My One Exception - Book 1

My One Exception - Code Breaker

Charlotte smoothed out his jacket and headed quickly upstairs. They didn't need to say anything because the kiss said it all.

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Charlotte was peering out the upstairs window when she saw a flash bolt hit a tree. Oh crap, she thought. She looked outside to see Derek and Scott, crawling on the ground with Kate right behind them and....oh no. Allison. Charlotte bolted down the stairs, only to be stopped by Peter. "Let me go, I need to stop Kate!"

Peter just held her, completely unaffected by her struggling. "I'll stop Kate in a few minutes. As for Allison - I'm sorry, Sweetheart, but she's made her choice." he said without hesitation.

"I can fix this, please!" she begged him. A gunshot outside startled her. "You think you can fix this? Alright, go ahead" he challenged, letting go and gesturing to the door. He was baiting her and she took it. She had to try. Charlotte flew out the door just as Kate was about to shoot Scott. "Kate, no!"

"Kate!" Chris's voice called out. They all looked at him. "I know what you did. Put the gun down" he told her.

"I did what I was told to do." Kate defended, still pointing the gun at Scott.

Chris wasn't buying it "No one asked you to murder innocent people. There were children in that house, ones who were human. Look what you're doing now! You're holding a gun at a sixteen year old boy with no proof he spilled human blood. We go by the code - Nous chassons ceux qui nous chassent."

Unfazed, Kate almost pulled the trigger when Chris sent a warning shot towards her. "Put the gun down before I put you down." Kate seemed to get the hint this time because she finally lowered her gun.

"You want to put someone down, Chris? Why don't you start her?" Kate said, pointing towards Charlotte. Chris looked confused. "Better yet, I will."

There was no time to react. Three shots rang out. Charlotte fell to the ground.

The alpha came bounding out, knocking everyone except Kate of their feet. Kate tried to shoot him when Peter broke her forearm, forcing her to drop her gun. He tossed her through the front door and picked Charlotte up, carrying her inside.

Kate was dazed from the impact and wasn't on her feet yet. Peter knelt down while he held Charlotte tight. There was so much blood, her dress was soaked with it. She was so pale and still. Charlotte's eyes fluttered open to find his. The light in her eyes was fading along with her heartbeat begin to fade. He had to make a choice quickly.

"Forgive me." he whispered. His eyes flashed red and he bit deep in her shoulder. She gasped quietly and then lost consciousness. He then placed her on an old chaise and kissed her forehead. There was nothing left There was nothing else he could do. Anger and sadness flooded Peter. This was never the plan. He grabbed Kate off the floor before she had time to react. Allison ran into the house to find Peter holding his claws at Kate's throat. For once in her life, Kate looked genuinely scared.

"She is beautiful, Kate. She looks like you. Probably not as damaged. So I'm going to give you a chance to save her. Apologize. Say that you're sorry for decimating my family, for leaving me burned and broken for six years...And for murdering Charlotte. Say it. And I'll let her live." Peter finished with tears in his eyes.

"I'm sorry." Kate whispered. Peter closed his eyes and swallowed hard. He must've heard a lie. He took a moment to process, and then blood sprayed everywhere. He ripped Kate's throat out effortlessly. It was finally over, though. Kate would harm another family ever again.

Allison gasped with tears running down her her face. "Char?" she chocked out, running to her. "Char, wake up! Come on, you need to stay here! Dad! Help!" Allison yelled.

"You can't help her, she's gone. I don't know about you, Allison, but that apology didn't sound very sincere." He said menacingly, striding towards her.

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Charlotte woke up to smell of something burned and the sound of prying wood up. God, it was so loud but the dim lighting looked so clear. She got up and noticed her dress was completely ruined with blood. It all came back to her - Kate shot her. The last thing she remembered was Peter's crystal blue eyes turning. "Peter!" she frantically called out. She ran towards the sounds only to stop dead in her tracks. She found Derek lowering a body into the floor, a very charred body. Something inside of her knew exactly who it was.

"Derek, what the hell happened? Where is everyone?" she asked with her voice breaking.

"Kate shot you, Peter bit you, we all thought you were dead, I killed him, and you ended up living." Derek told her, void of any emotion.

She gasped and took a step back from him, "Derek...why?!" She yelled.

"He was a psychopath, Charlotte! He had to be stopped!" he growled at her, letting his red eyes glow. Charlotte backed up, hitting the wall behind her.

"I'm the alpha now." he growled.