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I pull my knees up to my chest, wrapping my wings around myself in an effort to keep out the cold, it doesn't help. Everything is cold, everything is numb, I'm alone, but I'm not. There's someone talking, not out loud, like a thought in this ever going land of pain. Singing. Fading in and out, she cries for a lost person, but not a lost soul...

I startle when I feel a hand on my shoulder, I didn't realize I'd fallen asleep, "We're here," Ella says gently as arms pick me up out of the car, I recognize Max's scent as the person carrying me, I don't open my eyes as I'm carried, exhausted from shock, it doesn't take long for us to reach the entrance to the pack house, I have a feeling of deja vu as Max speaks over the phone, arguing with someone. I don't care to pay much attention to what he's saying, seeing as my senses are all over the place with the smell of different pack mates, most of which are talking at once making it hard to concentrate on any one voice, until he's practacly screaming at the voice on the other end, "Don't tell me what is or is not an emergency! This effects the pack and I demand you put on the Alpha and Alpha to be or so help me.." he doesn't finish the threat but apparently it worked and I hear a different voice from the receiver.

"Hello?" The voice sounds tired and worn out.

"Axel, before you hang up this could put the pack in danger, Eve more so than the rest." Max takes a quick breath before continuing. "Earlier today Ella, Rose, Eve, and myself went to a water park just a few miles from where we were staying, when we went to go back to the apartment we found a rogue who had been stalking us for awhile, I'm not sure how long but long enough. I captured him and was bringing him to the pack house for questioning when he snapped his own neck. I'll fill in more precise details in person if that is okay with you?"

Axel we quiet for what felt like forever before making a sound of confirmation and hanging up.

Max sighed and put away the phone, "Will you three be okay on your own for a minuit?" He asks, handing me to Rose even though I protest, saying I can walk, they ignore me.

Rose rolled her eyes, "What do you think? Hurry up and go do your duties."

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*Axel's POV*

I rub my eyes, tired from days of sleepless nights, when Max walks in. There's several smells on him, I focus on the strongest one, the one that matters the most, Eve's scent, I know not to be jealous, Max has some type of brotherly protectiveness over Eve nothing more, plus he's as gone to Ella as I am to Eve. Her name makes my wolf cry out for her, knowing she's only a few halls away. But I hold still in the room, focusing on the other scents and sure enough there's the scent of a rogue, pungent with body odor and a stale scent that belongs to unclaimed wolves. "Did he say anything that would help us?"

"Yes sir," Max is in full business mood already, "He said that by bringing him here would do no good, that it was all part of the plan. That someone named John was coming, that he wanted Eve back. After I told him to shut it he began talking to Eve, he called her 'Evey' and told her someone named 'Noah' missed her which she made Eve go into shock, I have a feeling once we find the rogue pack you'll want a special word with those two figures in particular, and I told him to shut up once again in which he responded by breaking his neck by thrashing it in every direction until the deed was done."

By the time he's finished I'm shaking, pure rage nearly making me go blind, those filthy mutts weren't getting anywhere near Eve, no where close to my pack, they were going to pay. I don't know what Noah did to Eve, enough for her to go into shock, and he was going to have to pay for it. Every last second of what he did to her would be hours of pain for him. Cole seems content with that plan and we focus back on Max. "Do you remember the scent? We can track the rest of the pack that way, I'll lead the expedition and you can stay here to protect and lead the pack while I'm away.

He nods, pulling out a torn piece of cloth that must have belonged to the rogue because the putrid scent was all over it. And we begin planning.

Ever's POV

I must have dozed off in Rose's arms because when I open my eyes I'm in a huge bed, my wings ache from laying on the so I take my shirt off to stretch them, surprised when I see I'm in a bra. It was a sports bra, Ella has taught me the types when she started wearing them, and it was a bit too big but I was still happy, before I had been taken i had always looked forward to having my own.

I stretch my wings out, flapping them slightly so they stir the air around me wafting up the scent of the vanilla scented sheets making me smile. I look around my room, realizing its Ella's room almost instantly. I blush at the memory. When I push my blanket off the cold air causes goose bumps to travel up my arms and legs, someone had changed me into a night dress while I was asleep apparently.

I wrap my wings around myself, keeping out the cold, as I stand from the bed and walk to what I hope is a bathroom, by the smell of soaps I can tell I'm right. I take the liberty of showering, smiling when I see my ribs are less noticable through my scarred skin.

I hurry and finish, finding a towel in a closet along with a hair dryer that I attempt to learn to use and fail miserably so I put it up and wrap myself before heading back into the room and smelling for which door smells more like cotton to find the closet, I had to guess the smell by smelling the ones I was wearing and memorizing it. I guess correctly and grab a lose long sleeve that reaches my knees and some leggings that don't quite fit right either but I don't mind, they're still comfortable.

I make my way to the door and open it to an empty hallway. I look both ways, not seeing anyone, before moving down the hall I remember going threw before, trying to track someone I knew.

I walk for a few more minutes, not scenting anyone familiar and start to panic, what if they left me? I finally smell someone, a she-wolf I don't recognise but I follow the scent nonetheless, no she-wolf had ever hurt me before, only males. Her scent kinda reminded me of Easter, almost sickeningly sweet because her natural scent is almost completely covered in strong, nose stinging perfume.

I scrunch my nose when he scent gets stronger before hearing a high pitched voice demand, "Who are you?" I turn to see a bright blond haired girl with matching pale skin, bright red lips, and bright blue eyes. I would have said she looked like an angel if she wasn't looking at me like she would like nothing more than to rip my throat out.

"Umm.." I mumble, nervous, "M-my na-nam -"

She cuts me off with her now annoyingly high voice, "Could you stop stuttering? Goddess just speak clearly! Tell me who you are now."

I hurry to tell her, "My name is Eve an- and I'm just looking for my sister."

The girl scowls, "Well apparently she isn't here? Only the non shifters, women, and some guards are here, the rest went out on a raid." I nod, "Anyway you aren't part of this pack, you don't have our scent, you don't belong. So you better go before I have you killed for trespassing rogue."

I whimper, scared of her threat but before I can respond Snow takes over. She cant talk to us like that! She growls and I feel myself loose control, feel my eyes turn white and feel my body begin to shake, my bones cracking. The girl screams but before I'm done shifting something stings in my ribs and the world tilts. The last thing I remember is the girl screaming again and running as the smell of rogues fill the room and a smirking, scarred face looking at me. "Ready to go home Evey?" Noah asks, and everything goes black.

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A/N

Hey yall, so so so sorry! I'll try to update ASAP and I know I say that a lot and never do so sorry again. Also sorry for the short chapter! I swear im working on the next one right now! Anyway I hope you enjoyed!

Till next time~

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