Chapter Forty-One

Needing the quiet to be able to concentrate on multiple locations as well as locating the vampire I head to the washrooms where I am hoping the noise level will be minimal. Paying attention to the bonds of the others heading towards the car I open a link up to Sam, Connor and unknowing to him Carl. With the permission of their wolves Val links in with their senses and boost them with her ability to keep watch on their surroundings and ensure they are safe. Whilst she is doing that, I stretch out my own senses and work on finding the location of the vampire.

"Jenni your nose is bleeding" damn I am overexerting myself, but I need to do this right now or we could be in even bigger trouble, using the back of my hand I wipe it away.

"It's nothing to worry about." Five minutes later Val gives me the go ahead that they are back at the car but I'm still no wiser in where the bloody vampire is "Right it is our turn. I need you to do exactly what I tell you to do Scott." I tell him sternly and he nods his head in agreement.

Finally on the ground floor my senses pick up the presence of the vampire and I turn in the direction to find Gregory with him. Do they know each other? I'm not deluded and know that not all vampires are evil but every encounter I've had with them hasn't been pleasant. Their gaze suddenly snaps to mine, and I curse myself for not removing my gaze off them sooner, they must have felt my eyes on them.

Picking up speed I get to the car park in no time at all only to be blocked by a group of five rogues. Carl must have been watching for me as I see the driver door open and know he is about to come to me; shit I need him to stay there not help me.

"Scott, go to them" dropping Scott down to his feet he does as I have instructed him, and I divert my attention to the group of rogues and step to the side in case one of them decides to go after Scott.

'Sam. Front seat. Get ready to open the door for me and get Carl back in the damn car and driving towards the exit.' I command him through the link. Two of the rogues take that moment to come at me whilst a third goes for Scott but I throw one of the ones coming at me into the third to stop his pursuit. Which then causes all of them to come at me.

Glancing over my shoulder briefly I see the car moving towards the exit and thank the goddess that Carl paid attention to what Sam has told him, knocking another one down I sprint towards the exit. Carl must see what I am doing and picks up speed just before we meet the passenger door flies open and I grab the oh shit handle and pull myself in before slamming the door shut. Carl pulls out of the parking area and pushes his foot down to the floor to get us far away from the danger.

"Want to explain what the hell is going on?"

"Rogues?" I point behind me not sure how much I should explain as I am checking on the others.

"Well, I guessed that much." He rolls he eyes at me.

"Carl you might want to put your foot down" Conner warns as I look out the back window to see two SUVs in pursuit of us, shit they are still after us, and I haven't got a single damn weapon on me.

"Shit. I cannot link the alpha this far away. You need to ring him to send back up." One of the vehicles following us goes to slam into us and Carl only just manages to guide us out of the way. "Damn it I am not used to driving."

"Count of three move your seat back. I am going to take over" I place my left hand on the wheel ready for me to guide it when I take control.

"Jenni?"

"Count of three" I move myself into a better position not giving him the option to disagree "One. Two. Three."

I slip in front of him taking control and yank the hand brake on just in time spinning the car around to face back in the direction of the mall as another car comes from us from the front. Taking off again I slam my foot down and manoeuvre between two of the other cars, Carl holds onto my waist to make sure I don't get jolted from the seat.

"Sam, report."

"Three cars following, shit get down." Bullets plaster the back of the car.

"Carl any weapons in this car?"

"No, it's used for grocery shop normally."

"Damn it." Slowing the vehicle down to let one catch up it goes to the side and as it is about to slam into us, I put my foot down and use its nudge to spin us around as it careens into a tree at the side of the road, the two behind moving too fast to react and I speed back towards the pack. "Carl, you need to let them know we are-" suddenly I feel the aurora of Alpha Chris approaching us speedily before I clock three SUVs.

"Shit there is more of them" Carl curses.

"No, they are friendly" I tell Carl just as they swivel behind us blocking the ones in pursuit of us. Thankfully they have weapons and soon deter the ones following. How the heck did he know we needed help? Then it clicks I was on the phone to him and forgot to cancel the call.

Skidding to a stop outside the packhouse I leap out ignoring everyone around me, I need to check the perimeter, running off towards the border I hear the heavy footsteps of those following me, pretty sure they are calling out to me, but I am so zoned into what I am doing I don't hear them.

'Val, I need you to help me make sure there is no vamps' working together using all our abilities we make it halfway around the border when the scent hits us.

'To your right Jen' following the scent I come to a halt when it disappears, arms grab me and I grab hold launching the assaulter to the ground, shit.

"Sorry Alpha" I bow my head.

"Well, I should know better but you weren't listening. Now explain." Joe demands as he gets off the ground.

"Don't you smell it Alpha?"

"Smell what?"

"The stench of a Vampire?"

"They're all gone Jenni." Can't they smell it, moving slightly back I pick it up again.

"There. Don't you smell it?" they come to me and sniff.

"Rogues" the alphas say in unison.

"Jenni you can smell rogues, but they are long gone." Joe tells me trying to soothe me.

'Val. It's a vampire, right?'

"Jenni. Calm down you were attacked and your-"

"I-I-" Joe steps cautiously towards me wrapping me in his arms and I suddenly realise my body is trembling with adrenaline, am I mistaken? Did I get it wrong?

"Shit your nose" Chris squeezes the bridge of my nose over Joe's shoulder and if it was under any other circumstances, I would probably joke about them being my overprotective dad's or something, but this really isn't the time.

"We need to get you to the Doc."

'Val? I need to know I am not going mad.'

'Jen, they can only smell the rogues here with their noses but there is vampire. You aren't imaging it.' She finally comforts me, well as comforting as it can be knowing that there has been a vampire close by recently.

'It's just like before-' my body collapses as my mind seems to separate from it, what is going on with me I am stronger than this.

'Jen calm. We are older this time.' But I cannot calm down and the memories latch hold of me drawing me down in to a pit of pain.