Chapter 37
IZZY'S POV:
Breath, just breath Elizabeth. Everything is okay. I've been crawling in this dark tunnel for at least an HOUR! I thought this was going to be easy, but NO! I am a pregnant woman, crawling in a black hole, trying to save her true love! The prince is supposed to be doing this stuff, but obviously not! I my back and shoulder are aching from crawling for so long. "I think, I deserve a little rest." The hole is big enough for me to sit against the wall for a bit. I lay my hand on my protruding stomach, "Please," I beg, "Please give me the strength to keep going. Please help me." Tears fill my eyes. Why did my life turn out this way? Why can't we just be left alone. M wipe the sweat off of my forehead. I get a slight chill as a gust of fresh air hits me. Wait! fresh air? With my heightened sense of smell, I follow where it came from. I keep following for about 10 minutes
"Hey Joey! shut that damn door! It's freezing." I hear. I see a little it of light ahead. It's a vent. I see two guys. One is on a couch smoking and the other is on his phone.
"Hey, do you think the maser is actually going to kill that Alpha?"
"What? Xander? Hell yeah. The guys a nut. Sad for his girl though. She's pregnant."
"Oh shut up. We both know her baby ain't gonna last. As soon as he shoots the guy i the head, master's gonna get rid of that thing."
"Yeah, probably."
My chest tightens as I listen to them. Please tell me they'll be wrong. For now though, I can't afford to think like that. There will always be hope. The only time there won't be is when I'm dead. I look around the floor frantically. I can't find any kind of rock or stone. I need something heavy. I stretch my arm to the back of leg, getting my shoe off. I throw it to the far side, down the tunnel.
Both the guards are instantly on their feet. "Did you hear that?"
"Yeah, it sounds like bang from the other room."
"Hurry, let's go check it out."
They both rush out. I twist my body so than instead of my head looking down from the vent, my feet are rested upon it. With all my strength, I hit the vent with my heel, over and over again, "Come on!" I growl. I hit it again, "Come on!" I keep hitting it. I feel my heel is bruising badly, I might've even possibly fractured it slightly. But I can't stop. I need to get to Xander before it's too late. I keep hitting. The vent finally broke through. I slipped out and landed on the couch luckily. I quickly look around, checking out the area. I stand up, but my foot gives way, making me fall back onto the couch. "Ugh damn it!" There has to be something that I can use. I see a wooden broom. Ugh good enough. I take the broom and lean on it. I rush out of the room, look left and right. Where would Xander be? I sniff the air. I catch a slight musky, woodsy smell. Xander. I follow it. As I pass the windows, I start to hear growls. Flesh beating against flesh, snapping, biting. What kind of training to they do to the rogues? It sounds horrific. Foot steps make their way towards me. My heart beats fast. I look around, there is no where for me to hide. I see the broom in my hand. "Please let this work." I use my hair to cover my face and start sweeping the floor. The steps come closer, getting louder and louder. It seemed like an eternity, but really it was only a few seconds before I see black combat boots stomping their way down the hall near me. I get out of his way and sweep on the far side of the hall. I feel the breeze when he walks past me and keeps walking. I release a breathe of relief. Thank you! But then I realized. The steps. They've stopped. Just as well as my heart did when I felt eyes on the back of my head. I start to sweep again. I walk around slowly as if I was a crippled slave. I cough into my hand as if I had a bad throat infection. I hear a grunt of disgust, then the retreating sound of the man's footsteps. I sigh in relief. I quickly run down the hallway, but a strong sense of authority and power was in the atmosphere. What is that? I feel every nerve in my body buzzing out from the energy that is everywhere.
SOUL'S POV:
Okay, team A you go on the east side of the compound. Team B, you to the west. As for team C, you will be with me, we will be going into the south side.
We are all in our wolf forms, we are all here hiding in the bush at the Rogue Alpha's headquarters, and we are all waiting.
I am the leader of Team A. While the other two teams try to create as much drama as possible, me and my team are going to sneak inside and try to find Xander, Lizzy and Eddie. I look to my left, then my right. There are hundreds of wolves motivated by fury. I close my eyes and try to connect with their thoughts.
How are they take our LUNA and ALPHA!
How could they touch our leaders! They will pay!
They will regret ever messing with our pack.
We will unleash hate upon these sick bastards.
As I connect with their minds, I cannot help, but feel proud of them. These wolves care so much about their Alpha and Luna that they would die for them. Because of that, I know I can rely on them, I can be confident in them as I go to war.
As the guards disappear behind the compound, we move closer, my wolf crouches low to the ground. I growl eminates from my chest. I'm about to release a lot of pent up anger.
Is everyone ready? we hear Noah connect with our minds.
I look at his silver wolf and nod at him. Everyone growls and snarls loudly as confirmation. Noah looks ahead and growls,
CHARGE!
We lunge out of the bushes and roar into battle. we hear the alarms go out. Shouts and screams from the guards are obvious, "WOLVES! WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!"
As Team B and C are being loud and aggressive, catching everyones attention, my team sneaks to the east side. We change into our human forms to be more stealthy inside.
"All right everyone," I whisper, "You," I point to a guy, "Take those three and search the third floor." They do as I command, "And you, take these two on the second floor." They leave quietly, "And you two search the middle ground."
"What about you?" One of them ask.
"I'll be searching in the undergrounds. Now GO!"
They all go inside and do what they were told. As soon as I stepped inside, I had to admit, I was rather impressed. Everything was well organized, it was GIANT, and everything was simple. My scan the area. How do I get on the ground level. As I reach the place, my ears pick up the sounds of snarling, biting, teeth ripping into flesh, whimpering of wolves. The battle has begun.
IZZY'S POV:
I ran. Ever since I lost Xander's scent, I've been searching every room, every corner, every closet in this God forsaken place. I start to shake in panic. I can't be too late. I can't be too late. I have to save him. My chest gets tight, and I feel as if it was getting bruised from the inside out as my heart was hitting against my chest to hard, making my blood pump hard. I look around. I've searched everywhere. "Xander where are you?" I said breathlessly.
My ears pick up strange sounds. A wave of power and energy is distributed into the atmosphere. what the hell? Why do I feel this. I close my eyes and just follow purely off of instinct. I'm letting my wolf take fool control for the first time. I let her lead be towards this power. I slowly walk down the hall with my hands out front. Something cold touches my hands, making them tingle. I open my eyes. I'm at a window. I look outside. My breath is taken from me when I see a battle going on outside. Wolves against Rogues. Wait. I know them! It's my pack! They've come for us! A new found determination is found in my heart. They don't need a Luna to lead them, they need an Alpha. They need Xander. I will die trying to get them their alpha back.
I run to my left and down the stairs quietly. All of the guards would be out front fighting instead of guarding some prisoners. I need to try get to the lower levels. Xander has to be there. I go down through hallways with hallways within hallways. I round a corner, but stop dead in my tracks when I see a guard. His back was to me. He is wearing all black with a hat. I gulp. Bugger me this is not good. I take a step back, but the wood speaks slightly. The man's head turns slightly to the right as if listening intently. I close my eyes. Ugh screw it! I take a deep breath and turn around, sprinting at the opposite direction. I hear booming steps chasing after. However, as I ran onto a rug, it slipped, making my fall. I circle my arms around my stomach, protecting my pup. But I didn't hit the ground. Big arms circle around me, pulling me into a warm chest. I look up and see the man with his hat down casting on his face, "Please let me go. PLEASE! I know we don't see eye to eye, but Please! I am pregnant and I need my mate! I Can't live with out him please! I can't-"
"Lizzy! Lizzy! Calm down! It's me!." I frown in confusion. Who?
The guy takes off his hat, revealing Soul's face. I sag into him in relief. " Thank God. I thought I was about to die!"
He smiles, "I'm so glad I found you, I thought they would have hurt you. I'm so relieved they didn't."
I don't look at him when he said that. I don't want him to know what happened to me. I feel humiliated and ashamed. I felt weak and I didn't want him to see me as that.
"Lizzy? What did they do to you? Did-did they...touch you."
I gulp and nod my head, "Yes," I whisper.
He growls, "They will pay for ever touching. Sick bastards! How could they treat a woman like this!"
I take a deep breath, "We can deal with that later, what matters right now is Xander. We need to find him."
"I need to get you somewhere safe first." He grabs onto my arms and pulls me. But I yank myself out of his grasp.
"No! We need to find him! That pack needs him!"
"He won't be of much help to the pack if you get hurt. If anything happened to you, he would probably kill himself. The pack needs you both in order for is to function. Now come on! We need to get you safe into the woods!"
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(A/N: Hey guys! So I was thinking this scene would match this song! I don't know if the lyrics are on point but the whole sound of the song seems right. So just as you read it, imagine this song!)
I reluctantly let Soul lead me out. As soon as we are outside, the smell of blood hangs in the air. I cover my mouth and nose with my hand, trying to resist gagging. I see wolves fighting rogues. But something else catches my attention. XANDER! I see him! "Soul stop!" I try to step forward to see if I can see him more. What I gaze upon has me in shock. Xander is standing on his knees with guards on either side of him...and Matheseus pointing a gun to his head. My heart literally drops. "NO!" I scream. I run towards them, but Soul wraps his arms around my waist, dragging me back, "It's too late Lizzy, we have to go." I hear his voice crack. He pulls me deeper into the woods. "XANDER! XANDER!" I scream. I see him raise his head and look at me straight in the eyes. My vision blurrs as tear drown my eyes. My lip quivers when I sob my heart out, "XANDER! DON'T YOU DARE!"
Soul continues to pull my sobbing form back. "Please do something! Please DO SOMETHING SOUL" I scream.
"I can't! Xander would want me to protect you instead."
This can't be happening. My feel as if I'm not getting enough air with how much air I am breathing in. Please this can't be real. THIS CAN'T BE REAL!!!
Xander looks at me dead in the eye he nods at me and gives me a small smile. He links to my mind and recites the saying that his inmates created when one of them die..... May we meet again.
Matheseus cocks the gun. "Lizzy don't look." Soul tries to cover my eyes, but I yank out of his hold. I need to see this. My heart is literally on the verge of exploding. Everything becomes silent. Then...CRACK! I see the bullet pierce Xander's skull. His head wacks to the side of the impact. Then his lifeless body drops the ground with blood flowing out.
"NNOOOOOO!!!!" I scream. I collapse onto the ground. I feel my heart being ripped to pieces. "NNNOOOOOO!!" I sob. "NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! PLEASE NO!"
I close my eyes, dig my hands into the dirt and scream my heart out. Soul crouches down on the ground and holds me against him. His eyes are filled with tears. I sob into his chest, "SOUL HE'S GONE!" I yell, "SOUL!"
He tightens his hold on me and whispers comforting words to me, "Lizzy," He whispers, "We have to leave it's not safe."
I look back, hoping to see Xander get back. But he doesn't. He's just laying there. And that is where he stays. I lean against Soul. I feel nothing, I am numb. My legs give out. Soul catches me and lifts me up bridal style, "You can let go Lizzy. Rest. I'll keep you safe."
I close my eyes. Please let this all me a dream. But I know that when I wake up...I won't be in the arms of my ever loving mate. "May we meet again," I whisper.
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