ELLIE

        "Link? Who the hell is Link?" Blake asked and I could hear the confusion in his tone which was understandable given that he had no idea who the hell Link was. I had never really told him about my brother, I had only told Jackson who he was and what his name was.

        "He's my brother," I replied, moving my eyes from where Link stood to where Blake was.

        "I thought your family were all dead?" Blake asked.

        "I assumed he died when he went back to the pack. He left me in the forest and when he didn't return after two weeks of leaving me there, that's when I moved on and accepted that he must have died during the fight. I thought that, if he was still alive, he would have come back for me," I muttered with tears in my eyes.

        I couldn't believe that he was still alive. He was skinnier than the last time I had seen him and his red hair was too long for his face, his fringe covering the most part of his eyes. Though I couldn't miss the increased muscles he now had.

        I remember when he was lean and lacked muscle, when he hair was shaped around his head and when his eyes were the best thing about him, now even they look dark and full of something I can't quite read.

        "I would assume he had a good reason. Right, Link?" Blake said, his attention now on my brother.

        "I just want the girl," Link finally spoke and his tone was bitter, almost filled with resentment, even though he was the one who had left me in the forest. Not the other way round.

        "Dude, she's your sister, or did ten years make you forget your entire life?" Blake growled out. I knew he could easily take Link down if he wanted to. The only reason he wasn't doing anything was because of who he was to me.

        "I don't have a sister. My family are dead and she's the reason for their death. Now, hand her over," Link seethed and I could feel the tears freely rolling down my cheeks now, though I never made a sound because I didn't want him to know how much that comment hurt.

        "You're not going anywhere near her," Blake jumped in front of me as Link made towards me from the door, his fists clenched at his side and his teeth grinding against each other in rage.

        "Link. It's me. Ellie. Your sister. Please," I was pretty much begging him to remember me.

        I had missed my big brother so much and now he's here, blaming me for the death of his family, claiming that he doesn't know who the hell I am. If this wasn't proof enough that life was never going to go my way, then I don't know what was ever going to be enough proof.

        Life was a bitch and I was really starting to learn that the hard way now. First I think my entire family are dead, then my brother reappears, just for him not to remember me and tell people I am the reason for his family's death.

        "Ellie is dead and you're the one who killed her. She was so sweet and innocent, just four years old, and you murdered her so you could get where you are now," Link shouted and I had no idea what the hell he was talking about.

        "M-murder? Link, I am standing sitting right in front of you," I shouted back and I could feel my wolf taking over as I grew increasingly more angry. It wasn't fair that I kept getting all this bad luck or that I was never going to have happiness.

        "I said, back off," Blake just as angry as I was when he stepped in front of me and pushed Link backwards.

        I was surprised when he didn't move anywhere. Link simply stood there and smirked at the both of us, a cruel laugh escaping from his mouth.

        "It's a pity really. You do seem like a lovely couple," Link continued to laugh. It was like there was a sudden drop in the temperature and an icy wind burst in, sending shivers over every part of my body.

        "Wha-" but I didn't get the chance to finish the sentence before Link had shifted and was attacking Blake.

        Blake, who should have been able to kill him in one swipe, was now lying on the floor in a pool of his own blood. I could see that his breathing was laboured and he was barely able to keep his eyes open.

        This just resulted in me breaking down in tears further while my wolf howled in pain, feeling the connection weakening as Blake's life slowly seeped out of the claw marks on his chest and the out of the gap where Link had ripped his flesh from Blake's side with his teeth.

        I tried put my hand over the wound but I found a pair of hands wrapped around my wrist prevented me from being to do anything. I looked up to be greeted with the cold eyes of Link and a twisted smirk on his face as he pulled me away from Blake.

        Let me at him. Let me at the son-of-a-bitch. I don't give a shit that he's my brother right now. He has just dragged me away from Blake who is pretty much dead and now has me pinned against the wall.

        I will kill him. I won't stop until he's dead. Just do it already. Kill that fucking twat and then make sure I don't mourn for him afterwards. I know he's my brother but he's accusing me of hurtful things, things I would never dream of doing.

        I am going to enjoy this. I allowed my wolf to push to the surface, bringing with it the Alpha I had willingly allowed out of its closet to consume me. I wasn't going to do this until I had the new pack, but I needed my Alpha and I needed it now.

        My bones all clicked and twisted as I shifted, my self control gone as all I could see was red and I knew I needed to make Link pay for what he had done. I could feel the increase in strength and I could sense of every little thing around me, including the fact Blake was just about still alive.

        I could feel the power behind my jump as I pushed myself off the wall and landed on top of Link, forcing him to the ground while he was still in his human form. My claws extended from my paw and as I was about to swipe, he managed to get out from beneath me, shifting into his own grey wolf - had he not been my brother and I not been about to kill him, I would have taken a moment to appreciate the real beauty of his wolf.

        I watched in horror as Link moved across the room with a speed which wasn't possible, even in his wolf form, he shouldn't have been able to move as quickly as he did, it was only seconds later that I felt his claw dragging down the side of my body.

        I winced but didn't allow it to be bother me as I moved away from him , jumping on his wolf and pinning him to the ground, sinking my teeth into his right paw - I was horrified to see that it was immediately healing and the wound disappearing before my very eyes.

        He took that moment to force his claws into one of my hind legs, rendering me pretty much defenceless, there was no way in hell to fight against someone who could heal like that while I was going to continue getting wounded.

        I shifted back to my body, seeing the damage Link had done to my body, even with my Alpha increasing the speed at which I could heal, both the cuts down my right side and the cut down my left leg were going to take a while to heal fully.

        "It would seem your Alpha is practically defenceless," Link smirked as he walked towards me.

        He's not going to stop until we're dead. You know, I had kind of noticed that, but there's nothing to be done. I can't fight him, you can't fight him, we're useless and he knows it.

        Then we need to play dead. We need to make him think he has really killed us. Right. If only I knew how to stop my heart from beating long enough for him to believe we were dead, that would really help right now. Sadly, I don't possess that sort of power.

        I know a trick or two. Just let me have a little control and I will keep us alive. If this doesn't work, I swear, I will come back and kill you myself. Blake is pretty much dead on the other side of the room, so this had better work for his sake.

        The smell of blood which was filling my nose was almost disturbing now. I knew that Blake needed medical help and he needed it now, but there was no way for me to be able to get it for him and since I wasn't a part of the pack either, I couldn't mind link with Jayson to inform him that his best friend was about to greet death with open arms.

        "What happened to you Link?" I muttered, thought it was supposed to be more to myself than saying it out loud.

        "Nothing happened to me. I just learned how to use what I had. I became better, stronger, and now I am unstoppable," he replied smugly and I had to accept that the Link I knew was gone. There was no getting him back and he was destined to murder me for something I never did.

        "If only there was something in your mind that was actually left of you, then you would realize you are making a huge mistake," I sighed and I could feel my wolf push to the surface, enough to have control, but not enough for Link to be able to tell that she was there.

        "Oh, Ellie, there is no mistake. I am going to kill you and I am going to enjoy it," he chuckled and with that his fist collided with the cut on my side and his foot was behind my knee, dragging me to the floor before I could even beg for my life.

        I was pretty sure there was a crack as I landed and I had shattered my kneecap but the adrenaline was preventing any pain from actually reaching my brain at this moment in time. I then felt his powerful kick as he forced his foot into my stomach, winding me a little and really not helping with my breathing.

        Do you trust me? Of course I trust you. You're my bloody wolf so hurry up and do whatever it is you're going to do because I can't take another hit like that.

        I need him to hit us again. Preferably in the face. Oh. Of course it would be to the face. It couldn't just be to the arm or to the leg. No. He has to punch me in the face. This had better fucking work.

        "You know, if you really want me to suffer, then you won't leave any part of my untouched. Even if you afraid of a little Alpha bite," I mocked Link, praying to myself that my wolf knew what the hell she was doing.

        "I was warned you were one tough cookie. I just never thought they were being serious," Link replied and I was sure there was a compliment in there somewhere, but I could be wrong.

        "I guess you should have believed them. Even if I have a shattered kneecap, claw marks in my leg and am losing a serious amount of blood from my side, it's still not enough to kill me," I did my best to shrug to show that I was ready for whatever else he had when, in reality, I was terrified of what he could do to me.

        I don't know what he was but I did know that he was dangerous. He was the perfect man to kill another, simply because it didn't matter what happened to him, he could heal himself and continue with the job in hand.

        "You're right. Killing your mate ought to do the job for me," Link stated smugly and he walked away from me to where Blake was lying, his heart barely beating and his breathing slowing with each minute he was lying there for.

        I could feel the tears in my eyes as I dragged myself across the room towards them. I had never panicked more than I did right then. He was here to kill me and Blake was like this for protecting me.

        "No. Please. Leave him alone," my words were practically a whisper as I began to feel a numb, even my heart felt like it was about to break in two and shakes consumed my entire body just as I reached Blake and threw myself protectively over my mate's body.

        My act of stupidity was rewarded with Link's foot in my face which sent my head spinning and a shock of pain washed over my entire face. I could feel the darkness I had seen not two days ago taking over my body.

        I just wanted this to be over now. I had taken a beating at the hands of my own brother for the sake of revenge he didn't need. I would rather be dead than to take another hit from the impossible wolf.

        "Goodbye Ellie," his laugh was the last sound I remembering hearing as I felt his claw penetrate my neck at an agonizingly slow pace, dragging it across until all I could see was black.

        If this was what death was then I definitely welcomed it and thus didn't bother fighting against anything which happened.