"Ladies and gentlemen, so sorry to cut your celebration with this important notice. The Elders have come across an emergency so we have to postpone today's meeting to some other day." Murmurs of disappointment ran around the room.

"But, don't worry!" Victor says cheerfully, "Because this party has just started."

A person standing at the front suddenly falls. The glass falls from his hand, resonating through the room.

"Ah! Correction!" Victor exclaims, "It starts now." He clicks his glass. Suddenly Abir seems to have trouble breathing too.

"Abir!" Ivory screams to hold him.

"The dri.... drink......" he says while choking on his own vomit. Ivory slaps his cheek to get him to regain his consciousness but she was feeling a bit weak too.

"Bingo!" Victor shouts in his mic. More wolves fall on the ground, gasping for air.

"The drinks you see," Victor starts to explain when he sees the confused expression of Inara, "Has little doses of wolfsbane in them. The more you drink, the less time you have to live, unless......"

Three other wolves come, pushing out three chairs. Kyros, Damon, and Zade were tied to them. They all looked unconscious and lifeless.

"Unless you save them." Victor points at Inara.

Inara felt helpless as everyone around her was falling, even Ivory and Abir. Another wolf locks her hand behind and cuffs it, pushing her forward to the stage. She looks at the three men on the chair, tied and gagged. Zade was beaten to a pulp.

"What have you done?" Inara says, looking around.

"Nothing special, doll. Only the things a villain does." He smirks and goes towards her. She could smell the bourbon in his breath. "You have to choose, doll. Hundreds of wolves or your mate's life?"

"Every one of these wolves is suffering from wolfsbane poisoning right now. Don't worry, they won't die so early, not before you have made your decision. And for the three men here on the pedestal...."

He goes to Kyros first and punches him.

"No!" Inara shouts but Victor just chuckles.

"I never knew that special wolves weren't immune to sedatives. Poor Kyros." He walks to Damon and fists his hair.

"This guy here, only a sedative, again." And lastly, he walks towards Zade. Blood was already running from his forehead but Victor wouldn't lose a chance to beat him.

"Stop it!" Inara begs. She couldn't see him getting hurt.

"And this one here, your mate." Victor giggles like a mad man. "A special dose of wolfsbane keeps the mate away!" he laughs loudly. "The pang you felt in your heart earlier?" he points at Inara's heart, "Yes. I shot it. AT HIS HEART."

"Please stop!" Inara tries to free herself from the other person's hold but she wasn't that strong.

"It can't be stopped, doll. Unless you decide whom to save." He looks at her, grinning, "These hundreds of wolves or the love of your life?"