Chance that got away

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Kailus, Cain's father had to act immediately after the she-wolf jump from the cliff. He looks around for Stephen. This is a great opportunity to capture him again and present him back to the council.

When Esha touched the ground and turned back to her human form, the pull she has from the wolves dissolve for a while as she willed it so when she was falling.

Kailus turned towards Samantha who nodded, understanding the situation. Before anything else and to solve and try to understand what happened to all of them, their real goal coming to Dale Ven comes now.

Three different packs at the same place, two of which are in conflict, the pursued and the pursuer. The other is none of the two.

Stephen roamed his wolf eyes around and was able to evade the charge of Kailus. Two alphas facing each other.

They pace in circle, calculating what next action to do, each of their pack members are in alert, once they start to fight, they will all be caught up with it as well.

Cain had disappeared from all of this as he finds a way down the cliff without jumping like Esha did.

Bran had to make sure what happened to Esha.

Kailus jumped at Stephen's wolf body and pinned it down the ground. Like a trigger, the other wolves started to attack each other. What a fight to watch under the blood moon that had awakened Esha's buried form.

Mara is enjoying this. She clawed at one gray wolf and flung it on her side. The wolf welp in pain as its body crashes on the ground. Two more gray wolves charged at her and was able to hold down one of her feet but Mara bit on the other wolf then pushed it away from her.

It would have been funny to say like wolves are flying from each direction being fling around by one black wolf or another or one gray wolf or another.

Stephen pushed his upper right feet on Kailus' throat and pushed Kailus' chest using his upper left feet. Kailus held on to his hold but Stephen overpowered him so Stephen was able to free himself from Kailus.

The pack of which Bran is a member had to withdraw and ran back to their own territory in town. The students from Luna Academy, the school Bran goes to, ran back to school. They don't need to involve themselves with two packs' fight that does not much involve them. Or so they thought.

The killing in Dale Ven happened when Stephen's pack arrived in town. It was one of the rogue wolf member that killed that night. It was uncontrollable due to the death of his mate which is caused by Stephen.

By the time Bran came to where Esha fell, she is buried within the other gray wolf's, Cain, embrace.

Esha looks at him and he sensed her sadness, frustration and the anger she felt, some it to him. He didn't know about this, too, so what is he to be blame for?

Her body glistened under the light of the moon. The fight above had left a ringing in her ears, like she wanted them to just rip each other and be done with it so that they'll stop.

She felt no shame now with her naked body exposed to the two men who are both part of this world she will be, as well. She wanted to be far away from here as soon as possible.

Cain caught up with it. Esha laid on his back and they went on inside the woods. Bran watch them go and wish he can go with them to see how Esha really is. It's her anger that stopped him. He knew that he can't also push himself to take her when she willingly went off with that Thales' werewolf.

Above the cliff, the fighting continued.

'You think you can get me again?' Stephen's voice in his head speaks up to Kailus.

'Oh you bet, I will' Kailus responded, 'If it is the last thing I will do, then I will.'

'You're precious council are a bunch of idiots and a pretentious lots.'

'So you're special, then' even thoughts can have the feel of sarcasm.

'Oh maybe, because I have the guts to find our own bloodline while they hide in their own prophecies of destruction.'

Kailus jumped at him again and slash at Stephen's neck but before he can do it again, Stephen kick at him and pushed him hard away from him.

'It is your choice' Stephen said to Kailus using his mind as they can't talk like humans in their wolf form, 'Stay with your council and be ignorant, or you can turn tables and I'll tell you what this night really is.'

'Liar' Kailus responded, 'You always lie so do not expect me to be deceived again.'

'Why can't you move on from that, old friend?'

'I am not your friend.'

'Have you forgotten?' Stephen's wolf eyes were mocking Kailus.

Sudenly, he turned away from Kailus and made a run towards the area near the car that Cain and Esha left. Mara is whimpering on the ground, her black fur stained with blood.

Kailus ran fast towards them and stood in front of Samantha protectively. Stephen wants to slash at the she-wolf who had done a damage to his mate. Kailus golden eyes burned at him yet again. He turned to Mara and carried her on his back. Like a snap of a finger, his pack members had to ran towards him.

Kailus didn't protest and he did not follow them. His pack members were also down and lets go of the black wolves, as they retreat from the scene.

The chance to capture Stephen went off just like that. It went off because Kailus was too surprised to see his sister again, and for a long time that it feels like forever, beaten up by his mate. If only fate is not messed up just like now, his sister would still be with them.

She has lost it all and she never regretted anything. Mara looks at her brother's fading image as she lay on her mate's back.

'Such is life, and such is fate' she thought, 'But I'll make sure that wife of yours, dear brother, will pay for what she's done to me.'

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