navigations."

"Yes, sir," I said. After Mrs. Laroche had put the destination in, I opened the car door for Elsa. She got in. Once I'd slid into the driver seat and shut my door, I asked, "How are you doing? How's your arm?"

"Better. It's almost completely healed. It still hurts once in a while but nothing like before. How are you doing? How's your shoulder?"

"Completely healed. Oh, before I forget, Caleb wanted you to call him, just so he can hear your voice."

Elsa nodded, pulling out her phone. She briefly talked to her brother, mostly assuring him that she was okay and that her arm was healing. After hanging up, she said, "Thank you for letting me ride with you."

"I was going to offer it to you even though your parents probably would've said no."

"They asked who I wanted to ride with. I said anyone outside of my pack. So they chose you because my mom said she at least semi-trusts you."

"Really? Her death glare when she was talking to me told me otherwise," Spencer joked.

"Oh you know alphas. They have to be the big bad wolf- no pun intended- even if they're a big softie on the inside."

"A big softie to the people they love. Caleb is a perfect example of that. Lily is too, you'd just never know it. She's very... blunt about things."

"I noticed. And yeah, Caleb was always a softie for the pack, but he was still stern. Hunter is more of a... do it now and then change his mind later. He took on after my father. Caleb took on after my mom."

Elsa took out some papers from her backpack and started writing things down. We continued chatting though. About three hours into the trip we stopped at a Chick-fil-a for something to eat. I ate while I drove. We'd only driven about two miles before I finally asked my passenger, "How can you have such nice handwriting while writing in a car? That's not normal."

Elsa gave me a mischievous smirk. "I'm good at doing things in the car."

I choked on the chicken nugget I was eating. She laughed as she patted me in the back. Once I regained my composure, I told her, "I'd like to see what else you're referring to."

"Suddenly you're so interested in me," Elsa said playfully.

"I've always been interested," I replied. A smile formed itself on her face as she leaned her head back on the headrest. "Are you tired?"

"Yeah. I didn't sleep at all last night. Between packing everything and doing some work, I got maybe one or two hours."

"Take a nap," I suggested.

"But I want to stay awake to keep you awake," she said.

"I'm fine Elsa. Get some sleep," I insisted. She nodded, reclining her seat back. When I saw her shiver, I took off my jacket and placed it over her. She mumbled 'thank you' before falling asleep. Elsa slept the entire way there. Naturally, her phone rang an hour into her nap. Carefully I picked it up and answered. It was Mrs. Laroche checking in on Elsa. She didn't like that I picked up but I guess she trusted my word because she hung up, letting her daughter sleep some more.

When we were about an hour away from our destination, I felt the sleepiness hitting me. I turned on the radio in hopes that it'd keep me up. Incredibly it worked, but only barely. Elsa never stirred until I pulled up at our destination. It was a hotel in the middle of nowhere but all the cars parked outside of it were extremely nice. Ours fit right in.

Groggily, the two of us got out. Grabbing our stuff from the car, and Elsa her suitcases from her parents, we entered the hotel. Only two people were in the building: a woman and a man.

The girl had chocolate brown hair and striking amber eyes. For some reason, she reminded me a lot of Ren, if not just for the expression on her face: teasing yet fierce. Only now did it hit me that not only Adne and Ren were siblings, but that Caleb and Adne were related too. I guess I'd been so distraught over what had happened to my family last summer that I hadn't put two and two together.

The man standing next to Adne I knew. It was Connor Laroche, husband of Adne Laroche and brother-in-law of Ren Laroche.

"Hey little sis," Ren greeted, giving the girl a hug.

"Hey big bro," Adne replied. "Got the whole pack here?"

"And another," he told her in distaste.

"Lily, Spencer, and Stark," she greeted. "Nice to see you again. You all look well. How are you doing?"

"We're doing well, thank you," Lily responded in friendly tone.

"We should probably stop dillydallying and get to the Academy. Hang on," Adne said. She pulled out her weaving tool (I always forget what it's called) and wove a portal. Those things were weird to go through, especially as a Guardian. It was as if the magic surrounding it didn't like... things like us going through it.

"All right, alphas first," Connor said. Lily entered the portal first followed by Caleb. Ren and Arya went next, then Hunter and Josilyn. "Betas next."

I let Noah go first. I was about to head in after him when Connor said, "Elsa, why aren't you going?"

"I was made the omega after I broke some rules..." she admitted quietly.

"Damn, what rules did you break?"

"According to my parents, treason."

"How are you still alive?" Connor inquired. Elsa shrugged. "You'll get your position back."

"Spencer, you going?" Adne queried. I hesitated before walking through the portal, but not before looking back over my shoulder at Elsa. I hated seeing her like this, beaten down into a position she didn't belong in and seeing that spark in her gone. I really wanted to give Ren and Arya a piece of my mind but I knew that would only make matters worse. Besides, Elsa would want to handle this herself.

One by one, the rest of the pack came through. Elsa was dead last. Only Adne and Connor came after her. The former closed the portal before leading us to a dining hall. A man sat at the head of the table. A girl, much younger than him, sat next to him. At the sight of us, he stood up, a kind smile on his face.

"Laroche Pack, Stark pack, welcome to the Academy. It's a pleasure to have you back," the man said.

"Sir, I thought you were asleep," Adne remarked.

"I couldn't resist meeting our guests. It's been a long time since I've seen them. The adults know me, so no need for introductions there, but the kids, I dare say they do not know me and vice versa."

Hunter stepped forward. "I'm Hunter Laroche, future alpha of the pack. This is my mate, Josilyn McKay. Next to her is her brother Noah, my beta. Next to Josilyn is my younger sister Ember." Hunter continued down the ranks of his pack until he reached the last member. "The last one is Elsa, my youngest sister. She is the omega of the pack. What is your name sir?"

"My name is Babatunde, but you may call be Baba. This is my daughter Braeden." Baba's eyes roamed over us. "As I said before, I know the adults, but I do not know the kids. Well, not most. Stark, you're still hiding?" Caleb nodded. Even in wolf form, his expression said that Baba's question had been a rather stupid one. However the Searcher leader merely smiled. "Kids, I would like to speak to each of you individually. As I said, I already know your parents, but I do not know you. I'll start with the ladies, Lily then Josilyn. Then I'll talk to Stark and Hunter. The rest of you I will get to in the next few days. Lily, stay here. Everyone else, Braeden will show you to your rooms. You will each have your own rooms. We've expanded quite a bit on our guest wing. We've also made sure you're far away from the Pyralis wing. I remember Guardians did not react well to what was being concocted in there last time."

"I was constipated for a week because of those 'concoctions'," Rigg muttered.

"Speak for yourself. You didn't have a rash on your ass," Derek said.

"Noah, I think you should head that way," Elsa said. He glowered at her as Ren barked, "Elsa! Quiet!"

She hung her head, but I could see the small smile of satisfaction on her face.

We followed Braeden out of the dining hall and to our rooms. My room, while small, still had space for everything I brought. Lily and Caleb's room was on my right. Elsa's room was on my left.

"There's phones in all of them. You can't call outside the Academy with them. They're for calls inside the Academy only. Call for anything you need. There's a list of numbers of everyone in the Academy on an iPad in the drawer. Add your names into your respective rooms on there. That way we can contact you rather than having to walk all the way up here every time. We'll delete them when you leave. Any questions?"

"Yes, where's your garden?" Josilyn queried.

"For those of you interested, follow me." Braeden walked off with almost all of the kids following her. Elsa started forward but stopped. She turned back around and entered her room. Ren and Arya glanced at each other.

"May I ask you two something?" I said, finally unable to hold it in.

"What," Ren replied shortly.

"You punished her for hanging out with me and my pack right? Called it treason? I know you don't like this, but your pack and mine, we're allies right now. It's not right for you to keep punishing her for something that isn't considered treason anymore."

Ren stepped so close to me I was forced to lean back. We were the same height but his aura was pulsing with anger. "Never tell me how to run my pack again. I'm doing this because it's the only way I can keep her safe. You could've gotten her killed, letting her sneak out to see you. I already lost two kids, I'm not losing a third."

"She was sneaking out for months and nothing happened to her. You should start giving her credit where credit is due," I said.

Ren grabbed the lapels of my jacket. "Stay away from my daughter."

I knew I should keep my mouth shut, but unfortunately, my common sense seemed to have stopped working. "You know I offered her a position in my pack? She'd automatically be beta to Stark. He adores her. He thinks she's wonderful. He appreciates the qualities in her that you're punishing her for. She told me about how you don't trust her anymore. Hell, you probably questioned where her loyalties lie after the whole situation, so let me tell you: despite everything you've done to her, despite taking away everything she cares for, she's still staying with you. That's loyalty. But she has her limits of how much she can stand. Elsa wants to fight and if you keep her under lock and key, she'll get fed up and take matters into her own hands. She won't tell anyone what she's doing because she feels like she has no one right now. Lone wolves don't survive. Keeping her in this position she's in is going to get her killed faster than if you give her the beta position back."

"I knew it was a mistake letting you live," Ren growled. His canines sharpened as his hand found my throat. He slammed me into the wall.

"Let him go," Arya ordered. Her husband faced her with an alarmed look. "I said let him go. Whether we like it or not, he and his pack are our allies. We cannot attack our allies, no matter how much we think it is warranted."

Reluctantly, her husband listened to her, roughly letting me go. Arya's gaze bore into me. "As for you Mr. Barnes, we took a lot away from our daughter, yes, but there's one thing we didn't, and that was you. If we didn't want her near you, trust me, you two would be seeing nothing of each other. You dare try and lecture us on this matter again, I will take you away from her. Then she will have absolutely nothing. I know the last thing you want to do is hurt her, so heed my words. Good night."

With one last snarl in my direction, Ren went down the hall to his room with Arya.

"You could've gotten killed," Josilyn said softly behind me. I turned around.

"She's worth it. I know I'm better to her alive, but still..."

"You really care for her, don't you?"

I nodded. "Yeah."

"Why don't you two date then?"

"It won't work out between us. Once we're finished with this war, I'm going back up to Canada. She's staying with you."

"Maybe she'd go with you. All the kids know she hates staying with us right now. I don't want to lose my best friend but if it meant she'd be happy, then I'll be okay."

"You don't have to worry about losing your best friend. I'll see you tomorrow at breakfast."
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Elsa

There were more perks to living in the Academy than I realized when I first got here. Breakfast was from six to eleven, meaning I could go whenever I want. I managed to avoid my family all three days we'd been there. Then I'd go into my room, open my window, and let the gentle sea breeze enter my room. I'd never been to Mexico before, and I wasn't allowed to leave the Academy unlike my pack to check it out, so I contented myself with looking out over the ocean and working on my computer. Mom and dad would always come in and check on me but I kept my replies to their questions short and simple. I hadn't forgiven them yet. It'd take a while before I could.

I was working on brochures to send out to potential clients for the hotel when someone knocked on my door. Assuming it was my parents, I ignored it because I knew they'd come in by themselves. However, when the person knocked again, I called out, "Come in!"

The door opened, revealing Babatunde. The man smiled kindly at me as he shut the door. "Hello Miss Elsa. How are you?"

"I'm well, sir. How are you?"

"Looking forward to talking to you. I've heard quite a few things."

"I'm sure not all of it was good considering everything that's happened the past few days."

"Torn between being loyal to one brother over the other is quite difficult. I'm amazed you pulled it off for as long as you did. Caleb has told me everything. While I do not necessarily agree with how your brother is handling things, I do see where he is coming from. What are you doing in here? Your family is all outside on the beach. Surely you'd like to join them?" Babatunde queried, sitting at the foot of my bed. I liked the man. He seemed very caring and genuinely interested in all of us.

"They obviously haven't told you my predicament," I said.

"They told me you were the omega. They did not tell me why. I knew from the moment I laid eyes on you that you were no omega. You don't carry yourself like one. What were you before?"

"I was Josilyn's beta. She's not necessarily alpha material. She can't kill animals, she can't keep up with us easily, she has a heart issue... I'd be more alpha than her. Or I would've been..."

"I have a feeling this is a long story. Let's take a walk through the garden."

"I'm on house arrest. I can't leave the room."

"This entire Academy is my house, and since you're staying here, this entire place is your house too, therefore you would not be breaking your house arrest rules, now would you?"

I smiled. "I guess I wouldn't."

Babatunde led me to the garden before inquiring, "So what happened?"

"It started with Spencer. We became really good friends through dance. His job was to keep an eye on me. Caleb was always protective of me but he still allowed me freedom unlike some other alphas I know," I said bitterly. "Anyways, then I met Lily when she was hanging out with Spencer. I slipped my phone in her jacket pocket and used that to track her down. I discovered her and Caleb and Spencer's hideout. I snuck out to see them almost every night, except when I had patrols. Then some of my packmates caught me and Spencer in a lie and Lily made up the lie that the reason the two of us were lying was because we were actually dating so then Spencer and I had to pretend we were dating in front of part the pack and then pretend we weren't in front of the rest of the pack. When I was caught, I lied to my parents about the reason I was hanging out with Spencer's pack. I told them that Lily, Stark, and Spencer were letting me get closer to the Hunters than they ever did."

"But the truth?"

"The truth is that I was protecting my brother. He never wanted to be found after he ran away from home, and when I found him he said he didn't want them knowing he was there. I got scared that if I said anything, I'd lose my brother again and I didn't want that to happen. He was my best friend after Anna died, and when he left, I don't know. I just had a hard time feeling like I fit in with my pack. I felt like a lone wolf. I still do."

"Who was Anna?"

"Anna was my identical twin. She was murdered by Hunters when I was nine. She'd been sick and Caleb had to stay home to work on a school project while the rest of us when on a hunt. I knew what had happened to Anna before anyone told me. I felt her pain when the Hunters killed her. I think that's because we were more connected being twins and all. Caleb, even though he was having trouble of his own after it since he was the one who was home too when it all happened and had nearly died himself, he helped me get through the year after her death. I was a wreck. But I learned how to defend myself, I learned how to attack as a human if I ever needed to. I was a fast learner. I'm a mixed martial artist now. I wanted to know how to fight if the Hunters ever came back."

"To defend yourself and your pack?"

"That was one half of it."

"What's the other half?"

"I wanted to be able to kill them. I searched relentlessly for the people who had killed my sister. I tried finding the Hunters' hideouts for years but had no luck. My parents never told me anything about it so that's why I took it into my own hands."

"You're very determined, aren't you?" Babatuned remarked, leading us over to a bench in front of a gorgeous fountain.

"Only when I want something."

"What is it you want now?"

"I want to be beta again," I confessed. "But that won't happen. My parents don't trust me, my pack doesn't trust me, I can't talk to any of them, none but my family can talk to me... and I've never felt more alone in my life. I love Caleb but I haven't seen him in eight or nine years and he's changed so much that it feels like I'm meeting a stranger. Lily and I are courteous to each other and friendly, but nothing more. Spencer, I had the biggest crush on him when I met him, but he told me he didn't like me in the same way, that he'd led me on so he could get information out of me to tell to Caleb. I wanted to hate him for that but I knew too much about his past to do so. We were too much alike and he was still a good friend in the end. He was listening to his alpha so I can't blame him for doing it, I just wish he hadn't used that method."

"You are not as alone as you think. Your packmates, your generation at least, most of them believe you. They're on your side. They just have had no way of telling that to you because of your punishment. That is until now. Riley, Barry, Thea, Diana, even quiet Akira all said they believed you about Caleb's pack, that they weren't bad people."

"They're not bad people. I'm glad some of my packmates believe me, but it's not them who I need to convince. It was my parents, and now they don't believe a word I say. If I put another toe out of line, I'll be kicked from the pack."

"Then you would join Caleb's, wouldn't you?"

I shrugged. "I thought about it. But those three, they've known each other for so long that again, I'd feel like the odd man out. I'm the odd man out in my pack and I'd be the odd man out in Caleb's. Sometimes, more often recently, I've wondered if I should just say screw it and become my own alpha, be a lone wolf, travel the world. It's easier to find a wolf pack than a single wolf. May I ask you something?"

"Of course, dear," Babatunde replied.

"Why are you interested in all of us? I mean, I understand you've never met us but to have individual conversations with each of us? It doesn't make sense. It's like you're analyzing us or something."

He smiled. "You're very clever, much like your mother. You're exactly right. I am analyzing you. I want to see where best to put you when it's time for battle. Your parents and their seconds are most certainly Strikers along with your brothers, Spencer, Lily, Noah, Dean, Sam, Reyna, Dmitri, Riley, Thea, Rigg, Erin, and Derek. They are the people who go in headfirst into the battle. Ember, Diana, Gracie, Jake, Oliver, Carrie, Casey, Nancy, and Frank are all Defenders. They stay behind the Strikers to take care of any enemies that might've slipped through and are trying to break through our ranks to capture our Weavers. Then, there's the Sweepers which is our last line of defense. They protect the Weavers and take care of any enemy stragglers. They would consist of Akira, Laurel, Barry, Sebastian, Taki, and Melinda. They're probably the weaker ones in your pack."

"Where is Josilyn in this?"

"She will not be fighting in any battles. She will stay here and help with any injuries when the battle is over. She cannot fight and her heart condition would put her in danger. I will not risk putting her in."

"What about me?"

"I want you as a Striker, but your parents would have to agree to it. You are in their pack after all."

"They'd say no," I mumbled. "Dad is too overprotective of me. Mom might let me fight but not dad."

"I will talk to him. The battle will not be here for some time so you have time to earn their trust back. I do sense you have a lot of pent up frustration. Am I correct?"

"Yes sir."

"Then let me introduce you to someone I think you will thoroughly enjoy meeting. You can train with him as a human, either hand to hand combat or with weapons. Your choice. Come, let me introduce you to him." Babatunde stood up. We walked out of the garden, down a few hallways, and into a massive training room. There were smaller, more private rooms to the side, but he simply led me straight across the room. I received a lot of stares as I walked past people. I avoided looking at them but I felt antsy. I wanted to get out of there.

"Jason!" Babatunde called out. A man with grey hair and ice blue eyes looked up.

"Hello, sir. Miss," Jason said, nodding his head at me.

"Jason, this is Elsa Laroche. Elsa, this is Jason Argent. He's one of our top hand to hand combat trainers and the top weapons trainer," Baba explained. "Jason, Elsa has some anger she needs to let out. I think some training would be a good way to do that."

"Yes, sir. Elsa, why don't you go put some boxing gloves on and we'll get started," Jason said. I walked away to the bin where the gloves were. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Baba lean in and using my enhanced hearing, I listened in on what he said.

"She knows a lot but train her in everything. I want her as a Striker," Bab whispered.

"What's so special about her?" Jason answered.

"Her determination and her fury. There is no power stronger than a woman out for blood. Keep me up to date on her progress. Get her on the obstacle course soon too."

I smiled, knowing at least someone had faith in me, knowing at least someone believed me. And Baba was right about my fury, about my bloodlust. I wanted these Hunters dead for what they'd done to Anna and my pack. I was a woman out for blood, just like he'd said. And sure, the men in our pack fight great, but it was us women who are the great fighters. Jason was about to find out how great of a fighter a Laroche woman was.
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Long chapter so I hope you enjoyed!