San let his rage take over as he ran down the main street of Ultima. He knew it well and watched as the main fortress rose up in front of him.

No one tried to stop him either. Most of the citizens were fleeing from the wreckage. A few alphas and betas charged them to attack, but the wolves from the valley took them.

Marylou and Tina stayed with them though. They had formed a small bond for the short time they were together, and the two betas were determined to help them free their family.

When they reached the main door, San grabbed the handle in his mouth and turned it, pulling the door open for them to slip in. The five of them crept forward.

The only sound was their claws clacking against the hard floor. It was like the place was abandoned... This didn't feel right at all. Sure they had the upper hand with the surprise attack and the Hunters, but San figured Lance would be more prepared.

Maybe this just went to show how much of a fool he really was.

Or how much of a fool San pack was...

As soon as they reached the center of the room, alphas burst through doors and surrounded them quickly.

Their group of five formed a tight circle, all facing away from each other, as they prepared for the attack. But the alphas didn't attack right away, they just kept them trapped.

San snarled, his hackles rising as his eyes shot around the room looking for any sign of Wooyoung, or the others.

He heard a deep, rumbling sound coming from Mingi and turned his head to look for the reason why.

Lance was walking into the room, head held high and a sneer on his disgusting face.

Jongho let out a warning whine, letting Mingi know to stay calm and not overreact. This would be a bad time to make a mistake since they were so greatly outnumbered.

They could hear gunfire outside, and at least that seemed to make the alphas nervous. Hopefully help would get there soon.

"Well, Mingi. How nice to see you again." Lance said from where he stood at the head of the room. "It's so nice of you to come visit me. Too bad it's for your own funeral though."

Mingi hunched over and kept growling at him, making Lance shake his head.

"Do you like what I've built? So much better than your pathetic father, isn't it?" He said, looking around the room.

He snapped his finger and several balls dropped from the ceiling. When they hit the ground, they exploded in a puff of smoke, causing the group of five to stumble to the side and blink rapidly.

Wolfsbane. There was Wolfsbane in the smoke.

San's eyes burned as he howled with pain. Then the howl got louder when he felt several pairs of teeth latch on to him and pull him to the ground.

"You made it too easy, old friend." Lance purred through the smoke.

San whined as he tried to break free and felt himself getting dragged away. And of course the pack link was blocked so he couldn't reach out to his pack...

The smoke started to clear and he saw that Jongho and Mingi were both pinned to the floor by several alphas, and Marylou and Tina were being herded to another section of the room, their heads bowed in submission.

Lance started walking forward, pulling out a long sword from behind his back and studying the blade.

Then a door closed in San's face as he was still pulled back. He whined, panicking over what was going to happen to his pack.

The wolves holding him snarled in warning as they deposited him in the middle of the dark room. Their red eyes flashed as they all snarled the command for him to shift.

He could feel his insides churning as he fought against them. His best bet was to stay in this form. He couldn't let them win.

A muffled scream came from behind one of the walls and San's heart sank. He would recognize that scream anywhere. But it gave him the power he needed to fight back.

He sprang to his feet and lunged for the nearest wolf, taking her by surprised and snapping her neck easily. The other four descended on him and he had to work to keep them at bay.

San became a spinning flurry of claws and teeth as he drew blood wherever he could. One alpha whimpered as San hook a claw by his eye and ended up ripping it out. Then he turned and tore another one's ear off.

If he could keep wounding them like this, he might have a chance.

Another scream.

San jumped forward and snapped another alpha's neck by whipping his head back and forth violently.

Then he cried out as one jumped on his back and grabbed onto the back of his neck. He dropped to the ground quickly and rolled over, crushing the smaller alpha beneath him and forcing him to let go.

San swiped at another one and he thought he heard bones break as his paw connected with her jaw.

Beautiful.

He snarled at the three remaining alphas, giving them a chance to leave if they wanted to. He wanted to avoid as much bloodshed as possible, but he needed to save his energy.

The three alphas looked at each other and stepped back, bowing their heads. San jerked his head to the side, indicating for them to leave. They left without a second glance, allowing San to turn toward the door he had heard the scream come from.

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Mingi flailed on the floor, trying to get the alphas off him as he watched Lance advance with his sword. The coward wouldn't even fight him properly. So much for thinking he was better.

The alphas growled at him, trying to get him to submit to the multiple waves of dominance, but it would never work.

Not with where Mingi's mind was right now.

He tensed his muscles and then used his power to push off the floor and threw the others off him. This allowed him to stand and face Lance one on one.

The other alpha just chuckled and pointed his sword and Mingi, making it so that if he were to run forward the sword would go straight through his skull.

So instead, Mingi snarled a command for Lance to shift. There was enough power behind his voice that he knew the man's wolf would understand him.

Several of the other alphas behind him backed away and bowed their heads.

He whipped his head to the side and snapped at the wolves still pinning Jongho to the ground. They yelped and backed away. Jongho gave him a grateful nod and moved to stand by his side.

For a split second, Mingi thought he saw fear in Lance's eyes, but it was quickly hidden behind a smirk. "So valiant. The hero of the hour. I supposed now would be the time to tell you my news."

His laugh sent a chill down Mingi's spine. Jongho moved next to him so their shoulders were touching.

"You see..." Lance paused and looked down his nose at Mingi. "I'm going to be a proud father."

Mingi's heart stopped.

"And you want to know who is going to be giving me that pup?"

The floor seemed to fall away from under him as Mingi swayed slightly. No... He was lying. This was just a trick to get inside his head. There was no way... No.

Mingi roared and ran forward.

Lance raised the sword and swung down.

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Seonghwa stared at the lifeless body on his bed with wide eyes. He couldn't believe that had worked, but Silas was gone.

Yunho rubbed his nose on the sheets, trying to get off some of the blood before turning his head to the door. He let out a low whine and looked back and Seonghwa.

The older nodded and closed his eyes as pulled off the pair of pants Silas had on and pulled them on. They would worry about his collar later since it was padlocked.

As they left the room, fighting could be heard from different sections of the house. They ran to the nearest window and saw that there were several wolves fighting each other in the courtyard, as well as a wall of Hunters making their way down the main path.

Mingi really was here!

Seonghwa spun around and ran down the hall, looking for the stairs to get down to the main level. There had to be a way out of here. He needed to find Mingi.

Yunho kept up with him easily, staying in wolf form to fend off anyone they might come across. The upper hallways were eerily empty though. Everyone must be down fighting.

Several yelps came from ahead of them, so they picked up the pace.

They came to a balcony that overlooked the main hall and they saw a large group of wolves grappling for control.

The five in the middle were losing, and both Seonghwa and Yunho froze when they realized who they were.

"Come on, we need to get down there." Seonghwa said before running down the hall again.

Stairs. Stairs. Where were the stairs?

They rounded a corner and noticed another opening that led down. Seonghwa's bare feet slapped against the stone steps as he hurried down.

When they reached the room again, he noticed Lance pointing a sword at Mingi and he started to panic. He needed to get Lance's attention somehow.

Yunho whined next to him when he noticed that Jongho was in the room too. Where had San gone?

Seonghwa swore and looked around for something he could use.

There.

He walked to the wall to one of the decorations.

Yunho huffed next to him, trying to get his attention but Seonghwa ignored him.

He pulled out the decorative dagger from its sheath and walked forward just as Lance swung his sword at Mingi.

His alpha dodged the swing and rammed into Lance, but the silver hair man was nimble and got to his feet quicker than Mingi.

Just as he was about to swing his sword again, Seonghwa shouted with all the will and strength in his body. "LANCE!"

Everyone in the hall turned to look at the omega as he stepped forward. Lance's eyes widened with rage when he realized Seonghwa was free, but then the rage turned to fear as he looked down.

Seonghwa glared at him and turned the knife around so it was pointed at his own stomach.

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San walked to the door and yanked it open with his teeth.

His senses was instantly blasted with the smell of gas. Shaking his head, he snorted and walked forward slowly.

The small hallway stretched in front of him and curved to the right.

He continued to follow it for several minutes, noticing that it was sloping down the further he went along.

The smell of gas was getting stronger too.

"Oh Saaaaaaaanniiiiiieeeeee."

His mother's voice echoed down the hall making him pause.

"Come to mommy Sannie boy!" Her voice sounded raw, like she had been crying. "Mommy's aaaaaaallll aloooooone. She neeeeeds her baby boy!"

All alone? Did that mean Silas was dead?

San walked a little faster, but still cautiously. It sounded like she was at the end of the hall but he couldn't be sure.

His nose wrinkled the closer he got to the end of the hall.

"Sannie! Don't keep your dear old mother waiting!"

Yeah, she had definitely lost it...

San ran the last few feet and skidded to a stop when he got to the entrance of the room.

His mother was standing on a wooden platform. He had a crazed look in her eyes as she sneered. Next to her was Wooyoung, bound to a pole and gagged. He was shivering as whimpered into the gag.

Dripping from his skin was the gasoline San had smelled.

And his mother was holding a box of matches.