Chapter 121

Henry’s POV
**“Something doesn’t feel right”** Kingsley says to me, his ears pricked up at full alert in my mind. **“I know. I’ve felt the change in the atmosphere once we got to the far border of the East territory”** I answer him.
I look over to Danny, Jason and Simon; they are all sensing the same thing I am. *“What do you think is out there. It’s like someone is watching us”* Danny mind links me. *“I don’t know. I have the same feeling; just keep your guard up”* I answer him.
Todd stops three paces ahead of us; placing his hand across Brett’s chest to stop him and looks both left and right. *“Can you see something?”* Simon asks, including myself and Danny into a mind link.
*“I thought I heard… It’s probably nothing. There’s a thick presence of something or someone here. I can’t really describe it”* Todd says back, still looking around him.
Simon turns to face Rick, Tim, Eli and Cody behind us. Tim stops Cody, telling him to ‘wait a moment,’ before looking around where they were standing.
“How many of those caught decided to become a rouge?” Jason asks us, pirouetting slowly; trying to sense who or what we are dealing with.
“Only 5. I am not sure if they would be foolish enough to attack” I respond; looking over my shoulder, yet again.
“Dad; watch out!” Danny shouts, pushing me to the ground. A loud crack sounding where I was standing a few seconds ago. I crawl myself backwards to see what exploded next to us. It looks like a Molotov cocktail with a glass bottle full of what smells like gasoline.
“Holy Fuck” Simon screams, blood dripping down his leg from the shards of glass that exploded. Jason has taken off in the direction where the bottle was thrown; Rick, Tim and Brett shifting and running after him.
“I’ve got Mandy coming over” Danny states as we both crawl over to Simon; Todd stomping on the flames coming off the ground, to put out the fire.
“No need. It’s only a few scratches and I am healing already” Simon tells him.
“Whoever it was; they are gone” Jason exclaims stopping in front of us. “We couldn’t tell if they were a shifter or not as there was no scent left in the area.”
“We need to get the safeguards on the territory up as soon as possible. Cody; time for your magic” Danny says with grin.
“Ha! Ha! You so funny” Cody smirks, understanding the double meaning while moving to the edge of the territory. He starts mumbling something while waving his hands around the area.
“I don’t think anyone threw the bottle” Rick exclaims, shifting from Seth.
“It looks as though it was planted on top of one of the trees; with a trigger” Brett includes, throwing a crumpled-up holder on the ground in front of me. Danny, Simon and myself look over to Todd.
“I didn’t put that in the tree” he snarls at us. “You would have known, if I…” I put my hand up to stop Todd from speaking. The sense of someone watching us is still thick in the air.
**“Molotov cocktail? One of the 5 people who chose to be rouge?”** I murmur to Kingsley. **“It fits. I wouldn’t be surprised he came back here”** he answers with a smirk. **“If he is on the territory; it won’t matter if we put the safeguards on to deter him. He is already here”** I mention, looking around me again.
“Dad; what is it?” Danny asks me, looking around the thick trees again.
“Cody; are you done? We need to head back to the western pack again” I exclaim heading over to the young warlock.
“Yes, this side of the territory is protected” Cody states as I look over to Todd. He’s eyes dart from me to the trees. The cogs of his mind coming into sync with my thoughts.
*“Alpha Henry; I think Uncle Craig is here. Will the safeguards keep him out?”* Todd asks me through a mind link.
*“I think he is too. And to answer your question; if he is on the territory, I don’t think so”* I respond as the group start to head back to the border. Taking a few steps away from the edge of the territory; another bottle of gasoline flies through the air and hits the ground behind us.
“Shit!” Danny screeches; jumping on the flames to stop a fire from starting.
“We need to get going” Simon shouts, shifting to Sebastian and running to the border. We all follow suit; I flank the rear, behind Cody. That’s when I heard the distinctive cackle coming from behind me. Kingsley stops to growl at Craig.
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Danny’s POV
BANG!
“Dad” I scream, shifting back from Jesse and racing over to Kingsley; lying on the ground. Blood covering the soil underneath him from the gunshot wound on his head. Sebastian, Vincent and Parker were already mauling the man who had single handed bought down the mighty alpha.
**“Mandy; I need you”** I scream in my head. **“I’m here. Pappa Wol…”** she trails off, tears streaming down my face, caused by Amanda. Or are they mine?
**“Danny; I can’t. He’s….” “Don’t you dare. Just fix him”** I scream back at her before she finishes. I won’t let her tell me; he’s dead. There is no way he could be dead. He is an alpha. He is strong. He is wise and most of all, he is my father. He is NOT DEAD.
**“Danny”** Jesse says, nudging me in my mind. **“Jesse; fix him. He needs to be alive. I won’t let him die”** I say back to him; clutching Kingsley’s fur. I look up to the sky and beg the Moon Goddess to save him.
“Danny” Todd whispers, shifting back and putting his arm around my shoulders. I look at my big brother and wrapped my arms around him; sobbing into his shoulder. “He isn’t gone. You can still see him” he soothes, holding me tight.
“Dad. Fuck; Dad!” Claudia screams running over to where I was with Kingsley. Amanda must have told her. Oliver, Denise, Cynthia, Chelsea, Sariah and Amelia following behind her. I put my arms around her, tears escaping in magnitudes; trying to fight the anguish in my heart.
“Let’s get him back to the Western territory” I hear Matthew say. I didn’t even see him come over.
I try to move. My legs had forgotten how to stand. They buckle underneath me and I sit back down next to Kingsley again. “Leon is bringing Jade and Sophia back” Sariah says softly.
“What the fuck, happened here?” Claudia screams, next to me.
“Craig had been watching us. When he made an appearance, as we were leaving; Kingsley turned to growl at him. Before we knew it; Craig shot him between the eyes. He was killed instantly” Brett explains; as I put my arms around my mate again. More tears escaping both our eyes.
She looks over at Craig’s body on the ground. Walking over to him; she kicks the mangled corpse over and over; swearing and cursing at the top of her lungs. Jason puts his arms around his friend; “let it out” he whispers to her.
Oliver helps me to stand, my legs still feel wobbly. Todd, Simon, Tim and Matthew pick up Kingsley’s body and we all head back to the Western territory. Even after all the beatings I got; after my attempted suicide and after the war; this is the worse day of my life.