Chapter 6

Violet's POV

I woke up in an unfamiliar place. Startled I looked for Violet and Balto. I saw Violet curled up into my lap but no signs of Balto. Then it hits me, memories of yesterday when Summer and I getting home Balto collapsing in front of us, Summer and I rushing to the vet clinic, me leaving Balto in the emergency room of the clinic, being told by my boss to go to waiting room Summer curling into my lap and falling asleep after fighting it of for a while. I must have fallen asleep.

Shit, Balto! I carefully put Summer on the chair where I was and carefully laid her down trying not to disturb her. I go into the emergency room to see if Dr Rose is in there with Balto. I saw that it was empty so I asked one of my co-workers and asked where Balto is.

"In-room 16 Violet and Dr Rose is in her office she wanted to talk to you first before you go in and see Balto"

"Thanks," I said heading straight into Dr Rose's office. I quickly spoke to Dr Rose asking about his condition and she said it must have been from exhaustion and its nothing to worry about.

I went straight to room 16 were Balto was, he was in the large cage they had he was whimpering in the back corner of the cage curled in a tight ball until he heard me and smelt me and he looked up in relief.

"What is wrong, what happened. I-I was s-s-so s-sc-scared for y-you." I said stuttering towards the end from the emotions I was feeling.

"Sorry Vi, I passed out due to tiredness from making them not finding you girls. You know you are my only family I have left and you are both like my sisters. I didn't want the Night Star Pack members to find where you two live plus the Alpha was there the first time just after I came back home. He must have sent another group back around lunch because the one of the same members from the first group came back with a few others and that was even harder because I was tiered from the first fight. The alpha also tried to make me submit but because I'm used to you it didn't work as you are stronger than any alpha." Balto said in a sad and distressed tone.

Oh.. My... God.... I was too shocked to respond to him. They nearly found us.

"No! no, no, no, no, no they can't, they just can't find out." I said starting to panic.

"Nobody can find out about us and what we are especially a powerful pack like them. We can't afford to let for the Alpha to find Summer and I out and figure out what we are." I said mind-linking Balto as I can't afford anyone to listen in to the conversation and figure out what I'm talking about and about what Summer and I are.

I breathe in deeply to try and calm myself down but I can smell a familiar scent. I have smelled it a few times before, just can't figure out where it would be. God it had to be didn't it. Of course it did. It's from Jake and Zane's pack it had to be.

"How near did they get?" I asked Balto mind-linking him.

"Pretty close like near to the pond which is an hour away. To the point that they could probably smell you two but put it down to a strange scent and not knowing who it was or anything." Balto said to me sniffing the air with a confused look on his face.

"What is it?" I asked him "Is it one of them?" Balto nodded his head confirming my suspicion.

Okay don't worry... don't worry, it will be okay... it will be okay... they wont find out they wont find out. I was starting to panic. Balto noticed and jumped up onto me and put his weight onto me to calm me down. It worked.

"Thanks Balto" I said giving him a big hug.

"Now that that is over can we please get out of here?" Balto said giving me a small whimper. I just laugh at him.

" Yeah lets get going" I said opening the cage further and climbing out of the doorway to let him pass me as I was kind of blocking the gate of the cage. We walked out of the room and headed to where I had left Summer sleeping. I went to wake Summer up but found her talking to a stranger that smells like it's from Jake's pack.

"That was one of them wasn't?" I mind-linked Balto. He nodded in response with a slight growl. I nudge him in warning to stop and he just looked at me giving me a look but that meant he was annoyed but he did listened.

I looked closer to Summer and she looked so scared. Summer then saw me and bolted towards Balto and I. Summer hugged me then proceeded to hug then hide under Balto. When Summer hugged me I gave her a quick glance over to check if there were any injuries to her but luckily there wasn't even a mark on her from falling asleep on the chair. I gave Balto a look as if to say 'protect her and hide her under you' I also gave a look to Summer saying 'hide under Balto' they both nodded in acknowledgement.

I saw the stranger give me a confused look and I just ignored him. I gave a small hand gesture towards Balto to make him stand down as he still was injured and on guard and I couldn't handle him getting injured. I also gave a quick mind-link to Summer as to say wait for my command.

I looked at the stranger as he continued to look at the three of us in a confused manner. I stared at the stranger and then looked at Summer then back at the Stranger then at Summer again silently asking the question if she knew who the stranger was.

"No Vi, I don't know him or recognise him and no he doesn't know my name as I didn't talk to him or anything. I kind of just froze until I smelt you and Balto in the room" Summer said mind-linking me.

I slightly nodded my head in thanks to her. I was relieved to here that she didn't know who he was but I was also angry that I didn't have any information on him. I was just about to signal to Balto and Summer to leave when the stranger started to say something to us. I didn't stop though I kept on walking and nodded my head to signal to Balto and Summer to move on. Summer decided to jump into my arms as she wanted to practically hide from the stranger as she buried her head into my neck for some comfort.

Once we were outside we headed into the direction of another part of the forest where our second home is. But because the stranger was near we walked on the border of the town and forest.

I know what your thinking, why do we have a second home? Well it is because of situations like this like when someone is either close to finding our first home or does find it, I then go to our other home and stay there for at least a week or two depending on the situation and the risk for us all. We usually have three one in a cave, tree or sometimes something like a borrow. We are going to head to the big tree where there is a borrow big enough for Balto to sleep in comfortably in. Summer and I will stay in the tree probably in our snowy owl form or some other animal form. We have both learnt to not shift back into human form while sleeping as we get both our hybrids to stay in-control while we sleep. As we move a lot we have had to get used to sleeping in weird places so this is normal for us. We haven't been in a bed for years, I actually can't remember the last time we slept in a bed.

As we walked out of the vet clinic the stranger was still following us but at a good distance behind us to were a normal human wouldn't be able to hear the footsteps but because we are not humans we could clearly hear him. I put Summer down and looked at Balto who if looks could kill the stranger would be dead. That's what I love about Balto, his over protectiveness even though he himself is still a pup. I turned around and the stranger stood in front of us a few meters away. I stood protectively in front of Summer and Balto waiting for the stranger to make the first move.

"What is your name?" I asked slightly annoyed and angry that he was following us.

"Edward" the stranger I mean Edward said.

"Okay then, why are you following us?" I asked getting angrier and more annoyed.

"No reason" Edward said in a calm but bored tone maybe. I don't know but what I do know is that he is getting on my last nerves.

"Why were you talking to my 'friend' here and when I was gone then?" I asked getting pissed but I was able to manage my anger for now.

"I urm, I was just wanting to chat as I saw here threw the window and didn't see anyone with her so I urm thought she was alone. I am sorry if I worried both of you and if I scared her." Edward said obviously leaving some things out and lying about others.

I scoffed "I don't belief that." I said "Come on and go back to your pack warrior" I said and once I said it I instantly regretted it. Edward looked so stunned, shocked and looked at me with confusion written all over his face.

"How do you know what I am and what rank I am human?" Edward asked with a slight questioning tone when he said human.

I just stood there too shocked at what I said to register anything going on around me. Balto nudged my hand trying to snap me out of my dazed state.

"V we need to go." Summer said urgently. All I could do was nod. I haven't been this shocked before I don't think.

"Balto can you please snap her out of it." Summer said to Balto I think

"Violet we need to go and we need you. You have to snap out of it before we are in more danger. You know I can't fight as well as I am injured and you need to look after Summer. We need you to be strong for us. Before we are taken away" Balto said making me snap out of it as I don't want any harm coming our way. He is right I need to focus and make sure we all get out of here alive and safely.

"Thanks both of you." I said sadly through mind-link.

"What just happened between you two and the wolf? Actually, why aren't you scared of the wolf or running away from it? Why did you pick it up from the vets? Why were you at the vet's? Who is the wolf you? Is he your pet?" Edward asked firing away questions like no-bodies business.

I just walked away with Summer and Balto following me. Edward started to follow us but I didn't really care as I just wanted to go away and forget everything that has just happened.

"Balto can you please take Edward to his pack we will follow in our owl forms" I mind-linked Balto and in response he nodded his head slightly growling at Edward and trying to herd Edward away. When that didn't work Balto grabbed Edward's jumper with his teeth and dragged him out towards Edwards packhouse. Edward growled but Balto didn't flinch or hesitate. Once they were out of sight Summer and I headed into the forest and then shifted into our owl forms and followed Edward and Balto trailing behind them making sure to cover up our scent.