Minho's POV

I was awoken by an unfamiliar howl, far off in the distance and I shot up, only to be found in the infirmary.

Seungmin was outside of the room I was in, standing out in the hallway speaking with other doctors and some pack nurses.

Then his head shot up in my direction as if he felt me staring and he excused himself after seeming to tell the small group around him what to do.

"You're up..."

I nodded, with a small roll of my eyes, obviously.

"Duh..."

He let out small sigh, and then a light chuckle, before coming around to the right side of my bed and flicking me on the forhead.

"Smartass."

He claimed, tapping my head with the clipboard he almost always held.

"Han's search is nearly about to be started and you're here being sarcastic."

His words made me squeeze my eyes shut.

"Fuck..."

I moved to the edge of the bed to sit up, but I was met with a hand on my chest, keeping me from moving, keeping me grounded.

"Nope, you aren't moving. You aren't leaving this room."

I slumped back onto the pillows with a sigh.

"You passed out, with not a single injury after Han disappeared with that..., it could've been something that affected both of you, so I'm sorry to say this, but until Changbin gets back, you aren't leaving to find Han."

Then, as if he knew he was needed, the buff alpha walks in, looking pissed beyond belief, in a black tank top and fitted jeans, which had Seungmin ogling at him.

He walked up to Seungmin, sliding a hand around his waist and pulling him against his chest gently.

"You ready to go...?"

He questioned me, kissed up the side of Seungmin's neck.

"Yes, but please get a room..."

I walked off, hearing Seungmin laugh, letting out a small yelp soon after, from what... I don't even want to know.

He caught up to me, looking at me in concern.

"You good...?"

I nodded with a sigh.

"Yeah, yeah, I just miss him... I just found out he's my mate and in the same day he gets taken from me... I don't know what the moon goddess has against us...but I feel like shit."

He patted me on the back and lead me out to the packs first floor, there was warriors from the Treasure Compass Pack, the Lost Dreams Pack and Council guards roaming the pack halls.

There was windows broken, doors torn down, Crimson Skull Pack members tied up, knocked out, or being questioned.

Yeonjun was now with Soobin, along with another pack member, one I wasn't familiar with.

"Oh! Perfect timing! Minho, Changbin! I'd like you to meet Jeongin!"

Yeonjun said cheerfully, holding hands with the other.

"Ah, so your my mates friend... it's nice to meet you, though the timing is kind of rough because Han's not here right now."

Jeongin smiled sweetly at me, though there was a bit of a sad hint to it, as if he felt the same.

Just then Chan came out of the room, followed by Hyunjin and Felix and their heads snapped towards Jeongin.

"Mate."

Jeongin fell to the ground in tears, a hand covering his mouth.

Chan, Hyunjin and Felix rushed over to him and met him on the ground, pulling him into a hug.

"The timing is rather ironic...I got my mate taken away from me, and you've just gained another..."

I spoke pointedly to Chan, and he got up from where he was nealing on the floor, coming over to me and pulling me into a hug.

"We'll get him back, I promise Minho."

There was a loud thump sound, then the sound of a sword-like object coming out of a sheath, along with an exchange of growls and loud arguing.

Followed by another thump, then a slam...

A whimper, then footsteps, then the slam of a door... the door that had just been replaced, once again on the floor.

Ryujin came up to us, a woman held in a headlock against her, Ryujin's other hand having a knife helf to the lady's throat.

Jeongin let out a distress whine just at the sight of the woman, that had all his mates snapping into action, along with his pack alpha, Soobin.

Hyunjin and Felix moving back with Jeongin behind them, Yeonjun raced over in front of the three, his sword at the ready. Soobin and Chan standing side by side in front of them.

Ryujin's angry face only grew to be more angry, she flipped the woman over her shoulder and onto the floor, the woman on her back.

She then proceeded to grab some cuffs from her belt and cuffed the woman up, council guard's rushed towards her side and helped her haul up the woman and walked the woman into the truck taking them off to the council prison.

Well, not that Ryujin needed help.

Yeji had to calm her down after Ryujin tried stepping on the council guards' shoes.

Ryujin came back into the pack house.

"Who was she ?"

She asked Jeongin bluntly.

"S-She's...sh-she's the Crimson Skull Alpha's...p-partner..."

His answer had everyone confused.

"Partner as in mate...?"

Soobin questioned cautiously, and as Jeongin shook his head a tense feeling filled the air.

"N-No, n-not his mate...s-she used to tell on Han a-about every little thing h-he did, a-and whenever h-he felt i-it was wrong, h-he used to g-give Han punishments, l-like n-no sleep a-and used to lock H-Han up in a cell for days."

Soobin gasped... looking at Jeongin in shock.

"W-Why did you never tell me ?"

Soobin questioned, it was the same question we were all probably asking.

"H-Han told me not to, h-he said that i-if I did h-he might get killed."

Gasps left everyone among us, including Ryujin.

"WHAT?!"

Before I could think for myself, my wolf took over, making me transform and overtaking all my senses, running out of the pack grounds and following Han's scent.