"NOAH?" I scream as I push my way in front of Blake to look through the peephole. It is him. I quickly unlock the door and hug him. He hugs me back tightly.

"How did you get here?" Blake asks. Noah shrugs.

"I don't know man, I just felt pulled here. Like something was telling me to come to this address."

Blake invites him inside and shuts the door. We walk him to the living room and he sits down on the couch. Nobody speaks for a few moments. We're in disbelief.

"When did you wake up?" I blurt out. "Does Dad know you're awake? Do the doctors know? How do you fee-"

Blake stops me as he puts his hand on my shoulder.

"Relax" he says gently. I let out a breath and nod.

"Sorry" I say to Noah. He smiles and rubs his knees. He's nervous.

"I woke up a couple of hours ago. Doctors ran some tests on me and I pretty much discharged myself around 30 minutes ago. You're the only person who visited me Mia." He turns to Blake. "You too - Brittany, Dad... nobody else visited me." He stops as if he doesn't know whether to continue.

"What is it?" I whisper.

Noah looks at me and sighs. "I heard what you said Mia. People in comas can hear....I just have to ask if it was real or not."

My chest tightens. I didn't know he could hear me. I thought all of him was asleep.

"What part are you referring to...?" I stall, hoping that he heard something else.

Noah raises his eyebrow at me. "I'm obviously talking about Blake being a fricking werewolf."

Blake stands up. "She told you WHAT?" He yells before looking at me. I ignore his gaze and continue staring forward, pretending I can't see him.

"Look at me Mia" he growls.

I turn and look at him. "Yes?" I say sweetly.

"You told Noah something I told you in confidence? Something that my people have kept a secret for thousands of years?"

I don't answer. Instead, I continue to smile. I don't really know how to answer him. I did mess up, but I also don't want to admit it. Thankfully, Noah steps in and has my back.

"It's ok, I won't tell. I owe you guys" he smiles. "I just can't believe I was attacked by a werewolf..."

I wince at the thought. My only brother and Chase tried to take him away from me. All because I rejected him.

"Don't worry" Blake says. "I'm going to find him and then I'm going to deal with him" he says menacingly.

"Na brother" Noah replies as he stands up. "We'll deal with him."

As he says that, all three of us put our hands in the middle.

"On 3" I shout.

"One"

"Two"

"Three... GO WILDCATS!" We yell before marching out of the front door.

Somehow, we've all agreed non-verbally to make our way to Chase's pack.

Eventually we arrive after following Blake's lead. Noah drove his car whilst I went with Blake on his motorcycle. We pull up at what appears to be a mansion of sorts. As we make our way towards the front door, Blake stops us and turns to me.

"Mia, remember the story I told you about my father? About the pack he was giving the hush money to?" He asks.

I nod. "Yeah...why?"

He turns and gestures at the mansion. "Well, look what happens when you're a pack whose income comes from blackmail and hush money from other packs. It wasn't just my dad who was giving them money. From what I found out, I think it's close to 100 packs."

I gulp. "100 packs are able to fund this type of house? How much are they blackmailing them for!?" I whisper yell.

"Thousands...every month. I did tell you, the pack couldn't even afford to eat. That's how much he was giving away" Blake growls.

I shake my head in disgust as we walk towards the front door. Instead of ringing the doorbell, Blake bangs on it. After a few bangs, nobody opens the door and so Noah joins in. Still, nothing. Just before I'm about to add some flavor to the banging and join in too, a familiar voice creeps up from behind.

"Remember me, baby?" It growls gently.

My body twists around quickly as I stare at the sight in front of me.

I see a face I recognize but only faintly. It is covered in scratches and scars. His head is shaved and his neck is covered in stitches. It can't be, but it also has to be. He looks so damaged. Before I can make my mind up, Blake's voice interrupts my thoughts.

"Chase" he growls as he steps closer towards him.

Chase laughs and rubs his hands together as wolves appear from behind him and surround us.

"Well well, what do we have here?"

I stare at the pack of wolves which start to surround us. They're growling and ready to pounce at Chase's command.

I grab Blake's arm and hide behind him. He flexes his bicep muscles to let me know that I'll be alright. He's so strong.

"How did you know we'd be here?" Blake growls. Chase laughs at him.

"You're not very smart, are you?" He begins. "Do you really think Luna would betray me so easily? That all your mortal girlfriend had to do was stand up to her once?" Chase laughs again. "Oh no, this was all planned. You're far too easy, Blake."

Before Blake can reply, Jared steps out from behind Chase. How many people are standing behind him?

"Dad?!" Blake yells. Jared looks at him and smiles.

"I did offer you a deal, son. You decided not to take it." Jared replies, smirking.

I step out from behind Blake and stand in front of him. "What's going on?" I demand, trying my best to make my voice boom. Instead of receiving a response, I'm instead laughed at.

A mixture of howls and human laughter fill the air. I shrink back behind Blake, embarrassed.

Whilst wiping a tear of laughter from the corner of his eye, Chase decides to respond.

"Well sweetie, it all started after the party. You rejected me and Blake decided to pretend that he's Batman. You see, I would blame Blake more than I blame you. If he had just kept his hands to himself, well, I wouldn't have felt the need to do this."

"Do what?" Noah yells. "Send me to hospital?"

"Oh don't worry, we'll discuss you soon. Anyway, as I was saying" Chase continues. "Of course, I couldn't let go of what Blake did, so what did I do? Well, I spied on him. I wanted to learn all the plans he had with you, and well, the night he asked you to meet him at the lake at 11pm but you thought he said 10pm? It was just perfect."

I stare at him in disbelief. He was there listening?

"See, I told you it was 11pm not 10pm" Blake turns to whisper at me. I give him a side-eye. Now isn't the time.

"So me and my baby girl, Luna, well, we went to meet you. Have a...friendly conversation. There's nothing wrong with asking someone to beg especially when they've wronged you. If you had just begged, Mia. This wouldn't have happened."

Blake growls and steps forward, but I pull him back. Jared growls at him to back off.

"Continue" I say to Chase. What else did he know?

Chase raises his eyebrow before continuing. "But no Batman over here had to come save you again. But this time he had to go one step further and send me to the hospital. I couldn't let that go now could I? For the second time?" Chase tuts. "No Mia, I couldn't."

Chase turns to Jared and then he turns to Blake. "And that's when Daddy got involved, isn't it?" Jared laughs and looks at Blake.

"Did you really think I had come for a deal, Blakimus?" Jared asks. I hold back a snort.

This boy's real name is Blakimus? He sounds like a Harry Potter character.

"No, I had come to see if Mia was your mate like Chase had suspected. It's the only reason why you would behave like that over a girl...a common girl." He grimaces as he says it.

Ok he's very rude. There's nothing wrong with liking a nerd.

"But, when I heard the pack yell and shout about how the brother of their Alpha's MATE had been sent to hospital? Well, Chase's suspicions were right. So, I told him, and we planned." He continued.

Blake's nose flares and his breathing gets harder. He's trying to control himself so he doesn't change. He can't take all of them at once.

"Chase wanted to punish the wolf who shamed him and sent him to hospital. I wanted to get my role as Alpha back. Who did we have in common? You. You were our common problem." Jared finishes darkly.

My heart drops. This is a setup. I don't know if we're going to get out of it alive.

"So what do I have to do with anything?!" Noah yells. I forgot he was even there.

"Oh Noah, you're still here" Chase says surprised.

"You were an important part of our plan you see. With you being so unsuspecting, you made everything so easy. The connection you have with Mia, and the connection she has with Blake makes you all connected. You weren't just pulled to his house, you knew where it was because of the link you share with Mia. You had just woken up from a coma! You wanted to find your sister. And you led us to his house! We know where he lives now."

Blake freezes and his fists clench.

"What's wrong? What do you have at home?" I whisper.

"The blood bond...the one Dad signed when he had to pass over the role of Alpha to me. But if they destroy it, I lose everything" he whispers back. My body tenses up.

"But it's hidden though, they'll never find it." He says, smirking. "You've wasted your time Chase; I'll always stay Alpha and you'll always stay.... scarred" he chuckles. I smirk too, that's my man. Always one step ahead.

Chase starts to laugh. Gradually his laugh gets louder and more maniacally. Blake gets angrier and I feel even more scared.

"You think we didn't think of that Blakey? That we didn't think it was hidden? That's already sorted."

Before Blake can ask how, I'm suddenly grabbed from behind and pulled away from Blake. I start to scream and both Noah and Blake turn around and try to pull me back but then I feel something sharp. I know what it is and I instantly stop. My screams turn into silence.

Blake and Noah spot the knife too and stop. Nobody speaks

"Remember me?" says the voice which pulled me. I know that voice. The breastacular one.

"Luna" I hiss. My blood pressure rises

"Now" Chase begins. "Which one is it Blake? Your mate or the blood bond?"