Jongho watched in horror as the front gate to Ultima was opened and two people walked out. He felt San's breath get quicker and harder next to him.

The first one was Wooyoung. He had his arms bound behind his head so his elbows were sticking out straight. He was also shirtless, showing off his upper torso that was covered in long cuts.

Behind him was someone all three of them recognized.

San's mother.

The older alpha snarled and started to step forward, but Jongho snapped his jaws at him. No! This is obviously a trap. He said, even though he could hear his own voice cracking.

Wooyoung's lips were already blue.

"Bombers on my mark." Colonel Gregson said from their left.

San spun and snarled at him, trying to tell him to stop. Mingi froze and turned to the Colonel as well.

"All I want is my boy!" Freya called out as she forced Wooyoung to kneel in the snow. She pressed a knife to his throat and yanked his head back. "And for you to leave!"

Jongho let out a whine as the wolves behind him grew restless.

When she didn't get an answer, she dragged the knife over Wooyoung chest, adding another cut to his chest. Everyone winced as Wooyoung screamed in pain.

"Target the outer edges." Colonel Gregson spoke softly into his radio.

Mingi let out a low whine and stomped a foot on the ground.

The Hunter just looked at him and nodded once. "Avoid the center gate, we have an innocent there."

Jongho let out a little sigh while looking back at the couple.

Freya was whispering in Wooyoung's ear and he whimpered before shaking his head. "No!" He cried out.

"Fool!" She shouted, backhanding him so he fell on his side in the snow. "You better come get your boy, Sannie." Freya said, exaggerating the sweetness of her voice. "Before I kill him!"

San roared and ran forward, Jongho close on his heels.

"No! Don't! Mingi get them back!" The Colonel yelled.

Jongho could hear them calling to him, but he was so enraged now as he watched Freya position her knife over a shivering Wooyoung that he lost control. Just like he knew San had.

But as he got closer, he felt two pairs of teeth grab onto his legs, halting his progression and sending him forward onto his stomach. He growled and whipped around to see Marylou and Tina holding onto him.

Mingi ran past and tackled San to the snow just as a few planes flew over their head.

Time seemed to slow as both Freya and Wooyoung looked to the sky.

Bombs fell from the belly of the planes and made contact with several sections of the wall protecting Ultima.

The five wolves were sent flying back as the shockwave hit them.

Jongho twisted to try and see what happened to Wooyoung, but there was too much dust and snow in the air.

He could hear the walls crumbling,

The screaming started.

From his position on the ground, Jongho watched as the wall crumbled under another wave of bombs.

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Hongjoong and Yeosang sat on the couch in the living room with both kids settled between them. They needed the distraction so they had picked out a few movies to watch.

They knew what was going on right now with the rest of their family.

Avayla and Theo knew something was wrong too. There were several times they would change position to give either of their uncles a hug, or hug each other.

The distraction wasn't really working.

But it was nice to pretend that it was.

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Mingi shook his head violently, trying to get the ringing in his ears to stop. He pushed himself to his feet and tried to find his balance, but he stumbled to the side and fell over again.

Something touched his fur and he forced his eyes open.

Colonel Gregson was kneeling over him. His lips were moving, but all Mingi could hear was the ringing.

The Hunter looked up and spoke to someone nearby.

Mingi shifted his head and saw the cloud of dust and snow starting to settle. While the center was still intact, every other section of the wall had been destroyed.

The Hunters had done it.

Colonel Gregson was shaking him again. "...gi! Ge... We ha.... ove now!"

The alpha's hearing was slowly starting to come back. He looked around again and saw both San and Jongho stumbling to their feet, along with Marylou and Tina. All four looked as dazed as he felt.

Looking past them, he saw the other wolves gathered to the side, but the Hunters were charging forward, firing their guns at any Ultima wolves who came flooding out of the gate.

Now he heard the screaming.

"Mingi!" The Colonel yelled.

He snapped his head to the side and The Colonel patted his neck.

"We have to move! We are running out of time! They seem surprised by the bombs so now is our chance. The wolves won't attack without your pack."

Mingi nodded and turned back to the others. Jongho, are you ok?

Yeah. I'm ok...

Wooyoung! San shouted before stumbling forward. He yelped as he fell in the snow with his shaky legs but got up again quickly.

San! Don't go alone, wait for us! Mingi said, struggling to keep up with him as he regained his sense of balance.

The three of them moved forward as one unit, signaling the rest of the wolves to attack. They surged forward and jumped over the wreckage, disappearing into the city.

When they reached the spot where Wooyoung and Freya had been, there was no sign of a body. It was a small blessing, but not enough to give them peace.

Jongho took the lead as the three of them ran to join the battle.

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Wooyoung whimpered as Freya dragged him backward. He was still having a hard time hearing after the explosions went off on either side of them.

How they had managed to survive he had no idea... But guessed it had something to do with magic because Freya seemed unaffected.

She yanked on his hair and pulled him into a room behind the man hall and threw him onto the floor.

His entire body trembled as it tried to warm itself up, but that wasn't happening any time soon since his pants were soaked from the snow.

He watched with wide eyes as his old pack elder entered the room, followed by another alpha who glared down at him. The way Freya bowed her head to them told Wooyoung he must be the leader of Ultima.

His hearing started to return as San's mother pulled him up off the ground so the other two could look at him.

Percival stared at him with disgust. He had always been cruel to Wooyoung, so this was expected.

The other alpha, however, had a curious look on his face. "Do you really think so?"

"Yes." Percival nodded. "Look at his eyes. Those gold fleck in there. I can't believe I never saw it before. Although he has always been filth."

"Now Percival..." The other alpha said, his voice getting lower.

Wooyoung whimpered as Freya pulled his hair back. What was the matter with his eyes? What was going on?

"You know our standards. I should have killed him when I had the chance. Unable to bare pups, such a disgrace."

The omega closed his eyes. He knew he should be used to it by now, but hearing it still stung. It wasn't his fault... They had to know how badly he wanted to...

"He makes an excellent play thing though." Freya hissed, placing her nose behind his ear and sticking her tongue out a little. "Trust me."

"No." The third alpha said. "It's too risky to keep him around. My family has worked too hard to maintain the throne, I will not let some runt come and take it away from me."

Wooyoung stared at him with wide eyes, trying to process what he was saying. Why would he take away the throne? All he wanted to do was go home and be with his pack.

"What should we do with him then?" Percival sneered.

"Kill him of course."

Wooyoung's heart stopped. He started to struggle in Freya's hands as she tightened her grip on his hair. "Allow me the honor, Sir. He will still be of use to me until I get my revenge for losing my sons."

"N-No... Please... I don't want anything f-from you." Wooyoung whimpered, then cried out when the third alpha grabbed his throat and squeezed.

"Don't play dumb with me. Even if you don't want it, the people will. You're a risk I can't afford to keep around."

Wooyoung gasped for air as his vision started to swim.

Then the alpha released him and he fell limp into Freya's arms, his chest heaving. "Make sure you finish him. Let's go Percival."

The two of them left the room while Freya dragged Wooyoung through another door.

He was blindfolded and gagged immediately and soon found himself tied to a pole, all while Freya hummed to herself happily.

Then an odd smell filled the air that Wooyoung didn't like. He pulled against the ropes and whimpered into the gag as a cold liquid was splashed over his already cold body.

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The room shook for a moment as a low rumbling sound could be heard in the distance.

Seonghwa glanced at the door, waiting for it to burst open but it never did.

"What was that?" Yunho whispered from where he was still in the omega's arms.

"I don't know, but I don't like it..."

"Do you think... The Colonel was talking about bombing the walls. Do you think it could be him?" Yunho moved to sit up and look at the omega. "I bet it is, let's try to get out of here."

"You don't think I've tried?" Seonghwa said with a sigh. "There's nothing I can use to break this. Plus the door is locked. I've tried everything."

Yunho gave him a small smirk. "But you haven't tried everything with me. Quick, untie me." He spun around.

Seonghwa's heart was hammering as he worked on the ropes binding the beta. Once he was free, Yunho moved to the ground to study where the chain was attached. "Ok, there's a thick iron loop in the wall. If we get enough leverage I bet we can pull it out."

Yunho fed one end of the rope through one of the chains and handed it to Seonghwa.

They stood next to each other and started to pull back on the rope to pull the chain instead of using where it was attached to Seonghwa's leg.

Groaning, they leaned back and kept pulling with all the strength they had left. "Come one Seonghwa, harder!" Yunho said through gritted teeth as his muscles strained.

Seonghwa closed his eyes and leaned into the motion, tugging several times.

Then they were both thrown onto the floor with a crash as the ring was pulled from the wall. Yunho cheered and turned to the omega, but they both froze as the lock clicked.

Seonghwa held his arms to his chest and curled up in a ball as Yunho tugged on the collar around his own neck.

Just as the door opened, the beta shifted in midair and tackled Silas to the floor, snapping at his face several times.

The alpha was quick though and was able to press his hands into Yunho's throat to keep him just far enough from his face that Yunho couldn't reach him.

But the beta didn't give up. He pulled back a little before throwing his weight against the growling alpha.

Silas' eyes flashed deep red. "Get off me! Stand down!"

Yunho flinched but kept snapping his jaws several times.

Then Silas shifted below him and used his back legs to shove Yunho at the bed. The posts splintered as he collided with them, letting out a yelp. As Silas advanced, foam forming at his mouth, Yunho back himself into a corner.

Seonghwa watched as the alpha got closer. He had to do something. All of the alpha's dominance was focused on Yunho at this moment, so he still have some control over his own actions.

Crawling forward, he grabbed a piece of splintered wood and ran forward with a roar. He leapt onto Silas' back and drove it down in between his shoulder blades.

Silas snarled and twisted his body to try and get and Seonghwa, but the piece of wood in his back wouldn't allow him to twist properly.

This moment of distraction broke the hold he had on Yunho, allowing the beta to charge forward and lock his jaws around the underside of the alpha's throat.

The alpha thrashed, sending Yunho flying over the floor, but never dislodging him from his throat. Seonghwa fisted his fur to stay on his back, knowing that a fall could be disastrous for the baby...

Silas let out a whine as Yunho tightened his grip, his eyes bright blue as his wolf took over.

Seonghwa grabbed onto the piece of wood and twisted it, hoping the splinters would go in even deeper.

The alpha reared up, causing Seonghwa to slip off his back, but he was able to land on his feet and back away.

Yunho brought his front legs up and dug his claws into Silas' chest, making his red eyes open up wide as he too tried to get at the beta.

They fell onto their sides, and Seonghwa yelled when Silas came out on top, snarling as he grabbed onto Yunho's throat and shook his head rapidly from side to side, whipping the beta back and forth like a ragdoll.

Unable to take it, Seonghwa ran forward and rammed the alpha's side. They fell to the ground in a pile and he saw Silas hesitated when he saw Seonghwa stand between him and Yunho.

So Lance really was in charge.

"Yunho, run." Seonghwa said, not taking his eyes off Silas.

He heard the beta whimper behind him.

"Go. He won't harm me. Not while Lance is around."

Yunho whined again, but quickly left the room.

Silas snarled and shifted so he was standing and towering over Seonghwa. "You're brave. I'll give you that. But this form makes it easier for me to overpower you." He sneered.

Seonghwa was hoping he'd try this.

As soon as Silas lunged for him, he ducked and let the alpha fly over his head. And just as he hoped, Yunho had stayed right outside the door.

The beta ran back into the room and locked his jaw around Silas' head and forced them shut with a sickening crunch.