Filed To Story: Destined Bond with My Forbidden Alpha Novel (Alpha Alexander & Selene)
“Why?” Clara asked.
“Because I saw my supervisor leading a group of people down these halls,” he said.
Clara’s eyes widened.
Sam nodded.
“I watched him for a moment and then realized where he was going,” Sam sighed. “He was leading them to the armory. I didn’t know what was going on, but I knew that was not something I could let happen. I immediately entered the lockdown commands for the weapons and armory locks.”
“That was really good thinking, Sam,” Clara said reassuringly.
“Yeah, well, he showed up pretty quickly after that,” Sam said. “He rushed Henry and tried to break my arm as I entered the rest of the commands. Luckily, Henry was able to toss him out before he could do any more damage. We did our best to hold the door until we saw you guys coming on the monitor just before the feed cut.”
Clara nodded.
“I knew things were getting weird around here, lots of whispering and paranoia… but I didn’t realize it had gotten this bad…” she sighed.
“We’re pack animals,” Nessa commented. “We have a natural need for structure, for direction. Without a recognized leader, we lose ourselves.”
“What about us?” Clara asked. “I feel perfectly sane, and you’re as solid as ever… Sam seems fine, Henry… like… why aren’t we looney tunes like the others?”
“I’m still a Crag wolf,” Nessa replied. “Landon is my Alpha.”
“Oh… right..” Clara said. “But what about me? Sam? Henry? Loads of others who aren’t completely bonkers.”
Nessa looked up over the screen of her laptop at her mate.
“Do you really not know?” she asked.
Clara furrowed her brows.
“Know what?” Clara asked.
Nessa chewed her bottom lip while she thought about the right way to say it.
“If you think about the people you know for sure aren’t ‘bonkers’ yet,” she said, “is there anything you can think of that they might have in common?”
Clara looked at Henry and Sam, she thought of a few others, but nothing stood out immediately as a unifying theme between them. She was about to ask Nessa to explain when Henry called their attention.
“Hey, guys…” Henry said.
Clara looked back at the soldier sitting on the bookcase. He had his ear pressed to the door.
“I don’t hear them anymore,” he said.
“That’s a good thing,” Clara said.
Henry shook his head and stood up. The woman sitting on the bookcase beside him stood, moving away from the door when she saw his concern.
“No,” he said. “It happened too fast. They just suddenly stopped.”
“What does that mean?” the woman asked.
The soldier who had taken the baton beating by the three men pushed himself to his feet. He was weak and in a lot of pain but stood up next to Henry.
“It means someone scarier showed up,” he said, “and took all of them out at once.”
The door handle turned, and then the door shook as an attempt to open it was made.
Sam moved closer to the other injured, and they huddled together. Clara moved before them while the two soldiers stood between Clara and the door.
Again, the door shook, and a loud thud was heard as someone on the other side rammed into it. The injured gasped. The soldiers swallowed and prepared to fight.
Once more, the door was rammed, but the bookcase was pushed out of the way this time. Now, the door was open just enough to allow whoever was on the side to enter the room.
Clara held her breath while she waited to see who would come through the door. Nessa let out the first sigh of relief as she sniffed the air and smiled.
“It’s okay,” she said softly.
Clara looked at her and then back at the door as she recognized Landon stepping in and looking around before he turned and offered his hand to someone behind him.
When she saw Fiona, Clara smiled from ear to ear.
“Luna Fiona!” she called out with joy.
Behind her, the wolves huddled together, turned and looked, letting out gentle cries of relief when they saw her.
The soldier who had received the beating earlier fell to his knees as his body gave out. Clara quickly helped him to move back and lay down with the others.
“Is everyone here all right?” Fiona asked, stepping over the bookcase.
“We have some injuries,” Clara said. “But mostly, yes, we are all right. And very happy to see the two of you.”
“Is Beta Galen with you?” Henry asked.
Fiona shook her head.
“No,” she said. “I came straight here when I realized there was something very wrong. I have not had a chance to reach out to him.”
Landon closed the door, pushing the bookcase back against it.
Fiona went straight to Nessa.
“I assume you are working on getting us complete system control?” she asked.
Nessa nodded.
“Sure am,” she smiled. “Almost there. I am keeping the locks on the armories and the automated weapons. Don’t think anyone needs that access right now.”
“Good plan,” Fiona replied. “Once you can get me access to the monitoring systems, I think we can start to section off areas of the city with barriers.”
“Why would we do that?” Clara asked. “That will just lock people up in smaller sections. The ones that aren’t crazy will get trapped with those that are.”
“I understand the concern,” Fiona said. “But from what Landon and I observed, those that have gone over the edge, so to speak, are few. They are just moving around and making trouble wherever they go.”
“If we can separate them from each other,” Landon sighed, “it will be easier to contain them without resorting to harming them.”
Clara furrowed her brows.
“Why do you sound so disappointed by that?” she asked.
Nessa let out a chuckle.
“He’s pouting,” she said.
“Why?” Clara asked.
“Because one, in Broken Crag, it is considered one of the greatest sins a wolf can commit to turn against your pack,” Nessa replied. “And two…”
She smiled and looked between Fiona and Landon.
“I’m guessing he got told off for roughhousing on his way here…”
Clara looked at Fiona, who looked away, and then at Landon.
Landon looked back at Nessa with a look of irritation.
“OH!” Clara said with a smile as she realized what Nessa was implying.
“Shouldn’t you focus on your task?” Landon asked.
“I’m really good at multitasking,” Nessa smiled.
Landon let out a soft growl, but all he received from Nessa was a giggle.
A moment later, there were a few beeps, and the monitors that Sam had been stationed at suddenly turned on.
“There we go,” Nessa said. “You should have full monitoring access now. I’ll keep working on the other systems.”
“Thank you, Nessa,” Fiona said before looking at all the displayed images.
She could see they were spread out all over the city, but their assumption was correct. There were only a handful of instigators. No more than about fifty wolves. They moved quickly, causing disturbances and making messes as they went.
“They’re trying to make themselves appear like a larger group,” Clara said as she watched their behavior across the screens. “They are being loud and obnoxious. Making their presence known and forcing those that want to keep the peace to hide and duck their heads.”
Fiona nodded.
“Yes,” she said. She pointed to one screen in particular. “Here, soldiers are guarding this building. There must be people inside.”
“Here, too,” Clara said, pointing to another screen.
“Here, as well,” Landon said.
“Yes,” Fiona nodded. “The soldiers are keeping our people safe. They aren’t going after the troublemakers, and the troublemakers aren’t coming close enough to risk getting into combat.”
“Then what’s the point?” Clara asked. “There’s no way to take control of Summer without a fight. So, why start any trouble if that isn’t their goal?”
“They aren’t peaceful,” Sam said. “They are willing to hurt anyone in their way, and they tried to gain access to the armory.”
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