They were back in the car when San woke up again. He was secured even tighter than before, so he couldn't move any of his upper body. He blinked several times to clear his vision and was able to tilt his head just enough to see Jongho sitting next to him again.

A look of relief washed over the alpha's face when he was that San was ok. San felt the same way. He blinked again, trying to remember what had happened.

Then his eyes widened when he remembered the explosion. His breathing quicken and he snapped his head to Jongho, wincing as the collar burned his neck.

"Ah! Welcome back to the living, brother." Jasper glanced at him in the rearview mirror and grinned. "You were out for quite a while there, are you feeling ok?"

San glared at him, wishing he could rip out of these ropes and snap his neck. No... No Jasper deserved something much worse than such a quick death. Same with the rest of his family. When he got out of here we was going to make them pay.

"Don't worry. You little mutt is fine... For now." He raised his eyebrows and chuckled.

Jongho let out a small sound and San knew it was his way of telling him to remain calm. The younger was right though, Jasper was just trying to get a rise out of him.

"Rest assured we will take good care of him. I'm sure we can make him forget about you in no time." Caius added, twisting in his seat.

San closed his eyes and took a deep, shaky breath. He could hear Jongho doing the same thing.

"I can't wait to hear him scream our names."

Something snapped in San. He could feel in with every fiber of his being and he latched onto that feeling. His body started to tremble, causing the ropes to burn him even more, but he didn't care.

"What the fuck is going on with him?" Jasper asked.

San's breathing became harder and he could feel his lip twitching.

"San, knock it off." Caius growled.

No. He couldn't stop. He had to fight. It was coming.

"SAN. STOP."

He roared and he felt like his skin was being torn apart as his wolf forced its way out of his body. The ropes ripped, along with the collar, and the van started to shake as he twisted in the back seat, trying to straighten himself out.

"What the fuck!" Jasper yelled and swerved off the road. He bent forward as San's jaws locked onto the headrest and he started to tear it to pieces.

The alphas jumped out of the car and the door by San was yanked open. He leapt out and went straight for Jasper, who shifted into a dark, gray wolf and spun out of the way to dodge the attack. Caius shifted as well, his coat almost identical to San's, and he charged.

San was still the smallest so he was able to nimbly jump out of the way. He planted his feet and stared at the two of them. All he saw was red as he glared at them. How dare they talk about his mate that way!

With his renewed senses, he could smell Jongho's fear from inside the van. He could also detect vanilla, lemon, and lavender.

Wooyoung. They still had Wooyoung. San felt so relieved. But where were the others?

Jasper and Caius ran forward at the same time, coming at him from both sides. He crouched low and waited for them to get closer before he pushed himself backward. His brother's collided and fell to the ground in a tangled mess.

San chuckled and was about to go in for the attack when a large black wolf pinned him to the ground.

He looked up into his father's snarling face. The dominance rolling off him was so overpowering, San had to look away immediately.

Then one of his brother's shifted. "Dad says that if you don't want us to harm the omegas then you had better stop now." It was Caius, and he had a hopeful tone in his voice. It made San sick. He snarled but was silenced immediately by another snarl from his father. This one also held a command to it and San felt his body go through its second painful transformation.

It ended with him screaming in pain as his body readjusted and Caius came up forced another collar around his neck.

His father towered over him, still asserting his dominance as San was bound in rope and gagged again.

"Bad idea, brother." Jasper said as he and Caius lifted him into the back of the car. They wouldn't even let him sit in a seat this time. He was lashed to the floor and he whimpered as another cloth was forced over his nose.

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Yunho whined as they approached the motel that held their pack's scent. There were no cars out front, so he feared they had missed them. He could feel that Jongho was ok, but he wasn't going to rest until he knew for sure.

We will find them. If they aren't here then we will wait for Lizbeth to see if she can figure out where they are. Mingi walked next to him and pressed his nose into Yunho's neck.

Why does this keep happening to us... Yunho bowed his head and kept whining. Mingi looked away from him. I don't blame you Min... You know I don't... But we were finally settled. And happy.

The alpha pressed into him again and started to lick behind his ear. Yunho closed his eyes and leaned into the touch.

Yeosang? Mingi called out.

I heard. We are a few miles away still. Humans are slow and complicated. But Lizbeth is having a hard time too. She isn't doing well...

What is wrong with her?

All this movement isn't giving her time to heal. I don't think she recovered from her original attack. And she's pushing herself trying to find where the others are... Yeosang sounded worried.

Good. Yunho growled. Mingi stopped licking him and gave him a harsh look. What? She told them where we went! She should be killing herself to make up for it!

You don't mean that Yunho. Yeosang said quietly. They already almost killed her. We can't blame her for trying to survive.

I would never give any of you up. I'd rather die first.

Mingi sighed. Let's hope you never have to actually put that to the test.

Yunho lowered himself to the ground and whimpered as he covered his nose with his paws. I'm sorry...

The alpha was by his side immediately, nuzzling and licking his neck once more. It's ok. It's ok. We are all upset. But we need to try and keep our heads if we are going to make this worse. We can't lose control, especially around the humans if we want their help.

Yes. We are walking on thin ice with them. Yeosang added. It's going to take a lot to convince them that we are ok. The Colonel seems... accepting though. He has done a good job keeping the others off us.

Good. Mingi sighed as he laid down next to Yunho. The beta had started shaking. I think they are going to be our best chance to defeat my father. There's no way we could take all of them on our own, even if we had all eight of us.

The other two agreed with him and then fell silent. Mingi continued to do his best to comfort Yunho, but the beta felt so lost right now. Last time he had at least had Wooyoung with him, and while he was happy he had Mingi and Yeosang, it just wasn't the same...

When the Hunters finally did pull up, the two wolves padded over to them. Yunho could see that they made the humans nervous, and it gave him a small sense of satisfaction as he eyed them and their weapons.

He turned when he sensed Yeosang walking over to them. The beta was supporting Lizbeth as she leaned into him with one arm wrapped around his waist.

She hissed a little as she walked. There was a bloody spot on her shirt. Yunho let out a small whine and stretched his neck to sniff it. She didn't smell right...

"I'm ok." Lizbeth placed a hand on the top of his head.

"No you're not. You really need to rest." Yeosang murmured, holding her to him.

"I can't. Not yet."

Mingi let out a low growl as his red eyes stayed locked on her. He smiled and then closed her eyes.

Both wolves sat as they watched her, while several of the Hunters looked at each other nervously. "They are heading north." She said finally. "I... I feel like they headed west and then took a road north."

Colonel Gregson pulled out a map and Mingi poked his head over it as they studied it together. Then Yeosang bent forward and pointed at a place on the map. "Here. This has to be it." He circled a large area that on the human map was all forest, but it was directly north of their position. "I bet they took this road here and are going to go in the back way. How easily can you travel cross country?"

"Through these trees? Not as easily as you can." The Colonel said, stroking his chin. "I could try to call in some choppers but that would give us away too easily."

But they might not be able to reach us. I didn't see any aerial weapons. Yunho said.

No, they don't have any. Father doesn't think humans would dare attack them at the fortress.

Yeosang relayed this to the Colonel and he nodded. "Ok then. Sargent, call in the choppers. They can cause a good distraction while the ground troops work their way in. Have them meet us here." He pointed to an open section on the map.

"Yes Sir." One of the men said before spinning around and running to a radio.

"We will hold a meeting once everyone is gathered." He turned to lock eyes with Mingi.

The alpha nodded and herded Yunho into the trees where they both shifted and dressed. Yunho glared at anyone who gave them funny looks as they walked back to join the others. He didn't have time to deal with their petty prejudice thoughts. "How long until they get here?" He asked the Colonel.

"Several hours."

"I'm going to see if we can get a room so Lizbeth can lay down." He turned to Mingi, who nodded in approval and pulled out a small wad of cash from his pocket. "You should get some rest too."

"I will in a little bit." Mingi gave him a soft smile and patted his shoulder. "You go first. You too, Yeosang."

They both nodded and helped Lizbeth over to the motel. When they got a room, they helped her lay down and she passed out almost immediately.

Then both betas curled up on the other bed together. They held hands and just focused on the others scent as they tried to relax, knowing this might be the last chance they get for several days.