After their intense battle, Chloe's team left the hunters unconscious at the parking lot of an amusement park.

They took a detour in a rooftop of a building to reassess their objective due to the sudden appearance of some hunters.

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Shifting back to their human form so they could strategize further for unforeseen circumstances.

Just like what happened with the recent encounter they had with the hunters.

Covering their private parts with the clothes they found at the rooftop of an apartment building.

"I already casted a barrier around the building so no one will disturb us. Though, I really do not understand … you werewolves could easily wear someone else's clothes. Is this really a werewolf thing? Getting naked and always on the heat stuff? Clothes Snatchers?" Chloe directly told her werewolf team mates.

Only wearing under wear clothing, Chloe was astonished at how the werewolves looked like.

Standing with their steaming presence.

"Wow! You all look like some underwear models. Woof! Summer is truly hot …" Chloe complimented her team mates' physique in a joking manner.

Lance smiled proudly for the compliment given by the red-haired witch.

"Sorry, Chloe! I am already taken … I am mated with a very gorgeous she-wolf! I can't reciprocate your admiration." Lance was filled with confidence.

Scarlett immediately elbowed Lance to behave.

"She was only complimenting the entire team, not you personally! So put your brakes on and behave!" Scarlett quietly reprimanded Lance.

"Ow! Don't be jealous. I will never flirt with anyone."

"Of course not! I am not jealous, was just pointing out about Chloe's intention. And you better not flirt with anyone if you still want to be my mate!" Scarlett reminded Lance.

Oliver faked a cough and took everyone's attention.

"I think we must go directly with our main objective here." Oliver took the attention of everyone.

And instantly, they focused their attention towards Oliver.

"Apparently, there are hunters around this city and Freddie looks like at the hands of the hunters for some reason. His scent is compromised. Someone is using his scent to derail us. Just like those hunters we just encountered. Second, we need to strategize further our immediate response in case we face certain individuals or creatures that could disable Chloe's power or at worst … in a way more powerful level." Oliver pointed out important matters which they have to be aware of.

"I agree with Oliver! That was a close call …" Chloe agreed along with the concerns of Oliver.

She continued, "Thus, we must always be careful and not be rushing into things that may risk our own safety."

"You heard that? It refers to you … DIRECTLY!" Scarlett whispered to Lance.

"Come on! I already apologized for my carelessness." Lance defensively retorted back at Scarlett's words.

Chloe clarified herself, "This is a reminder for all of us! Not only for Lance but to each of us. Safety of everyone must be our top priority!"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"And I suggest that we shift our target. We try to track down Fluffy ourselves. If Freddie may have found Selene while looking for Fluffy. I have a good feeling that Fluffy can lead us to Selene as well. Especially, we cannot be sure if the scent of Freddie that we are trying to track may be another hunter waiting for us." Oliver suggested another course of action for them to take.

"I agree with Oliver! Tracking down Freddie may put us into another dangerous situation. Since some group of hunters have his scent and used it to lure us out. So, it may be the same with the one we are trying to track down. A risky path to take if we keep pursuing in tracking Freddie down!" Prince Ivan shared his own opinion regarding on their extraction mission.

"So we are changing our targets now from Freddie to Fluffy? That freaky feral wolf is so hard to track down." Lance remarked.

"Don't worry, I have some samples of his fur which Susan got during Fluffy's admission in the royal hospital. Susan used some of his fur to further analyze the condition of Fluffy." Chloe reassured Lance from his concern.

"That's great then! But we must not harm Fluffy! Selene will never forgive us if we harm her guardian wolf." Georgie interjected at Chloe's discussion.

"I understand Georgie! Don't you worry, Fluffy won't sense us coming! I will hide our presence more carefully and we will capture him without any difficulty unlike what we went through today." Chloe explained to Georgie.

She continued, "So before we go, I will not only cloak you presence again … But I will mask your scents into regular humans."

Moments after conducting her spells and masking of scents.

Chloe gave a signal for them to go.

"What? We shifting to wolf form again? Why bother covering our stuff if we are shifting back to our wolf forms?" Lance complained once again.

"Stop complaining and just follow orders!" Scarlett said to her mate before shifting to her wolf form.

Lance groaned in his complaints before shifting to his wolf form.

"Great! Let's hope for a successful mission!" Chloe encouraged everyone for a safe and successful extraction mission.

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[-In Melody's Penthouse-]

Ben went to check Melody if she wanted to eat and saw her room empty with no signs of her.

With the door leading to her balcony open.

Prompting for Ben to think that Melody was missing.

"This can't be happening! Melody is gone! And that other guy with her." Ben exclaimed.

In his worry, he felt regretful for not scrutinizing carefully the presence of Lucas.

And feared for the worst.

The hunter rushed outside Melody's room and announced the disappearance of Melody.

Moments after scanning the entire room of Melody.

Realizing that her walk-in closet was messy and a hint that some of her clothes may have been taken.

Though, there was no sign of struggle or stain of blood which could determine any foul play or scuffle that may have occurred.

A sigh of relief that Melody may not be hurt or struggled in pain but the idea of her missing … made Ben panic.

"Oh my GOD! President Tony will kill me if he finds out." Ben uttered to himself in his realization regarding with the situation.

Then it dawned on him to why he was distracted all this time.

He rushed downstairs and grabbed Elle.

"You knew! Didn't you … That's why you flirted with me and distracted me. Damn it! I should have known better." Ben held Elle tightly.

Freddie wanted to break them apart but Elle knew how to defend herself.

Brushing off Ben's grip on her shoulders and came clean with what happened.

"Yes! You are right! I knew. Lucas needed to go with his mate or else … Your president's daughter may have gotten hurt along the way if she was here with you. She would have harmed one of the werewolves and her mate will go in rampage losing control. Killing her on site! No one would have protected her here. No one could protect her better than her mate, which is Lucas." Elle explained.

Still … Ben was in confusion.

"I still do not understand. Why would you get her involved? She is not part of whatever mess!" Ben demanded answers.

"You are highly mistaken! The moment she was found by her mate. Her fate was sealed and tied with him. Having her here on her own would have harmed her further. Lucas would have instructed his guardian wolf to stay behind and look after for Melody while he was gone. And things would lead to an accident which no one would have expected to happen. A consequence which will kill her, you and Freddie. A chaotic consequence which no one would want." Elle elaborated further the vision she saw.

"What's the difference with letting a dangerous man have her, huh? She will be in more danger with him!" Ben worriedly expressed his concern for Melody.

Elle sat confidently to one of the chairs.

"On the contrary, she will not be! Because, they will embark into an adventure that will make Melody open her eyes regarding to her mate. This path will bring them closer. As long they remain together." Elle replied.

She thought to herself, 'And I hope Lucas would understand that this is something he must go through.'

Freddie figured that Elle did something. Because she made him wear something to hide his scent and redirect the target to someone else.

"You led Chloe and her team towards Fluffy and Lucas." Freddie realized Elle's plan.

"Well … it is time to put things in the right track! OR else darkness will prevail sooner and it will be too late for any of us to stop our real enemies … Two souls must unite once more and start gearing towards the approaching blood bath. More innocent lives will suffer if they do not unite." Elle revealed.

A cryptic message of her vision which she saw when she touched Malia.

Or mostly known as … Selene!

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