Chapter 68

Silver’s POV

“Silver?” I heard Cara say as she shoved her way through the worried packmates to reach me. As soon as she reached me, she wrapped her arms around me and cried; her body shivering. “Oh, Goddess. What’s happening?”

“I don’t know,” I told her. “We just got back into town. You tell me.”

She grabbed my arm and pulled me away from the growing crowd and towards the packhouse parlor so we could sit and talk.

“Everything happened so quickly,” she said, tears in her eyes as she sat down. “One minute we were okay, and the next minute we were being attacked. Alison… she….” Cara broke into sobs.

“Oh, Goddess. Did she get attacked?” I asked, my heart fell deep into my stomach.

“Emma was attacked,” Cara cried. “And Alison saved her, but she got the worst of it. I don’t know if she’s dead or alive. The gammas took them both to the pack hospital. Then, there were these emergency alarms!”

Every pack had emergency alarms for when there were attacks like this so that part didn’t surprise me. What I was stuck on was the fact that Alison and Emma, two innocent she-wolves, were attacked by rogues.

“I don’t get why they attacked the girls; they did nothing wrong. They are innocent,” I said, shaking my head.

“Oh, they aren’t the only ones. Others of our pack got attacked too…. Some didn’t make it,” she whispered.

My heart shattered immediately. a

“The Gamma warriors and the Beta forced us to evacuate to the packhouse and kept us here for the last several hours. None of us know what’s going on out there,” she continued, tears spilling out of her eyes. “Those injured are at the hospital… I don’t know if Alison is okay or not…or Emma…”

I wrapped her in my arms.

“I’m so sorry, Cara,” I said, tears filling my eyes.

“This isn’t your fault. You were away. You couldn’t have known.”

“He kept his phone off and turned off his mindlink for me,” I told her. “It is my fault.”

“You didn’t make these rogues attack us. They are targeting our pack for a reason, and we don’t know why.”

“I’m going to find out,” I tell her as I stand to my feet.

She grabs my arm, her eyes wide with worry.

“What are you planning on doing?” She asked.

“Well, first, I’m going to find out what’s going on around here. Then, I’m going to the hospital to check on the injured. I haven’t been sworn in as official Luna yet, so, I can’t mindlink you. Keep your phone on so I can update you,” I order.

“We aren’t supposed to leave. The Alpha brought you here for protection,” she said, standing up as well.

“What good is a Luna if I don’t help my pack?” I asked, folding my arms across my chest.

“Luna, my mate is out there… have you heard anything about the fight?” One of the she-wolves, named Casey, asked as she walked into the parlor with a few others gathered behind her. Casey is the mate of one of the Gamma warriors.

“I haven’t heard anything yet, but I’ll find out everything that I can,” I assured her.

“How are you planning on leaving? There are Gamma warriors assigned to keep this place under the radar,” Cara told me.

“Just leave that to me,” I told her.

“You’re leaving?” Casey asked, her eyes wide. “Is that wise, Luna?”

I couldn’t just sit here and do nothing.

I nodded.

“I’m heading to the hospital,” I told them. “Promise me you’ll stay here and do as the gammas say. Keep yourselves protected.”

“Yes, Luna,” they all said in unison.

I poked my head out the window and frowned when I saw a couple of Gammas standing guard outside. The front door wasn’t going to be possible to walk through and I knew the back door was probably the same. I decided to do something really risky, and I ran upstairs and into one of the bedrooms. I knew some of these rooms had balconies that I could climb out of.

When I looked down, I didn’t see any Gammas and I knew I’d be able to use the shadows to hide myself until I was out of the area. I used the ledges and the vines on the side of the packhouse to climb down the building. Once my feet were securely on the ground, I kept close to the building and hid in the shadows. I could hear Gammas around the corner, but they didn’t seem to notice me, so I kept moving.

I eventually got far enough away that I was able to run across the streets of the park and toward the hospital. The entire pack was like a ghost town; it was early. In the distance, I could hear the ongoing fight and my stomach clenched at the thought of Elliot in that fight. It sounded brutal with the growling and the snapping of canines.

“Luna? What are you doing out here?” One of the gammas asked as I approached the hospital. I froze in place, completely forgetting that there could be gammas standing guard here as well.

“I came to check on the injured,” I said, trying to sound as confident as I could.

“You shouldn’t be out here. There’s a battle going on. It’s dangerous. Everyone should be at the packhouse,” the other Gammas said, folding his arms across his chest.

“Well, I’m here. So, are you going to send me back? Or are you going to let me in?” I asked him to dare them to turn me away.

They looked at one another, uncertainty clear on their faces.

“Might as well come in. It’s too dangerous to travel back,” one of the gammas conceded, stepping aside for me to enter.

I walked in with my head held high.

Most of the waiting room was empty except for a couple of Gammas stationed inside. They looked surprised to see me, but their eyes clouded over, and I knew the gammas outside were letting the gammas inside of my untimely arrival. They were probably going to reprimand the gammas stationed at the packhouse for not keeping a better eye on things.

I walked to the nurse's station.

“I need an update on the injured. Have we lost anyone else since they’ve arrived here?” I asked.

She frowned, typing on her computer to get me the updates, and after a few minutes, I saw the sadness in her eyes.

“A few,” she answered. “Mostly warriors though. They came here after they were injured in the battle.”

“Any females?”

“No, Luna,” she answered.

“What’s the status on our packmates Emma and Alison?”

She typed on her computer again before answering.

“Emma is in the recovery room. She didn’t come in with serious damage and Alison is in surgery right now. Her injuries were more severe,” she answered.

I nodded, wanting to throw up at the thought of my new friends suffering like this.

“Have you heard from the Alpha?” I asked.

“No, Luna,” she answered. “But I had heard from the Beta; he’s been keeping us updated so we know what to expect. The Alpha had arrived at the battle about an hour ago. As far as I know, he’s fine for right now.”

I nodded.

“What room is Emma in? I’d like to see her,” I told her.

She got me the information and I thanked her. Gave the gammas a look behind me and narrowed my eyes.

“Please, keep everyone there safe,” I told them.

“Yes, Luna,” they both said at the same time.

I used the elevator to reach the second floor of the hospital and then I walked the hallway until I reached Emma’s room. When I opened the door, I saw her curled up in bed, her eyes were red from tears and her lips were quivering. I knew she had to have been crying and terrified.

“Hey,” I said, shutting the door behind me.

She lifted her head to look at me.

“S…Silver?” She stammered.

I smiled at her.

“How are you feeling?” I asked her, stepping towards her.

“Awful,” she said, biting her lower lip and trying to prevent more tears from spilling out of her eyes. “Ally is hurt because of me. She was only trying to protect me…”

I sat at her bedside and took her hands in mine.

“This isn’t your fault, Emma,” I assured her. “I’m just glad you’re okay. Alison will be okay too. She’s in surgery right now but she’s strong and will pull through.”

She sniffled and shook her head.

“Oh, Silver. It was so awful,” she whimpered. “The rogue came out of nowhere and tackled me. He wanted to… he wanted to…”

Her body shook violently; she was unable to finish her sentence. I hugged her tightly, trying to soothe her and provide her with some kind of comfort.

“It’s going to be okay,” I promised. “I won’t let anything more happen to you.”

The door of the room opened and a doctor I didn’t recognize walked into the room. He had a clipboard, and he froze when he saw me sitting in Emma’s room. I narrowed my eyes at him and stood to my feet.

“Doctor, I don’t think we’ve met. I’m Luna Silver,” I told him.

He bowed his head, bearing his neck.

“Luna, it’s an honor to finally meet you. I’m Dr. Kyle Laurence,” he told me.

My frown deepened; I’d seen a picture of Dr. Laurence a while back in a medical magazine. He was a very good doctor and won many rewards. This doctor resembled Dr. Laurence, and he smiled like pack, but there was something about him that I couldn’t put my finger on.

“I was just making rounds and handing out medication,” he told me, holding up a small dixie cup of water and two little blue pills.

“What kind of medication?” I asked.

“It’ll help them help faster and help with the anxiety they might be feeling,” he answered without missing a beat as if it was rehearsed.

I nodded as he stepped around me and handed Emma the medication and water. I stared at her from behind Dr. Laurence and just as she put the pill in her mouth and brought the cup to her lips, her eyes finally met mine.

I gave her a subtle head shake and I saw her face pale.

Dr. Laurence turned to face me; a smile plastered on his lips.

“Luna, do you mind if we speak in the hallway?” He asked.

I nodded.

“Of course,” I said, trying to appear as chipper as I could.

I let him lead the way but before I left the room. I froze when I saw a couple of other doctors standing outside the room. They also held dixie cups and medication.

They all smelled like pack, but there was something off about them.

“Doctors, what’s going on?” I asked.

That’s when I heard the screaming coming from some of the rooms. My heart fell deep into my stomach; they sounded like they were in severe agony. I whipped around to face Dr. Laurence.

“What’s going on?” I asked hurriedly. “What did you do? What are those pills?” I demanded to know.

He smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes. Before I could say anything else, I felt a stabbing pain in my neck and then it felt like my insides were on fire. I screamed as I dropped to the ground and the three doctors stood over me, their scents flashing before my eyes. I could see the hazy blue flashing before my eyes which indicated packmates, but then I saw the hints of black hidden within the blue.

Pain shot through my head, and I screamed in pain.

These weren’t packmates and they weren’t doctors.

They were rogues.

My last thought before everything turned black was, “How did they change scents?”