Together • ALEC LIGHTWOOD {book 2}

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"No." She says truthfully. "But I can't let Clary do this, she could die."

"What if it's someone from your pack? Your brothers?" Jace questions but she shakes her head quickly. He goes to say something else but a loud growl cuts them off. They all look in front of them and see a white wolf who, to Alisha, looks familiar. She stops forwards in front of everyone.

"Gretel?" She asks softly and the wolf stops growling and looks at Alisha. She gives a small nod and studies her friends injuries, growling at the sight of them.

"Now!" Jeremy shouts from behind them and shoots something. Something clicks inside Alisha and she blocks the hit for Gretel. The urge to protect her pack, her family is stronger than anything else. The hybrid growls, her eyes flashed green and Jace sighs. The hybrid quickly kicks one of the men in their side, making him grunt. She then kicks his face and he falls to the floor. She turns to the other man, about to attack but Jeremy is quickly to stop her. The young shadowhunter stabs her with a silver knife in her hip, making her groan in pain.

"Hey!" Jace shouts stepping forwards but the other circle member holds him back. Gretel snaps her jaws as Jeremy pushes the hybrid to the floor. Alisha, too weak to do anything, just lies their in pain. Gretel jumps at the man but he shoots her with some sort of serum making her fall unconscious.

"Gre... Gretel." Alisha strains out as they take her away. Jace looks back at Alisha and sees two large werewolves come out. He's seen them in Luke's pack before so he knows she's safe.

"I'm sorry." Jace says and runs after Jeremy. One of the werewolves try to run after the group who took Gretel but when he reaches them, they've already gone through a portal. He regroups back to his pack mate. They both kneel beside Alisha, knowing who she is. One of them looks at the blade and quickly pulls it out causing the Lotova to wince.

"It's okay, I'll call Luke." One of them says and takes out his phone. The other puts pressure on her wound so she doesn't bleed out.

"Taito?" Luke asks through the phone once he answers it.

"I need you at the Hunters Moon. Alishas here, bring a stele." Taito says quickly hearing Luke shuffle.

"Is she okay?" Luke croaks out. Taito looks back at Alisha and sees her close to passing out.

"If you hurry she will be." He says into the phone and hears Luke running.

"10 minutes, whatever's happened keep her awake." Luke says and Taito ends the call.

"Take her inside," he looks at Alisha. "You'll be okay little one." She groans out a small 'thank you' and he smiles softly. Once they get her inside they're greeted by a young woman with curly hair.

"What's happened?" She says rushing over. "Alisha?" She questions and the hybrids does her best to smile. They place the girl on a chair.

"Maia?" Alisha croaks and the werewolf smiles, bringing her a wet cloth.

"Your alive." She smiles at her old friend. Alisha helped Maia when she first transformed and ever since they they've been best friend. Maia places the grey cloth on Alishas wound making her wince loudly. Maia frowns at all the black veins and scars littering her body.

"I'm fine." Alisha says after seeing Maia study her wounds. The werewolf nods but still not believing her.

After 10 minutes of trying to help Alisha, Luke barges through the door with Jason and Isaac by his side. The pair refused to let him see their sister alone and went with Luke. The three werewolves turn and see Alisha head rested on Maias shoulder. Her body limp, but she's still away. Her once grey top now covered in her own blood. The three waste no time to rush over their. Luke, with a stele he found in her old room, looks over her body for her iratze rune. Once he finds it he quickly activates it and watches the silver poisoning go away. The wound doesn't heal which makes them all scared but Alisha doesn't seem panicked. She sees their worried expressions and quickly speaks up.