Chapter 32
Kathy prepared a romantic dinner for Anthony, knowing he was hungry, while she was wearing something special under her robe, aiming for a special night. She then reached into the bag to retrieve a bottle of Citrus Frostfar Ice Wine, which would complement the Creamy Garlic Butter Chicken and Rotini in Parmesan Sauce. She is unaware of his work departure time. However, she told Sarah to go home for the night while she was cooking, until she heard an alarm, which made Sarah come back and scare Kathy, who nearly dropped the pot of noodles.
“Luna, we need to go somewhere secure, quickly.”
"What's happening, Sarah?"
“The rogues are back on the pack lands, so I need to take you to the basement's safe room where you can stay.”
“Um…okay,”
Kathy turns off the stove, grabs her phone from the counter, and Sarah, takes her to the safe room in the basement; after opening the door, she pushes Kathy inside.
“Don’t come out until I know it’s safe,”
“Sarah, what about you?”
“Don’t worry about me, I will be alright,”
Sarah shut and secured the door. Kathy was unaware of the existence of the safe room, but as she sought shelter for the night, she discovered a switch. Upon turning it on, she found blankets, pillows, food, and even a mini-fridge stocked with beverages. Her only course of action now is to wait.
In the office, Miles received a call from his mate; he immediately dashed to the central room to whisper something to Anthony.
"Sarah just called, and she said a rogue is back in the packland, so we need to go home immediately."
“Dismissed, I have a family emergency, I want all the data in my office by next week,”
“Yes, sir,”
Miles and Anthony took the private elevator that led to the underground garage, where the dim lights flickered against the polished surface of the waiting sedan. The two men slid inside with practiced urgency; Miles gripped the steering wheel, his jaw tense, while Anthony, in the back seat, tapped his foot anxiously on the floor mat. Without hesitation, Miles pulled out of the parking lot, squealing tires as he accelerated onto the open road.
The city blurred past, streetlights streaking gold through the windows as Miles pressed harder on the gas. Every minute away from home felt like a risk—a silent countdown ticking in the back of their minds. Anthony stared out the window, fists clenched, replaying Sarah’s warning and praying they weren’t too late. Outside, the night seemed to close in, the forested outskirts of the city looming as they raced towards the Silverstone Pack’s territory, each bend in the road bringing them closer to whatever danger awaited.
Sarah headed to the battlegrounds to defend against the rogues, ensuring the women, children, and elders reached the safety of the bunker until Anthony and Miles arrived. The guards are unaware of how trespassers are accessing the pack's territory. Seeing a child amidst the fight, Sarah immediately rushed over to shield the child and get them out of danger before they were both hurt. She safely delivered the child to their parents just as she was about to turn around, a rogue was about to attack, but another brown wolf intervened. The brown wolf headbutted the bad wolf away, growled, and then attacked, tearing the bad wolf's throat.
"Sarah, where's Kathy?" Anthony asked.
“I instructed her to remain in the basement safe room until my return.”
“Someone is letting the rogue onto the pack land. Where is my father or my brother?” said Anthony.
Sarah stated, “I didn't see either of them. Alpha Anthony, the guard and warrior, explained that the rogues are searching for someone, because they entered from the pack's western border.
"I'm going to go investigate this, while you and Miles continue to fend off the enemies,"
“Yes, Alpha,”
Transforming, Anthony, as a wolf, sprinted westward to find out what was happening, knowing rogues wouldn't dare enter pack lands without the guards failing their duties; he hurried as he approached the scene, and when he finally arrived, three men were already on the ground. He can smell them and detect their heartbeats.
"They're out cold, likely from some kind of drug in their system,"
"This plan involves using the rogue on pack land to provoke a war,"
Max asked, "Do you think it could be your father or brother?"
"Nothing could get past them, they had predicted this, and locked themselves in the bunker with mother,"
Anthony glanced upwards and saw a camera, remembering he'd told the guard to put one there. Noah and Samuel are unaware, because Anthony did it secretly due to his blindness. He questioned if he could catch someone who was drugging the guards.
Kathy didn't hear anything in the safe room, uncertain of safety, but Sarah instructed her to remain there until her return. Outside, there was no camera for her to see who was approaching; as she had her back to the door, it was open, and a man entered and grabbed her hair. Kathy began screaming, fighting off the person who was gripping her hair.
“Let me go,”
She was suddenly outside, in the backyard, after the man threw her, nearly hitting her head. She was approached by two additional men. Kathy got up; she couldn’t run and was partly undressed, plus there was no weapon. However, Kathy wasn't sure of her power, so she slowly retreated. She heard a whisper near her ear.
“Your power is water and light,” whispered the unknown voice, its tone like a gentle breeze.
Dark, grey clouds gathered, lightning flashed, and Kathy used a hand gesture to draw pool water towards her, causing the men to retreat. She blasts them with the combined water and lightning, shocking them. Before they die, you can observe blood from their mouth, nose, eyes, and ears. The sky returned to its usual state, and Kathy realized she had to go back to the safe room before Sarah returned and couldn't find her there. Anthony will also find three corpses in the back.
Kathy, wondering how the man knew she'd be alone, ran back inside without closing the door. Spotting someone approaching the house, she sprinted down to the safe room, closed the door, and then observed that it was locked. As someone descended the stairs, the door was shut and locked, and she pretended to be asleep.
After she confirmed the area was safe, Sarah, covered in blood and with some cuts, returned to Kathy's house, aware that she had left her daughter, Luna, alone in the safe room. Sarah remembered locking the door, then she walked inside slowly, but the back door was also opening. Inside, she found three dead bodies, and they had a distinct smell of decay. Covering her nose, she retreated back inside. The basement door was already open, but thankfully, the safe room door was shut when she went down. Sarah heard a noise above her, and with claws extended, she slowly ascended the stairs, but then someone grabbed her wrist. It was Anthony, who had come in wearing shorts, and Sarah was ready to scratch his face.