Chapter 3

Jeremy's POV

"AHHH! WHAT IN GODDESS NAME?!" I hear Bellona scream. That's not good.

Me and two other warriors starting running to where Bell went to shift and change. As we approach I see her on the ground, the clothes she just put on soaked in blood.

"SHIT! Bellona don't move your injuries are extremely severe!" I plead with her when I see she is still trying to move around. Thankfully she listens to my pleas. She's extremely pale and her breathing is labored.

"I need a pack doctor! NOW!" I bellow. Many other warriors have already gathered around us to check on their fellow pack-mate. I can hear their collective gasps and comments between each other as I kneel next to Bellona.

"How is she alive?! There's so much blood..."

"Oh, Goddess!"

"DOCTOR! We need a doctor NOW!"

I'm currently watching her chest rise and fall to ensure she is still with us. Her heartbeat is extremely faint and her breathing is very shallow. Deciding not to wait for another second I scoop Bell's unconscious body into my arms and make a run for the pack hospital.

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"She is still extremely weak, but she is out of the woods. For now, her body just needs rest so it can heal"

"Thank you, doctor. I appreciate it."

"Of course Jeremy. We all love Bell around here, such a pure soul. I wasn't going to let her slip away that easily." He gives me a small smile and a wink while patting me on the shoulder, then he leaves me to be alone with Bell. With a sigh of relief, I decide to mind link our head warrior to see how it went with the last bit of rouges.

"Eli, what's the word with the rouges? Were you guys able to handle it and did you get any captured for questioning?"

"I'm sorry Beta but no... after you took off with Bellona... they all... well they just retreated." the confusion is evident in his tone. For good reason, why would they just retreat like that?

"Alpha?"

"Go ahead, Jeremy."

"I have just been informed the rest of the rouges retreated after I left to bring Bellona to the pack hospital. Would you like to hold a meeting?"

"Considering the circumstances I believe that would be best. Any idea why they just retreated or is that still unknown?"

"Still unknown sir. I will set up a time for a meeting with the council and the surrounding pack's Alphas."

'Why on earth would they attack like that just to retreat? Any ideas Jay?'

'No, not really. Unless they were after something.'

'But what were they after and did they get it? That's the real question.'

'Jeremy....'

'What is it, Jay? Just say it.'

'What if it wasn't a matter of being after something but someONE?'

'pfft! Who the hell were they after then? Because they didn't get any of our people.'

'No, they didn't... but the only one they went after and injured...?' Oh, no...

Bellona...