ELIJAH'S POV:-

　　I was sitting in my bedroom. I was staring at the painting Rebecca had made for me a few months back. I couldn't help but feel guilty for not listening to her. I felt back for abandoning her yet again. Uncle Grey told me many times that I was lucky to have someone like Artemis in my life. But I was always so careless about our relationship. While I promised to protect her forever.

　　In the end, I was always the one who hurt Artemis the most. After whatever my mother did and how I treated her, I couldn't say Artemis would ever be able to forgive me. I knew she would never forgive me.

　　I heard the elevator ding. Someone might have come to meet me. But I was in no mood to see or talk to anyone. I couldn't blame anyone for that. I did it on my own. "Alpha Elijah! Where are you? It's an emergency." I heard Nichole yelling from outside. I growled and laid down on my bed.

　　"Go and tell Daniel. I am in no mood to go anywhere. I am not feeling well. So go away." I growled at Nichole angrily. I couldn't stop the tears that started flowing freely from my eyes. It was painful enough already. Dean was also mourning over the death of that relationship that we were supposed to cherish forever.

　　Instead of going away, Nichole started banging the door of my bedroom. I growled angrily as I stood up from my bed and walked towards the door, wiping my tears off of my face. I opened the door and growled at Nichole. "Pardon me, Alpha. But I had to do it. Artemis called me. She said she was surrounded by Marco's pack. And they were going to kill her." Nichole told me in a panicked tone. My eyes widened in horror as I heard Nichole. I never thought Marco would go this far.

　　"Where is she?" I asked Nichole angrily. I was angry at Marco for even thinking that he could even think about hurting Artemis after the last meeting we had. I made it very much clearer for him that I wouldn't spare his life if he ever looked at Artemis.

　　"She told me, she is hiding in Cypress hill cemetery. She asked me to hurry up. She is wounded badly. And she wants you to come and get her." Nichole replied to me in a low tone. Hearing Nichole, Dean and I got a little flicker of hope inside my heart. Maybe there was still a way of saving that relationship after all that long. I stepped out of my bedroom.

　　Dean was ready to kill Marco once and for all. So there would be no one to ever think about hurting Artemis. "Lead the way." I ordered Nichole. Nichole was walking ahead of me and I was following her. The elevator door opened and Daniel stepped out. As he looked at me, a concerned look appeared on his face.

　　Before he would have asked me why I was fuming in anger, I decided to inform him why I was so angry. I couldn't waste anymore time. "Artemis is in trouble. Marco got her surrounded at the cypress hill cemetery. She is wounded and she called Nichole. That's why I am going. Inform everyone else. So if I need your help, I could call you all.' I informed Daniel in a low tone as I stepped into the elevator. I punched the button for the ground floor. Staring at me, Daniel nodded his head.

　　I was following Nichole deep into the cemetery. We had already crossed the boundaries of our pack. We were now in Marco's pack lands. I was looking around while sniffing the air to find Artemis' scent in the air. "Where is she? We left Cypress hill cemetery minutes ago. I can't find her scent anywhere at all." I asked Nichole angrily as I couldn't find Artemis' scent anywhere. It almost felt like she was not even around.

　　If she was badly wounded, it didn't have to be that difficult for me to find her scent. I felt a slight pinch on the back of my neck. My hand reached the place where I felt the pinch. My eyes widened as I grabbed a tranq dart on the back of my neck. To my surprise, my sight started to get blurry. I looked at Nichole. She was not alone. Kevin was standing with her.

　　"What's the meaning of this?" I growled at Kevin as I tried to attack him. Instead, I tripped on my own steps and fell on the ground with a loud thud.

　　"This is the future we have planned for ourselves. We are done following morons like you and your father. It's time for us to shine." Kevin replied to me as he started kicking me in the stomach nonstop.

　　"Dean! I need you. We need to get out of here." I called for Dean to get out. But I was surprised yet again when Dean didn't reply to me.

　　"Dean! This is not funny. You need to get out. We need to get away from them. It's a set up." I tried calling Dean again. But there was no use.

　　Kevin knelt on the ground and he grabbed a fist full of my hair. He pulled my hair and forced me to look at him. "Calling for your wolf! He is not going to come out. The tranq had wolf's bane. A little amount. So your wolf would fall asleep." Kevin spoke in a low tone. My eyes widened in surprise as I heard him.

　　Nichole forced me to lay on my back. She climbed on top of me and forced her lips on my lips. She kissed me aggressively and bit my lip as she pulled away from me. "I always wanted to taste your mouth. All this long, I wanted you to look at me the way you look at your little slut. But you never cared." Nichole spoke as she pulled away from me. She stomped on my stomach again and again angrily.

　　Kevin pushed her off of me. "What the fuck are you doing, you whore? Marco wants him alive. If he dies, Marco will kill both of us. Control yourself." Kevin yelled at Nichole angrily. Just then, a few people came out of the woods. Kevin and Nichole stepped away from me. Those men stuffed me in a bag.

　　"Take him! We will take care of anyone who comes after him." I heard Kevin speaking as those men carried me away.

　　ARTEMIS' POV:-

　　I stepped out of the tunnels and ran everywhere, looking for Elijah. I wanted to talk to him. I was planning on making him regret everything he did. I was going to make him feel grateful for being with him. But there was no way I was ever going to leave him. I never wanted to leave him. After talking to Lily, I realised that I wanted to be with him, no matter what.

　　To my surprise, Elijah was nowhere to be found. I decided to go to Elijah's apartment. I knew I would be able to find Elijah there if he was not in his office and the meeting hall. The elevator door opened and I saw the whole pack inside Elijah's apartment. Daniel gasped as he saw me. He walked towards me and gathered me in his arms. "Oh my Goddess! You are alright. We were so worried about you." Daniel spoke as he was patting my head.

　　I had a bad feeling about this for some reason. I felt like something was not right. The pack was gathered at Elijah's place. I pulled away from him and looked up at his face. With a confused look on my face, I was staring at all the faces standing in front of me. "What do you mean? What do you mean by ``you were worried about me?" I asked Daniel in a confused tone.

　　Daniel pulled me towards the rest of the pack. Everyone was staring at me as if I might have grown horns on my forehead. "You called Nichole that you were in trouble. And you needed help. You said Marco was following you. And you were hiding in the cemetery." With a confused look on his face, Daniel told me everything.

　　He was looking at me from head to toe. As if he was looking for something. "You told Nichole that you were badly wounded." Emma added in a low tone while staring at me. So that's what they were looking for. They were searching for the wounds on my body.

　　Tracy suddenly started wiggling her tail fiercely. She could also feel the danger that was about to suffocate Elijah. "You all have lost your minds. I am fine. I just went to take care of Alisa and Grace. Nothing happened to me." I replied to them all in a low tone. I also started to get worried about Elijah.

　　I looked around the room. I saw everyone except for Elijah, Kevin and Nichole. Just those three were missing. "I take it back. You were right. They were up to something ever since Marco visited the pack." Tracy spoke in an angry tone. I suspected that Nichole and Kevin were up to something. I told Elijah too. Both Tracy and Elijah waved it off saying I was being paranoid.

　　"Which cemetery did they take Elijah to?" I asked Daniel angrily. I was worried about Elijah. But I was also very angry at Nichole and Kevin for lying to Elijah about me. They knew that I was the only weakness Elijah had. And maybe that's why they decided to use it against him.

　　That's why they used my name to take Elijah wherever they wanted. They took advantage of the moment. They knew Elijah was disturbed because of everything that happened throughout a few months. "Cypress hill cemetery. They said you were hiding in the Cypress hill cemetery." Daniel replied to me in a low tone. But I can hear his wolf growling as he told me about Elijah.

　　Everyone started to shift. Thankfully, it was the night time. Or we couldn't go looking for Elijah that openly. I sniffled the air. Thankfully, I found Elijah's scent. "I found his scent. I am going ahead. I can find him on time." I informed Daniel since he was the one in charge while Elijah was not around.

　　As always, Tracy came out without letting me strip. But at that moment, I didn't care if she tore my clothes. I just wanted to find Elijah at any cost. "We are right behind you. The traitors must die." Daniel announced loudly. Tracy nodded her head. Daniel proceeded towards the elevator. While Tracy jumped off of the balcony. Tracy could manage her weight and speed.

　　She ran down the building and jumped off. She was able to find Elijah's scent again. By then, the pack also came out of the building. I started leading the way since I was the only one who could catch Elijah scent. And even if I went far ahead, my scent would lead the whole pack to wherever Nichole had taken Elijah to. Tracy saw some thin sharp and pointy flying in her direction.

　　She ducked and looked around. Tracy spotted Kevin instead of Nichole. I was right all alone. Kevin was into this as well. Tracy growled angrily. "Shit! I missed." Kevin cursed loudly as he couldn't hit me.

　　Nichole and Kevin stepped out. "That's a good thing, brother. Because now I will have the opportunity to kill this bitch with my own two hands. I have waited for this for so long. Just die, you bitch." Nichole yelled at me in a hatred filled tone. They both shifted into their wolves. They were ready to kill me. Kevin and Nichole were about to jump at me when suddenly, Amy, Amira and Ryan jumped on them.

　　"Get out of here. We will take care of these two bastards. You go and look for Elijah. Please, save my brother." Emma told Tracy in a pleading tone. Tracy nodded her head. With Daniel by my side, I started following Elijah's scent again.