5. Caught in The Rain

My body went colder with each heavy step I took down the stairs. Beads of sweats formed on my temples in anticipation of the punishment that was soon to befall me

"Why are you coming down alone? Where is Chloe?" Luna Kathleen queried in a stentorian tone that sent chills down my being

Josh was already at the dining table and along with Alpha Taylor, they had their eyes fixed on me waiting for me to speak

"Why aren't you saying anything? Cat got your tongue Lorraine?" Alpha Taylor questioned

"Umm..... I... Chloe...She....."

"Speak before I rip out your tongue with my claws Lorraine!" Luna Kathleen bellowed making me flinch

"Chloe..... Chloe isn't...she isn't in her room" I stuttered, my lips shaking with the pronunciation of each word

"Did she sneak out again?" Josh asked still munching his dinner

"Chloe isn't in her room?!!" Alpha Taylor sprang up

"Yes Alpha, it....it seems she sneaked out again"

"I told you didn't I Lorraine? Always keep an eye on Chloe but you never listen now she's sneaked out again!!" Luna Kathleen fumed

"I'm sorry Luna" I uttered obscurely

"Sorry doesn't bring my daughter back to me!!" Luna Kathleen bellowed advancing angrily at me but Alpha Taylor held her back

"We'll find her dear, I'll send some pack warriors to look for her and we'll definitely find her" Alpha Taylor assured

"You will also go and look for my daughter Lorraine and do not dare return without finding her because if you set your filthy feet into this house and my daughter isn't here yet, I will make you suffer miserably!" Luna Kathleen fumed strongly spelling out each word that made me believe she meant everything she said

I stood still, not sure of what to do but Luna Kathleen looked at me with the most angry eyes

"You are still here?"

"I'm.... I'm sorry Luna, I'll get going now" I said and I quickly dashed out of the house

"Lorraine" someone called as I stepped out of the Mansion

I looked back to see Josh standing by the door and staring at me, a smirk plastered on his face

"If only you had made me happy back there in the bathroom, then maybe I'll have been able to put in a favourable word for you and prevent Mum from sending you out in the middle of the night, but you Lorraine, remain so overly stubborn and this will be your punishment, next time make your choice wisely Lorraine because yes, there will be a next time as I haven't had my fill of you yet" Josh said smacking his lips as he stared at me

"Have a fun time looking for Chloe" he added and walked back into the Mansion

I trudge down the lone pathway of the pack's territory, the moonlight was the only source of light to see and it was as though the weather had decided to go against me tonight too as a heavy wind suddenly began to blow getting me scared, the cold wind of the night gusting across my face made me squint my eyes to see properly

Where would I possibly find Chloe in this weather?

I got to the end of the pack's territory and I stopped

She couldn't have possibly strayed farther from the pack's territory right? A wolf outside her pack's territory at night and in this weather can be very dangerous as there are many betas and gamas out there that have a tendency of hurting people that strays too far away from their pack at night. I know this because I've heard stories, stories of our wolves being beating up and molested by other wolves of the high ranking packs when they strayed too far at night

"Chloe!!!" I called severally, my eyes carefully scanning the surrounding

Oh please Chloe, don't make me go outside the pack please?

But I knew there was no point in hoping or praying, Chloe isn't here so I'll have to go past the pack's territory to look for her, I have no choice

I proceeded into dark stormy night outside the pack's territory. Muttering a silent prayer as I ambled into the night

Against all of my prayers, the cloud soon began to pour heavily, drenching my whole body. I should go back to the pack's territory or at least take shelter somewhere till the rain subsides but I couldn't bring myself to because I was honestly worried, I might not be treated like one but Chloe is like a younger sister to me, she always had my pity as her parents made her live a confined life inside the pack's territory without a valid reason, and now she's out here all alone, it's really dangerous out here, what if she gets hurt or people bully her or does something really nasty to her?

My thoughts occupied my whole senses as I walked making me unaware of the stone in front of me and I tripped, almost falling

Two strong hands suddenly gripped my arm preventing me from falling to the ground. But this all seems very familiar, too familiar, my head went back to the heart stopping moment I had with the Lycan twins in the school's store room. I slowly raised my head up, expecting to see my two familiar saviours but I couldn't have been more wrong as my eyes met with two stone faced men, one was tall and muscular and the other was short and not so built, they were both grinning from ear to ear as they stared at me

"Careful lady, someone as pretty as you are shouldn't be allowed to fall to the ground" the short man said

"Pretty? Oh spare me please, she ain't pretty but I don't mind enjoying her body either way" the tall man uttered, smacking his lips

"I'm.... I'm sorry and thank you for saving me from falling, I'll take my leave now" I said as I made to leave but they both held on to my arm, still gripping me tightly

"We didn't say you could leave" the tall man said

"What is a weak wolf like you doing outside your territory on a rainy night? You are one of those wolves that always sneaks out of their homes in the nights right?" the short man queried

"What? No, I promise you I didn't sneak out or anything, I just really need to find someone and I'll return back to my pack" I explained hoping they will let me go

"Oh it's obvious that you are a stray wolf" The tall guy said, still staring at me with his greedy eyes

"What pack are you from?" The short man queried

"The.... the Nightwalker pack" I replied and they busted into a howling laughter

"She's from the lowest pack around here" the short guy grinned

"This means we can have our fill of her without a problem" the tall guy smirked, cupping my face with his hand

"No, no let me go" I cried as I struggled to break free, but my tear and cry for help were both drowned by the heavy rain

"Oh tonight is going to be good, let's get under some shade and get this done with" the short guy said as they both began to drag me to down a dark alley

"No, no please, I'm only but a servant, I am lowly and unattractive, please let me go please" I pleaded, my voice quavering with fear. These are one of the times I detest my wolf, it should help me break free of these guys now but whenever I'm in any sort of danger, it's practically asleep, my wolf is basically useless

The two men let out a groan as stone suddenly hit their heads from nowhere. They stopped walking and their eyes darted around

"Who the hell was that?!"

"Who dared to throw stones at us? Show yourself!" They bellowed and two figures stepped out of the dark alley

"We should have thrown our knives instead brother"

"Then we'll have committed an unnecessary kill and father won't take that lightly"

Those voice, they sounded all too familiar, the deep scent of musk and sweet fragrance that wafted it's way past the rain to my nose waking up my sleeping wolf and making it growl the word "Mates" repeatedly hinted me of who the voices might belong too. Raising up my head, my doubts were confirmed, it is them, the Lycan twins

"Who are you two and what are you doing here shoving your nose into our business?" The tall guy questioned

"Or do you have a death wish?" the short guy vaunted

"Death wish?" Jayden laughed "Why don't you tell him brother, we do not have a death wish but we are the angel of death himself"

"And when angels of death pays you a visit, you should shrivel in fear as it means your time is up" Jordan completed in his usual dead voice

They both advanced angrily towards the two men holding me captive, gripping each of them by the neck, Jayden and Jordon threw my captors away as though they weighed nothing more than a piece of paper. The men managed to get up on their feet and they immediately scampered away

I stared at them in disbelief, I wanted to keep a clear head but my raging wolf was of no help and neither was the rain dripping down their wet shirts that hung so tightly to their body making their abs very visible

"I...you.....how...?" I was unable to find my voice nor the right question to ask

"Can you really not fight for yourself Lorraine, those men were going to molest you!!" Jordan voiced angrily

"I....I was helpless, I couldn't do anything" I defended

"If you can't do anything, then stop putting yourself in dangerous situations Lorraine!" Jayden railed

"You think I chose to always be in a dangerous situation? You think I chose to be like this?! To live this way?!! I understand that you saved me and I am grateful for that but you can never understand what I go through, my life is none of your business after all" I voiced trying hard to not vent my pent up anger at them

"Your life is our business!! We are not able to ignore you even if we want to!!" Jordan bellowed

"You cannot even begin to imagine the amount of control it took to not rip those guy's hearts out!!" Jayden fumed

"Seeing you in danger sends our wolves into an uncontrollable rage!" Jordan growled....