"Derek!" Zack shouted. "I'm on it," Derek said taking off his clothes and shifting into his wolf form. He quickly lunged at the one standing in front of Seraiya grabbing him by the neck and tearing his head off.
Zack ran to Seraiya and grabbed her arm stopping her from cutting her throat anymore
"Please don't do this," he said looking into her eyes. "It's my fault," she said as tears continued to fall down her cheeks. "Everyone is dead because of me," she said "If I wasn't alive they wouldn't be dead" she continued. "Look at me Seraiya," he said looking into her eyes. "I don't know what did this to you but this isn't you" he added. He put his other hand on her cheek. "No one is dead because of you," he told her. "You have to fight this" he added with a serious look. "Your pack can't lose you, your new mate can't lose you," he told her. "I can't lose you," he said calmly.
Seraiya's eyes turned from pink to back to gold and her hand opened forcing her to drop the knife.
"Zack?" she said confused. "I'm right here," he said hugging her. "Where are they?" she asked him. "They were right here" she added. "Who?" he asked pulling out of the hug. "Amani, Anya, and Aaron," she told him. "They were never here," he told her. It was then that Seraiya noticed the 3 bodies of vampires shredded to pieces, lying on the ground. "Was I compelled?" she asked looking at Zack. "I don't know," he told her.
"Alpha" Seraiya's beta yelled as he and 3 other wolves ran to Seraiya. "What happened here?" her beta asked as he stopped in front of the first body. "That's what you need to find out," Seraiya said as Zack helped her up. Derek still in his wolf form approached Seraiya. He was a large black wolf just like herself. Seraiya looked down at her bloody mat before turning to her beta
"Find whether I was just drugged, compelled, or spelled, and find out who the hell did it" she commanded. "Yes Alpha" the beta replied. "Somebody clean up this mess it's disgusting" she added as she stepped over the bodies and walked past her beta. Zack and Derek followed behind quickly catching up to her.
"Thank you she asked him. "Parden?" Zack questioned. "Thank you both," she said picking up Derek's clothes for him then continued walking. "In the state I was in there's no way I would have been able to do anything about those vampires in fact if you two hadn't arrived I probably would have slit my own throat" she explained.
Derek growled. "You know we followed after you after you left the ballroom when Derek felt something was wrong," Zack told her. "When we caught up to you we saw them surrounding you and Derek shifted. Though I think his wolf lost a bit of control because his mate was in danger he didn't mean to cover you in blood" Zack said awkwardly looking down at Derek. "It's fine," Seraiya said simply.
When Seraiya Zack and Derek made it back to the banquet hall where everyone was already leaving and Kyra was already waiting outside for them. "You three were gone awhile," Kyra said noticing Seraiya covered in blood. "What the hell happened to you?" Kyra asked simply.
"That's what I would like to know too" Seraiya replied sarcastically as she handed Derek's clothes to Zack. Seraiya then walked past Kyra. "I'm going home," Seraiya said as Derek tried to follow her. "Stay," Seraiya said turning to him. Derek took a step back and let out a whine. "Tonight is not the night," she told him before getting into her car, starting it, and driving off. "It's good to know she hasn't changed," Kyra said sarcastically as Zack stared at her car as it began to fade in the distance.
When Seraiya made it home the first thing she did was undress and get into the shower. As the hot water hit the top of her head she closed her eyes and tilted her head up before sliding her hands across the top of her head pushing some of the water through her hair.
The day had been annoying. She didn't even want to go to that stupid Alpha conference but her beta told her it would be a good idea if she did. Something about giving her a better image in society.
She couldn't help but think back to earlier events. Seraiya let out a sigh. She quickly finished her shower and got out wrapping a towel around her body. She went into her room and opened her dresser pulling out some pajamas and quickly changed before using the towel to dry her hair.
As Seraiya was just about to get into bed for the night she was suddenly grabbed from behind. The person covered her mouth and wrapped their other arm around her body holding her tightly and preventing her from getting out of their grasp no matter how she struggled.
Her eyes suddenly gave off a golden glow and as they did a burst of golden energy burst from her body, pushing the attacker away from her and forcing them to hit her bedroom wall. Another man suddenly came out of nowhere attempting to punch her but Seraiya quickly grabbed his fist and twisted it forcing him to the ground. "3 years," Seraiya said very obviously annoyed. "3 years I went without anyone trying to kill me and take my power and now after all this time someone has decided to come after me again!" Seraiya said, anger leaking off of her body.
"Who sent you?" Seraiya said demanding an answer. "I'll never tell you," said the man. Seraiya then took her free hand and put it in the direction of the other attacker, using her power to lift the unconscious man off the ground.
"Obviously you don't care about yourself but maybe you care about your friend here so I'll ask again," Seraiya said. "Who Sent You?" she asked.
TO BE CONTINUED