My Dark Knight (COMPLETED)

Chapter 21

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I stood there in shock for several long, drawn out seconds, trying to absorb exactly what was happening. With everything that had occurred in the last few days my mind was overwhelmed, and the cowardly part of me just wanted to shut everything down, return to my house, and sleep.

But I couldn’t.

My Wolf jerked me out of my moment of self-pity when she snarled, loud and clear, in the back of my mind, Our Mate! Go to our Mate!

Maria had made her way over to me and was staring at the swelling lump on my face with an expression akin to horror. “Skylar…I can’t believe he hit you….” She turned to her father. “What are we going to do?”

I didn’t hear what Jack said as I felt the blood rushing through my veins and my head started pounding. My Wolf wanted to take over so we could Shift and run towards the Black Mountains Pack territory as fast as we possibly could. I fought her down, gritting my teeth at the effort it took to control her.

WE HAVE TO GO THERE NOW! She snapped furiously. He’s going to try to kill Gabriel! I sensed the worry and concern in her voice, and shaking my numbness off, I snapped into action. I shoved through the crowd of werewolves still gathered nearby, ignoring whatever Beta Jack was saying. Maybe Alpha Brett was going to his house first and I could catch him there before he took off. Some part of me, though, seriously doubted that. I had seen the madness glinting in his eyes. He had suffered an overwhelming loss and he was responding with anger. I understood, but that didn’t mean I was going to let him start a war between our packs.

I took off at a quick pace towards the Alpha’s house, knowing I couldn’t afford to waste time. I heard footsteps behind me as Jack and Maria jogged after me.

“Are you going to save Gabriel?” Maria asked, and I turned over my shoulder as I continued my pace. Her expression was unreadable.

While I felt a twinge as I heard Gabriel’s name and I resented the fact that my own Alpha was going after my Mate, I realized it wasn’t Gabriel’s safety I was worried about. I knew how powerful and relentless he was.

“Actually, no. I’m going to try to save Alpha Brett.”

Jack caught up to me, eyebrows drawn together in confusion. “Skylar, I know your Mate is strong, but Alpha Brett’s rage is fueling him. Right now he feels like he has nothing left to lose. He might-“

“Trust me, guys,” I broke in, cutting the Beta off bluntly. “Gabriel is too strong. Alpha Brett won’t stand a chance.” As I spoke the words I knew they were true. Gabriel would kill Alpha Brett without thinking, and while I thought Brett was making some very rash decisions, I didn’t want him dead. It would only throw our pack into more chaos. The packs needed to work together until the vampires were gone, not tear each other apart.

We reached the Alpha’s house. To my disappointment, I didn’t catch Brett’s fresh scent there. So he had decided to go straight to enemy territory, then. I had to go now or I wouldn’t catch up to them in time.