CHAPTER 6

Violet

After, all the fun was over.

I washed myself in the river, while Derek snagged a shirt from one of the boys. His shirt was currently, how I should say this stained?

I finished washing myself and put on the clothes the girl had on. Just a tank top and shorts along with sandals, but that will do. We really need to go into town for some clothes.

The pack members so kindly gave us all their money. It was so kind of them. Okay we grave robbed the ones who are not in bits, Happy?

After I told Derek my life story while breaking down; I can safely say that Derek loathes my old pack, especially about the rejection and rape. Yeah that’s still a sore subject.

 I'm going to carry the negative emotions for the rest of my life, because of that.

 Anyway Derek and I were now walking towards a nearby town.

“So...” he started. I jumped over a log and looked over to him.

“Care to tell me about your powers?” he asked little sheepishly. I paid no mind to his question just his behavior. One minute he's laughing at the torture, and the next min he is being kind? If that’s the word.

“What happened to the Derek I saw?” I asked curiously.

“Hey I've been a rogue for years, I developed a sick sense of humor and bloodlust” he shrugged. I don’t think that was all.

“That’s not all” I blocked his way,

Like I'm going to tell you, I have a soft spot for you. I heard his thoughts.

I couldn't help but grin. He looked at me weirdly yet suspiciously.

“You have a soft spot for me” I grinned wider.

He looked at me wide eyed then annoyed. I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Shut up” he mumbled.

“But a rogue with a sick sense of humor and bloodlust has a soft spot for little old me” I laughed.

He glared my way but kept walking going faster. I chuckled at his attempts and caught up with him in ease. “Don’t worry, I feel the same way. You’re like a brother to me” I told him honestly.

“Well, well a rogue with a sick sense of humor and bloodlust has a soft spot for little old me” he smirked.

I just rolled my eyes and continued walking.

“Do you know what powers you have yet?” he asked.

“Yeah, my wolf told me that I have blood control and pain bringer, you've seen those and mind reading. My wolf also told me that I can do black magic, like what I did with Chris's heart and other things and spells. That and I can control shadows." I explained.

“Wow” Derek looked astonished.

“Yeah” I was like that when my wolf told me.

“I have to train and master them all, so far I have tried mind reading, blood control, pain bringer and a little black magic. I need to learn to control the shadows and practice the others, especially the black magic” I sighed. I got my work cut out for me.

“Don’t you need physical training too?” he asked. Man I forgot about that.

“Yeah I forgot about that. Plus I don’t really have any training, where am I going to get help?” I was talking to myself by now.

Derek just chuckled. “Dont worry I'll help you with that”.

“Really?!” I turned towards him. That would be awesome, saves me a lot of trouble.

“Why not?” he shrugged.

“Did you know your eyes could turn red?” random but okay.

Wait! “That’s why they all gasped when they saw my eyes” I said in realization. I forgot all about that in the mist of all the fun.

“My guess is that they turn red whenever you are getting pissed or angry or when your wolf is close to the surface. Possibly both” he thought out.

“Yeah, I think so” I agreed. Soon I smelt humans and other smells concerning civilization hearing some noise too.

“We are close” I told him.

“How do you know?” he looked at me confused.

“I can smell them and hear them” I raised an eyebrow. “Can’t you?”

He shook his head saying no. ‘Enhanced senses remember’ my wolf reminded. Oh right.

“Enhanced senses” I told Derek who waited for an answer.

Soon enough the smell got stronger. “Now I can” Derek commented.

I just stayed silent, walking towards the town.

We finally got into town. “Come in. Let’s get some clothes. Better make it quick, we are still on your pack’s territory” I growled when he said my pack.

“Sorry former pack” he corrected. I nodded and made my way towards the nearby store. “Don’t waste time” Derek called after as I went to the woman’s side.

I got there and looked for undergarments. Ugh, I needed help. I haven't been to shopping in years.

“Need any help?” I heard a voice behind me. I turned around to see a girl who worked here. She was human.

“Yeah sure, can you help me find some clothes” I asked her “and undergarments” I held up a bra.

“Of course” she smiled. She showed me how to find undergarments and clothes of my size.

“Thanks for shopping” the cashier handed my bags while I gave her the money.

“Lets go get something to eat, then we are gone” Derek caught up to me.

“Awesome” I pulled my new shirt down.

“Come on” he walked into a diner. I sat down sighing.

 “Hello can I take your order?” I looked up and saw a blond bimbo. Wolf, huh she's one of my sister's ‘friends’. She tried getting Derek's attention but failed.

Also her perfume was burning my nose. To a normal werewolf it would just bother them, but I have enhanced senses. I need to learn to control them; at least I learned to control my aura.

“You order for me” I told Derek. I was flipping through her mind.

I bet I could be way better than her to him, I mean she looks like a slut.

I had to laugh at that, along with my wolf. Idiot doesn't even realize we are wolves and rogues nonetheless. And I thought they were looking for me.

“You alright” Derek asked.

“Yeah, it’s just funny. How the blond bimbo doesn't even realize we are rogues that and they are looking for me” I chuckled along with Derek.

I took out all the stuff I bought and the black duffle bag. And stuffed everything into the duffel bag. I didn't have much. Just  10 underwear, 5 sports bras, 5 regular bras,3 tank tops,  4 shirts, 5 pants and 3 skirts along with 2 dresses.

I also got a toothbrush and soap not to mention a comb. What I am still a girl. By the time I finished putting them in the duffel bag, the bimbo came back with our food.

I dove into it, not caring if anyone was staring.  I was starving. 2 to 3 minutes later I finished.

“That was good” I sighed, putting down my empty cup.

“I’m surprised that you could tell, with how you were eating” Derek chuckled.

“Shut up” I got up stretching. “Ready to go?” I asked him.

“Yeah” he got up grabbing his own duffel bag. “Wait” I stopped him.

“Be right back” I told him and made my way back to the table, where the bimbo was cleaning it. I turned her to face me holding her shoulders.

“Hey! What…”

“We were never here” I cut her off, staring into her eyes.

“You were never here” she repeated her eyes foggy. “Good” I smirked walking out of the diner.

“What was that?” Derek asked raising an eyebrow.

“Mind control, coercive persuasion, call it whatever you want. Either way I blocked off her memory of us ever being there” I spoke as we were walking toward the forest.

“I've been meaning to ask you this” he started.

“What is it?” I turned to him.

“Why change your name to Violet Scarlett. I mean you could change your whole name, yet you chose to keep your first name and change your last name to Scarlett. Why?” he asked curiously.

I smiled sadly at his question. “Well obviously I didn't want my so called parent’s last name. Violet suits me that and I love that name, it makes me ‘me’. Plus it’s close to the word violent” I joked. And Derek laughed a little.

“As for Scarlett” I continued smirking. "Scarlett is the color of rage and blood which I will make sure to spill. When I spill the blood, it wont just be any blood, I will be the one to spill it, it will be Violet's doing. Violent blood, Violet Scarlett” I explained.

“Does that make sense?” I asked Derek who was staring at me the whole time.

“In your own twisted way it does. Either way I Derek Sullivan pledge to protect Violet Scarlett with my life" I gasped.

“Are you sure?” I asked him, when I felt the bond forming. It’s rare for anyone to pledge to another.

A pledge is like a promise; you pretty much make an eternal promise that can go on into the wolves other lifetime also. The real name is royal pledge. Sure it’s a couple of words to be said, but you have to really mean it in order for it to work.

‘What do you think?’  Derek asked through the now completed bond. The bond is the connection between the royal, the one the pledge was made to and the pled gist, the one who pledged. The bond is like a mind link in packs.

I couldn't help but smile, a real smile as tears of joy streaked down my cheeks.

“So shall we walk into our new lives” he smirked holding out his hands towards me. I wiped my tears away, my last tears.

“We shall” I took his hand.

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Trent

We were all still shocked after processing the news.

We can’t just stand here though. I thought snapping out of it.

“I want 15 warriors, 2 trackers and 2 doctors to get ready” I ordered.

“Are we seriously going to go there?” a warrior asked as we all met outside.

“Yes, we need to find out whom or what did this? And to see that they are all really dead. We need to know if our pack is in danger” Luke answered for me.

“Everything is ready alpha” he turned to me.

“Good, lets go” I started towards the forest.

 “Wait!” I heard a high pitch voice. I turned around to see Paige coming towards me. She jumped into my arms and kissed me, she was going to kiss me deeper but I pulled her back. She pouted but otherwise didn't comment.

“Be safe” she gave me one last peck, before going back into the pack house. I turned towards the group, “Alright lead the way” I told the two trackers.

They started walking and sniffing out the previous scents. Soon we were out of our pack’s border.

We followed the trackers and came into a clearing. But they weren't here, no bodies nothing just lingering scents. I smelled the air and saw the trail didn't end here.

“It smells like they were running” one of the trackers spoke still smelling “but then they all went towards one place near here” he said confused.

I'm confused too. Why would they go somewhere near here all together if they were running? I smelled the air following the trackers and saw he was right. There was also two scent lingering, one a sweet aroma and another stench of a rogue.

Somewhere along the way I could smell blood. I looked towards my warrior ‘spread out use stealth’ I mind linked them.

They all nodded and spread out to surround the area. We came closer to a clearing and the stench of blood became stronger.

I was about to jump in when one of my man yelped knocking me off my feet into the clearing.

“What the hell?!” I turned to face the culprit, but he was staring in horror at something near him. I looked and saw it was a bodiless hand. What the-

“Alpha you've got to see this”. I turned my attention away from the hand. Getting up , turning and facing the clearing. I paled at what I saw.

Blood and body parts were there everywhere. There were also two of the girls that I sent out, one without a head. I looked around and saw her head by one of the men. There were pretty much two girls and three dead men in the clearing, the rest of them were in bits and pieces.

“Alpha” Luke called me over staring at something. A tree?

I got closer and saw a heart in front of that tree, it was very much damaged. I paled. “Is that......” I asked Luke.

“It may be” he sighed. Chris's heart. I still don’t know how he got back alive, especially when I see his heart right here and pretty much destroyed.

I was looking at Chris’s heart when another thing caught my attention on the tree where Luke was staring at. I looked closer and found it was a V and S interloping carved into the tree.

“That’s another thing I found” he pointed at the carving no doubt made by the one who killed them.

“Alright clear out this clearing, pack up the bodies…” I was interrupted by a growl.

I turned around and saw one rogue. Luke quickly went at it, breaking its neck it fell on the ground dead.

“He can’t be the one who killed them” I stared at the rogue lying dead in human form.

Soon I heard another growl and saw one of my pack warriors fighting off two rogues. The others quickly helped him to kill the rogues. But they can’t be the ones, who killed my pack members either.

“I see what’s going on now” Luke said in realization.

“What is it?” I turned to him.

“Their screams and now the smell of their blood are attracting the rogues" he stated.

“Shit, hurry up and pack the bodies before more comes” I commanded. If we stay here any longer we might get killed, who knows how many more rogues are on their way here?

“Someone take  pictures of these” I commanded.

Soon we were on our way back .Body bags and all. I hope we didn't miss any of the body parts. What kind of monster would do this?

I'm wondering if they ever found Violet or died before finding her. Is she dead? Did whoever or whatever did this get to her? Is she hurt or dead? No, I would have felt it through the bond.

Damn it, my wolf is rubbing off on me about her.

I looked at the picture of the mark on the tree.

I will make sure of whoever did this will pay.