Chapter-20

Angela's POV

"I know. It happened so unexpectedly." Clay is laying on the bed and she is still in shock as I told her that I am a wolf now.

"I can't believe I missed it. I wanted to be there." She almost whines. Mark is on the other side of the bed that she is lying in and we all chuckle.

"You can be there for my second time." I try to ease her. "Hunter was there through the whole process." He is sitting beside me.

"How did it happen? You were not supposed to turn for another month at least." I shrug at her.

"I don't know. Maybe when I saw you getting hurt, my wolf just could not take it anymore." I hold her hand and she holds mine back with a smile. "I really thought something big has happened to you. It scared me." I remember how scared I was. The wolf that attacked her was about to attack me when Hunter saved me.

"That must have triggered your wolf. You being with Hunter the whole month must have surfaced her and when you saw me getting hurt, your wolf must have snapped."

"That must be it." I agree.

"So, when are you going to announce her as our Luna?" She asks Hunter and I look at him. He looks at me with a smile before answering her.

"I want her to be comfortable with shifting to her wolf and then, whenever she is ready and wants to be the Luna, she will be taken into the park with the rituals." He tells her. They told me how their pack has certain traditions and rituals for how things go around the pack. "It's all in her hands." I smile. That's what I like about him. He always gives me a choice.

"Wow! I can't believe how much self control you have." Clay looks at him with amazement.

"Okay. I have some pack work. Keep my mate company." He tells Clay before kissing my head and going out. Mark kisses Clay on her cheek before addressing me and walking out. Clay eagerly turns to me.

"Tell me everything now. Are you guys going mark each other soon?" She looks excited for the information and I chuckle.

"No. I want to. My wolf is like on so hype. She doesn't want to be away from him."

"Now you know how we feel." She sighs.

"I do. Hunter was sweet though. He was there the whole time. He held me as I turned." I remember how he sad everything will be okay over and over again. "Then we went for a run and I really felt hungry. We hunted a squirrel. I caught it." I say proudly. She grins at my excitement. "I mean my wolf caught it. Now that I think about it, it feels weird."

"It's okay, Angie! There is a lot for you to explore."

"I just want to grab Hunter and never let go." His dreamy green eyes come back to my mind.

"I felt that way too with Mark." She looks away as if she is remembering the moment with Mark. "You can't even think about how it feels once you mate." She tells me and I blush. I know what mating is. They have pretty much covered everything about werewolves.

"All I know is that I want to be with him right now, wherever he is."

"Okay. That hurt a little you know. Your little sister is in bed. Wounded." She gives me a fake pout and we both laugh.

I love my Little Clay. We have come a long way. I feel much stronger towards Hunter now. I know that I can trust him.

"Did you talk to him about..." She trails off. I know what she is asking about. Lupus. Hunter's Uncle. I pause before answering.

"I did. Hunter told me that Lupus is dead. At least that's what he has heard of. They didn't see his body." Clara stays silent as I speak. "Also, his real name is Robert. He is Hunter's mother's brother."

"Do you believe that he's dead?" She asks.

"I don't know. I want to believe that. It felt good when I believed that. But it's Hunter. I know that we can trust him." Clay nods at me.

"I know how you feel, Angie. Let's hope for the best." She smiles holding my hand and I smile back. I try to think of other things.

Once Hunter comes back, I have to talk to him about his Uncle. He did tell me that he died, but how and when, I need to know. I can't live in peace without knowing.

One last issue to resolve.

Hunter's POV

"Did he speak?" I ask Derek as we enter the dungeon.

"Not a word, Alpha. He wouldn't budge." He informs as we reach the interrogation cell. The rogue from last night who attacked Clara was brought to cell. I killed the other one. The plan was to bring him in too, but when I saw him going towards my girl, he was already going to die.

"There's is definitely some reason for them to attack them. Clara fought a lot. She was real good. Two other rogues ran away as we all came. They knew they were outnumbered."

"Ran away?"

"Yes, Alpha."

"That means, if they are informants or if they have a person behind that's running all this, he would have been notified by now, that Clara and Angela are being protected by us." This is not safe.

"That only puts them in danger." Mark speaks from behind me. That's definitely what he don't want. My wolf is getting riled up by all this.

"We have to get the information out of him as soon as possible."

"Yes, Alpha." Derek opens the door and we walk in.

The rogue is tied to the chair. He has blood on his face and he looks pretty beaten up. Kyle is standing in front of him. He moves aside as we all go in. He greets me.

"He hasn't said a word since we brought him here." Kyle says looking at him.

"What's your name?" I ask standing in front of him. He looks up and looks away. "Derek." I call.

"Yes, Alpha." He waits for my command.

"Bring the knife and the drilling machine too." He nods and goes to the small closet in the room that contains all the tools. My eyes don't leave the rogue. Derek hands me the knife. "You can just tell me when I ask nicely or we can play the game. Either way, you know that you are not going out of here without giving us the information."

He doesn't look up. He just looks at his feet. I put the knife on his thigh. He knows what's coming.

"Now, let's start with the simple question. What's your name?" I ask again. He looks at his feet like he doesn't care. I put the knife on his thigh. "You really don't want to talk, huh?"

"You don't scare me." He just stares into my eyes. I press the tip of the knife into his thigh. He holds his scream for a minute. His face turns red and I know that I got him.

"I think you are." I twist the knife in his thigh. Slowly I push it deeper.

"Ahh!" He screams.

"Now, tell me your name." I ask again. He looks at me again. This time, the fear is starting to grow in his eyes.

"Lu-Lucas." He answers and I stop twisting the knife.

"Why did you attack them?" He pauses at my question and I push the knife. He just screams. Since he is a werewolf, his wound heals quickly and every time I twist the knife, it's like I am freshly poking it. "Answer." I command.

"I-I-I know that you are going to kill me once I told you everything and if I go back and he finds out that I got caught, he will kill me."

"Well, at least if you tell me the truth, your death will be quick." As I speak, Derek hands me the drilling machine.

"No. No man, please. I have a mate and a kid. I don't want to die here." He pleads. I feel bad for the guy for a second. We don't like killing wolves, especially the ones that have already found their mate. It's like putting their whole family through hurt.

"Then why did you start working for him?"

"He said he would kill them if I didn't do as told. We are rogues and we had no choice. We didn't have a pack to protect us." I stay silent at his words. Most of the wolves that have family join packs for safety except very few. It's better that way. Your family has someone that protects them and as a pack you have strength. I look at Mark and he gives me a knowing look.

"Why didn't you join a pack?"

"We wanted to be free and switch places every few years to travel around until our kids of age." He sighs. "I wish we joined a pack when we had the chance."

"Was it Robert who sent you?" That's my Uncle's true name. Robert. So, he is alive? I thought he was dead. I heard the rogues killed him. Again I never saw the body though. He hesitates. I switch on the drilling machine and point it at his other thigh ready to penetrate.

"Okay. Okay." He panics. "No. It's some guy named Lupus." He answers looking down. It's Robert.

"How long have you been working for him?" He doesn't respond. "Don't make me ask again."

"I have been working for him for two months." I take a moment to process before speaking. Two months right when Angela and Clara came to this town. Something seems wrong.

"Tell you what, I will give you a chance to tell me everything you know of. His whereabouts, his plans, what he wants, why he is chasing the girls, and the number of men working under him. Everything. I want to know every little detail." He just stares at me as i speak. "In return, you can join our pack." He looks at me in shock.

"What?"

"Yes. Your family will be protected till then and once I am done with him, you will be invited into the pack."

"Are you serious?" He asks.

"I am. But only if you give us the information we need. If we find out anything wrong about the details after investigation, well, you know what will happen." I point the drilling machine at his thigh. "You will be kept right here, till everything is taken care of. Once you give us the information and we find that it's relevant and true, I will send a team to protect your family."

Hope lights up in his eyes. He doesn't talk for a minute.

"I don't have all day, Lucas. I am giving more than a wolf in your position need. I could kill you right now and let your family die in his hands."

"Wh-Why are you helping me?"

"We don't kill wolves for no reason in our pack. Right now, I have a pretty strong reason to kill. You attacked this pack's Luna." Mark, Derek and Kyle growl behind me. "You injured the Beta female." That's not something to let go of. "But you have a mate and a family. That's a good reason to not kill you." He sighs at my words. "I am giving you a choice here. I just hope you are smart enough to understand it."

He breathes heavily and looks down. He is panicking. He lets out the tears and before we know it, he is crying in front of us.

We stand there a minute and Derek is losing his patience. I command him with my eyes to stop from hurting Lucas. He stops and bows. It's been a few minutes now.

"Tha-Thank you. I will take your offer." He whispers.

"Good choice. But know that if any information that you gave us is wrong, no security will be provided to your family." We are no fools here. We are not playing the game. This is no hide and seek. Either you are all in or nothing. He nods his head.

"I will tell you everything." He speaks. "But you have to know that I have only been working for him for two months and I have only little information."

"That will be enough." I take a chair and sit down in front of him. I had Derek the knife and the drilling machine and get ready to ask the questions.

Everythingwill be out now.

A/N:

Hey my cute dumplings!

I love how sensible Hunter is. #Hunter

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