So many different emotions flood through me as Reed stands butt naked in front of Harley challenging him for me. Rose purs at the sight of our mate, standing in front of us with his muscles taut, looking absolutely delicious.

Her words, not mine. I, although blushing at the view, am a little more pissed that he would challenge Harley over me!

I am not some prize to be won! Reed can't just expect me to sit by and be okay with them fighting over me like a new toy the winner will get. They're both idiots if they think that I'm just going to stand here and watch as my fate is decided for me.

Harley smirks but before he can accept, I move to attack. I leap in the air, my teeth bared ready to bite anything off Harley's that comes near me. Instead, something grabs my tail and pulls me back painfully.

Reed lets out a ferocious roar as two men grab me, pulling me away from them. My claws try to grab onto the ground, but I'm not strong enough to stop them.

"DON'T TOUCH HER!" Dash is in full control and as he's about to run towards me, Harley tackles him.

I whimper as I watch Reed's head hit the ground with a loud thump. Panic surging through me, knowing Harley isn't going to fight fair. He will cheat and use whatever he can against Reed to get what he wants. The last thing I see before I'm dragged into the trees is Reed shifting into his beautiful and majestic wolf.

I try to wiggle and twist out of the hold the wolves have on me. I can tell they're trying not to hurt me, but the more I struggle, the tighter their hold gets. I ignore the pain, I just need to get one to let go and I can take down the other. I refuse to be the weak daughter of the alpha who needs her mate to protect her.

"If it isn't the precious little Luna." a familiar voice taunts from behind me.

I yelp in surprise as I'm tossed a few feet and skid to a stop in front of Adam. He stands with his arms casually crossed over his bare torso. Nothing but loose, ripped shorts and blood spatters covering his body. His dark eyes seem excited and his muscles are tense, ready and waiting for a fight.

He is almost more intimidating right now than I have ever seen him. My confidence is slowly slipping. There is no question that I can take on the two mutts that dragged me here, but this feral man in front of me is something else entirely.

I growl at him, mostly warning him that I will not go down without a fight. I would rather die trying to get away than be subject to whatever Harley and his minions have planned. I just hope that if I die, Reed and my family understand my choice.

He laughs at my growl.

Not a small chuckle, like an adult would give a child. This was a full belly laugh like I said something he found absolutely hilarious. My eyes shift wildly between all three men, well two wolves one man, in front of me. I know my odds against Adam aren't great, but I refuse to go down without a fight.

I crouch on my hind legs, preparing to pounce on the nearest wolf when Adam's voice cuts in.

"Harley may have ordered us not to kill you, but that doesn't mean we can't injure you," his voice is cold and I can hear the underline tones of a promise.

In fact, he looks even more excited about the prospect. His eyes light with excitement and a Cheshire cat smile overtakes his lips before he winks in my direction. He is trying to get under my skin and dammit it's working.

Every fiber of my being wants to wipe that smirk off his stupid face.

And if I die, I'm at least taking this sick son of a bitch with me.

My muscles coil and I spring towards Adam with as much force as I can. His smug smirk never wavering and as soon as I land on him, I'm tackled by one of his dogs.

The wolf doesn't try to hurt me, he just keeps me pinned down, no matter how much wiggling I do.

I see Adam stand up and dust off his shorts like it was no big deal. His eyes shine with amusement as he pretends to pour.

"That wasn't very nice, Luna. Guess I'll have to break you in," he growls the last words out before he punches me in the face.

I help in pain, but try as I might, nothing I do will break the wolfs hold on me. A trikle of fear runs through me as Adam raises his hand again, but he never makes contact with me.

He's tackled to the ground by a small red colored wolf. Even in human form Adam is larger than this wolf, but that doesn't stop her.

Jaclyn claws at the human flesh on Adam's chest, leaving long, deep gashes. He tells in anger and with one hard shove, tosses Jaclyn into the air.

"Bitch! Guess you need to learn your place as well." He stands from the ground, his blood flowing down his body in rivers, staining his shorts.

Jaclyn hurt her paw when she landed, I can see her babying it as Adam stalks towards her. My heart kicks into overdrive, my adrenaline pushing me to get him away from her.

I twist and catch one of the wolves holding me down. My teeth sink hard into his leg until I feel rather than hear a sickly crack.

The wolf cries in pain, pulling away from me and leaving his friend to face me.

I try not to get distracted with Jaclyn getting beat by Adam in my peripherals, but its hard to ignore. Her cries of pain, the sound of his fist colliding with her is nearly overwhelming.

I launch at the wolf and the both of us go rolling, fighting for who lands on top.

He wins and quickly leans down, his teeth barely missing my neck. I cry out as he shakes his head a little to bring more pain. I can tell that he isn't trying to kill me, only stop me. But it will take death to do that.

My claws rip the skin on his underbelly, his blood dripping onto my fur, but I don't stop. I continue clawing at him. Some of the gashes are superficial but one or two are deep.

Finally he lets go of my shoulder and I waste no time turning and grabbing is neck in my jaws. Blood begins to seep into my mouth and when I feel it begin to overflow, I rip my teeth from his neck, taking flesh with it.

I hate the taste of blood and I would gladly lick dirt to get it out of my mouth, but Jaclyn needs help.

I barely get 3 steps before something grabs my tail and painfully pulls me back again.

I turn to face the wolf whose leg I broke. He puts a little weight down on the leg, but I can see the pain that flashes in his eyes.

It's not healed and it will be his downfall.

I jump high knowing he won't jump to defend himself. I land on his back causing him to collapse under our combined weights.

Howls fill the air, and rose returns the call of my dad looking for us. Knowing he's coming brings a small sense of relief but its overshadowed with the fact that I don't know what's going on with Reed.

Mates are supposed to feel each other's pain, but we haven't full mated yet. Then again I was able to feel when he went through heat, but maybe that was because the heat was supposed to be mine.

I bite the wolfs back, repeating the same thing I had done with his friend. It's not a kill shot, but it will definitely help take him down.

A cry of pain fills the air and I turn towards the sound.

Somehow Adam got Jaclyn to shift back. Her body bruised bloody and broken as he wraps his hands around her neck.

Her face begins to turn an unnatural shade of red as she struggles to breathe. I move to rub towards her, but the wolf is still fighting me.

We need to help her Rose.

I'm trying, she says back, as she lunges to strike the wolfs neck.

I missed his neck barely, but he is so stunned it gives me that second to adjust so that his neck is in my jaws.

As I shake my head back and forth, I notice wolves begin to run out from the trees. I drop the nearly dead wolf from my teeth, knowing one of the other wolves will finish him.

Adam drops Jaclyn like a toy he's lost interest in, her body landing ungracefully on the ground in a heap.

I don't pay any attention to him, the other wolves are already moving in on him, as I shift and run towards Jaclyn. I don't care that I'm naked, it's the least of my concerns right now.

My hands hover over her, unsure if she is even conscious or in pain. Goddess, is she even breathing?

"Jaclyn?" I call, but I'm shoved aside by rough hands.

"No. No. No. Please wake up." Dylan's voice is blush above a whisper, and his hand are gentle as he checks her pulse.

I move slightly over and start moving the hair from her face and cleaning off some blood. Panic surges in me, why isn't she responding?

"Shit! Breathe! Please, I need you to breathe!" Dylan is quickly becoming hysterical as he mumbles 'breathe' over and over again.

His hands move to her chest and in quick movements, he begins pushing down repeatedly.

"Please come back, baby. I'm sorry. Please don't leave me. Please!" Tears are beginning to move down Dylan's cheeks as he continues the quick compressions.

"Aspen," my eyes move to my dad, who is handing me a long black t-shirt that smells just like him.

Save for Jaclyn, Dylan and myself, everyone is already in shorts or a long shirt. I pull the shirt over my head quickly, noting that Adam's body along with two other wolves I fought are already being burned.

"It's okay, kiddo," my dad wraps his arms around me as he whispers soothing words in my ear.

Like a hammer to glass, I shatter.