#Chapter3

Trouble-01

"I was able to track them last time nine hundred kilometres west of Virginia. It seems that they've located themselves near what appears to be a small cave, probably where they take shelter." Hugh said through the ear piece as I continued on my way, jumping from a tree branch to the other, careful not be heard or seen by anyone.

I've already left the pack borders about twenty minute ago.

"All three?" I asked.

"Yes." Hugh confirmed.

A couple of minutes passed by in complete silence before Hugh spoke again into my ear.

"April Stop!"

The urgency in his voice made me quickly stop dead in my tracks.

I was on top of a large oak tree in a crouched position.

"The heat sensor I installed into your phone is detecting something." Hugh said before I got the chance to talk.

"It appears as if three bodies are present near the lake three kilometres to your right." He continued.

"Do you think it's them? Maybe they changed their place or something." I said as I started analysing everything in my head. I started moving towards the lake.

"Are you going to investigate?" Hugh asked when he probably heard me moving.

"Yes, there's a big chance it's them and even if I was wrong, there will be no harm in knowing." I replied.

It didn't take me long before I was standing on yet another oak tree but this time I had the lake beneath me.

I gasped lowly when my eyes caught the scene by the lake

There were two men in shaggy, torn clothes advancing on a what appears to be a teenage girl.

Unlike the other two men, this girl had expensive looking clothes on. She was wearing a sleeveless white dress that reached inches above her knee. The dress had pearl embroidery around her waist and collar areas.

Her blonde hair was curled at the ends and cascaded down her back beautifully.

I could feel her fear radiating from every pore in her body but she strongly refused to show it.

"Don't you know who I am? How dare you try to attack me?" She yelled at the two rogue men who only smirked at her as they slowly and tauntingly closed the distance between them.

"Does any of them look like the rogues that killed your parents?" I heard Hugh ask.

"No, but they sure don't come off as better." I gritted under my teeth.

"Don't get involved April and just leave. We wanted a clean and fast kill and that's it, end of story." Hugh warned making me growl lowly.

"I can't just leave the girl like that with those bastards, who knows what they'd do to her." I whisper yelled.

"But this might cause you trouble!" Hugh snapped making Rose and I to growl loudly this time. Half because of Hugh and half because of the two rogues that now we're holding the girl. Her scream alone made me angrier. No woman deserves this.

The rogues and the girl heard my growl as they all snapped their heads towards me.

I didn't waste any more time and swiftly jumped down to the ground.

I was shaking with anger and was glaring daggers at the two men.

They seemed to have noticed my alpha strength radiating off of me as their skin paled and all color drained from their faces. My form alone, and clothes made me look intimidating.

"Let the girl go." I growled at them dangerously.

One of the rogues held the girl in front of him and brought a knife to her throat.

The girl whimpered, making my heart reach out to her. She reminded me of myself. This situation reminded me of that dreaded night. Reminded me of how I was too weak and vulnerable in the hands of that rogue.

I growled even more angrily at them.

"Who the hell are you?" The one holding the girl asked, his nervousness seeping through his words.

I smirked at them, even thought they can't see my lips, they saw my eyes.

"Your worst nightmare." I replied and drew out my swords just as the other rogue shifted into a dirty grey wolf midair.

He lunged himself at me but I was too fast for him to catch. I twirled to the side and in one swift movement with my sword, I cut right through his stomach.

His body fell limp on the ground beside me as blood pooled around him. His breathing slowed down, his heartbeat stopped and in a matter of seconds, he was dead.

I raised from my crouched position on the ground and lifted my head to look straight into the other rogue's eyes.

I saw him shift his gaze from his dead friend to me then back to his dead friend.

"Wh-who the h-hell are y-you?" He stuttered as he took a step back, pulling the girl with him.

"Haven't I already answered that?" I asked as I slowly started approaching them.

The look of fear in his eyes gave me confidence. Made me feel strong and invincible.

I started twirling the swords in my hands and playing with them like a child's toy, just to scare him more.

I was having way more fun than I expected.

The rogue kept on stepping back as I continued to approach.

"Don't come any closer." He said and brought the knife towards me then back to the girl. He himself didn't know what the hell he was doing.

I raised my eyebrows at him in amusement.

"Or else?" I taunted, still walking.

"Er....or else I'll kill the girl." He all but yelled nervously as he brought the knife closer to her throat.

I chuckled loudly at that.

"Kill her." I told him with a shrug of my shoulders.

Both him and the girl looked at me like I've grown two heads and from the shock, the rogue halted in his steps temporarily, making me stop as well.

"I don't know her and I couldn't really careless about what happens to her." I continued as I twirled the swords once again.

"T-then what made y-you stop us in t-the first place?" He asked.

"Hmm...an easy kill to start the night perhaps." I replied almost nonchalantly.