Chapter 12

I knew this wasn't normal. I could feel something was wrong but I didn't know what. I could feel the wind around my hair, which means I was human and that means something went wrong, a wolf does not change to their human form without something being wrong which made me very worried.

I wasn't concious, but I wasn't unconcious either, it was a weird inbetween.

"We need to put her under." I heard someone say, probably a doctor.
"That isn't normal, what is happening." I think my mum asked this.
"She is semi concious, which means something isn't right because she is not waking up and her wolf disappeared. She needs to go under so we can monitor her."
"What ever you think doctor."

"I love you baby." Then it was black.

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Max watched as his mate was sedated and he couldn't help but cry. He needed her, and she fought because of him and his stupid mistake. He wondered what had happened to Flame, it was like she had gone into hibernation to heal, but it was strange to not get any feeling from her at all, Dark was trying to reach her but it just wasn't happening.

"She has been bewitched." Dark said.
"How?"
"I have had some reservations about Lucinda, and I fully believe she is a witch. And I also think she is the decendent of the witch that was killed by our grandfather some time ago."

It started to make sense, the disappearing act after the match, the fact she looked like Darley and she smelled like her, the fact she wantd to take the pack over. She was a fucking witch.

Max started to pace outside Darley's room, his dad came to join him. Derek put a hand on his son's shoulder, he could feel the angry.

"What is happening inside your head Max?" He asked.
"Lucinda, she is a witch and I believe she has tried to kill my mate." Max replied, the pain in his eyes were evident and so was the anger in his voice.
"I know Max, I was trying to get evidence to get the fight thrown off, I am confident though that she has not killed your mate, believe me if she wanted to and she would have been there to see it, because that is what witches do." Derek was annoyed at himself for not getting enough evidence, if he had good evidence then he would have been able to stop the fight. Both the men were blaming themselves.

"I'm going to go on a run dad." Max looked at his father, hoping he would not ask anymore questions.
"Okay son, I'll let you know if anything changes, but don't leave her for long. She needs you." In other words, don't go looking for Lucinda.
"I'll be back soon." He said.

Dark ran from the hospital, the forest was a blur the rain was covering his tears from what was happening, he howled and that alerted his friends to run and find him.

Jessie, Gordon, Rachel and Jared raced to see what was happening, they were all at the fight but they weren't allowed in the hospital due to the condition she was in. They changed to their wolves and ran towards Dark, he was laid down in the shadows clearly upset.

"Are you okay?" Star, Jessie's wolf, asked. Dark whined.
"My mate is dying and her wolf is no longer active. What do you think?" He snapped back, then he felt guilty as she was only trying to help.
"I'm sorry, I'm just so worried guys. I can't have her leave me, what will happen to me?" He got up again and started to pace in circles. His friends stood there, some worried and some happy at what was happening.

'The plan is better then we had hoped.' One friend telepathically told his mate. She smiled back.

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Derek to heard the howl and his heart ached, he looked at his wife and her eyes just filled with tears.
"Do you think he is going to be okay?" Ashley asked her husband, he hugged her.
"It all depends on his mate, if she is okay he will be too." He kissed her forehead and he just held her as she shook with tears. Derek to was fighting tears, his son was hurting and his daughter was still here.
"I'm going to see Maddie, she should be going home today." She nodded and chose to stay downstairs until she ahd composed herself.

Maddie was still bruised and her leg had been broken, but that was all mending. Her heart was the thing that was taking a while. She looked around the room she had spent the last 3 days in and put her hand on her now empty stomach, her heart ached thinking about the life that could've been and she felt broken. She knew that it wasn't her fault what had happened, it happened because of the attack but as a mother she felt like she didn't do enough to protect her baby. There was movement by her door and she looked up and saw her father. She waved him in and he stood at the door watching her, hoping she woulf give him an indication of what he could do to help.

"Stop thinking so hard dad." Maddie said, she knew he wanted to help but there wansn't really any way.
"I just don't like seeing you in pain." Derek replied. He looked at his baby girl, the bruises on her face and her leg in a cast, an anger fuelled him. And he wanted revenge.
"I am going to be in pain, but I will get stronger and I will move on from what happened, I will never forget this baby but I need to move forward with my life. We need to move forward with our lives. I know it was rogue wolves that attacked us both, and I know that with what happened with Lucinda failed so he is trying to get to you a different way. If I died, the Max died then there is noone else you can pass your powers onto. Think about it dad." Maddie told him, she knew what had happened. The stupid rogue couldn't keep his mind closed and she heard everything.

Derek suddenly felt stupid, it all fell into place. Alex was after the pack again. For fucks sake.

"Any news on who saved Jake." He asked. Maddie shook her head.
"Jake said the scent was familiar but not too familiar so I have no clue. Just someone walking by that knew him I assume." Just then Jake walked in.

"Hey Derek." Jake was cheery, which means he didn't know.
"Hi Jake." He said, and Jake saw something was wrong.

"What's wrong Derek."
"Do you not know what has happened to your sisiter?" He asked Jake. Jake shook his head.
"I haven't seen her in ages, why?" Derek took a deep breath and told him everything.

"Where is she?"He asked.
"Downstairs."
"How did I not smell her scent?" Jake was horrified that he was one of the last to know what had happened.
"Her wolf has disappeaed."
"How?"
"I'm not sure, but I am certain that the same people who attacked you did this to her."

"Then we need make sure this doesn't happen again."
"I agree."