My wolf was panicking, howling in pain. Her voice was a soft whisper in the back of my head. Bailey, please do something for us.

I frowned and tried sitting up again, the pain in my side burning. Maybe Chance was right, that I did have a broken rib or something close to it. I sighed and took a small breath, willing myself to man up and bear through the pain. Well, maybe if you decided to start healing us, I would go after him. We're not healing, what's happening?

My wolf growled and I frowned. She said she was calling out to his wolf but he wasn't responding to her. Taking another deep, slow, breath, I sat up in the bed. I bit my lip, telling myself I was fine. I grabbed onto the end side table to help myself stand up and not fall over. When the pain was just a small throb in my side, I stumbled over to the door. Hannah was rushing out of her room and paused when she saw me coming down the stairs. I gasped, feeling the pain intensify. "What is going on? Where is everyone going?"

She looked to the steps and then to me and rushed over, taking my hand into hers. "Chance called for a punishment. A punishment, Bailey! Ryan and I thought this was over in this pack, that you were the packs saving grace. He hasn't done this in so long. Why are you looking at me like that?"

"Because, Chance never told me about this side of him."

Hannah had a look of concern on her face. "Before you, everyone was afraid to do anything wrong. The Alpha's of this pack have been brutal. A punishment would be called to see someone be whipped or killed. The whole pack is forced to come out and watch to know that this can happen to you if you disobey the higher in commands. Chance hasn't done this since before you got her. Ryan swore you changed him. His wolf is short tempered, if you haven't noticed, like your fathers and yours but worse. He's been good though. We all assumed his mom or Chance would've told you but I guess they didn't want to scare you away. What's going on with you?"

I was hunched over, clutching at my side. Hannah was worried. "I believe I have a broken rib or my appendix ruptured, who knows with me. Jenna cause it on purpose, which is why Ryan's face has a bruise but his should be healed by now. My wolf isn't healing us and I don't know why. Chance came home all angry and when he saw me just snapped. I've never seen him like that before. Hannah, he told me he's going to kill her."

Hannah's eyes grew wide, fear evident all over her face. She grabbed me, letting me use her as support to stand. "Oh, this isn't good, not good at all. First of all, your wolf is hurting because of Chance. She's retaliating by not healing you two. Many mates to do this to get their mates attention. If your rib is broken, we shouldn't move any fast incase you pierce your lung. I'm studying to become a pack doctor so I know a few things. We need to get you to Chance so you can heal. Your wolf will kill you. She feels hurt. How are you always getting yourself into things like this?"

I sighed, wondering the same thing. Every time I got better, I get hurt again. I looked at Hannah. "Please take me to him, I feel so light headed."

Hannah nodded and helped me walk but she basically ended up dragging me along with her outside. When we got to the center of the pack, I saw that everyone was circled around a platform. On the platform stood Jenna, shaking in fear and a rope around her neck. She was tied to a post and her head was down, not meeting anyone's eyes in the crowd. Chance stood beside her, his eyes a dark yellow color. His wolf has taken over. Chance's parents stood off to the side, a smile on his father's face. Beside Chance was Ryan, who was staring blankly into the crowd. The bruise on his face was gone.

Hannah helped me get to the center of the crowd. When Chance saw me, his eyes grew wide and a growl echoed throughout the place, causing a few people to jump. I looked around, realizing that there were children in the crowd as well. What the fuck is wrong with Chance?

Chance jumped off the platform and came walking over to Hannah and I. He was beyond pissed and I was quite scared of him. I was scared of my own mate. "Why would you bring her here? Why would you disobey an order from your Alpha!"

Hannah flinched and looked to the ground, her wolf submitted to chance. I turned to Chance, trying not to show him that I was afraid of him. "I'm not healing."

Chance eye's flashed back to his beautiful sea blue color. "What do you mean you aren't healing?"

I pulled up my shirt, letting Chace see the ugly red blotches around my stomach and the bruise forming around it. "My wolf isn't healing because she's scared for you and your wolf. This is her way of saying you need to stop. If I don't heal, I die. Do you understand that? Do you like seeing me in pain? Chance, don't do this, please."

Chance's eyes were flashing between yellow blue, his wolf not knowing what to do. "I have to do this. My pack thinks I'm weak. I need you to know who I really am. I kill people, Bailey. I do this because there needs to be order and discipline in my pack. I've been slacking off and now my pack thinks they can do as they please."

Chance turned his back to me and went back to the platform. He turned to the crowd. "I sentence Jenna to death for causing intentional harm on my mate and your Luna. I have been slacking off in this pack and I will not do so anymore. You all think you can do as you want. Hopefully, this punishment will remind you where you stand."

Chance went to Jenna. I started feeling faint. I shook my head, trying to stay awake. I couldn't let Chance kill this girl. I looked over to Hannah and waved her over to me. I screamed Chance's name before everything went black and I saw the trap door disappear from underneath of Jenna's feet.

***

"She's stable now."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, Alpha. Her wolf is healing her now. I gave her a sedative to numb the pain. I also gave her a medication that forces her wolf to heal her. She should be fine within a few hours."

"Alright, thank you, Doctor."

I felt a hand grab onto mine but I didn't have the strength to grab it back. I knew it was Chance because of the tingles that ran up my arm when he touched my hand. He brought my hand to his lips and left a small kiss there. He took a deep breath. "Bailey, my love, please wake up. I'm sorry. My wolf and I are sorry. We stopped taking our medication and I guess he just snapped. I usually have control of him. I want to be better for you and for my pack. I want to stop the killings of the members. I don't want to do this anymore. I promise she was the last one. I don't want to lose you or for you to be afraid of me. Please, I love you, Bailey, wake up."

My hand was not wet and I could feel that Chance was crying. I opened my eyes. Chance wasn't looking at me. His head was on the bed. I moved my fingers so that I was grasping onto his hand. "Is she dead?"

Chance's head shot up, his eyes blood shot. "Yes."

I sighed, feeling my heart break. "And her family? How do they feel."

Chance shook his head. "No family. She just moved here from your hometown."

I didn't know how to feel. Chance had killed someone. I watched him kill someone in front of the pack. "Chance... I don't know what to say."

He shook his head. "Don't say anything. I don't even know what you're feeling right now. You're probably scared of me. I was put on medication for my temper a little before I took over the pack. My wolf sometimes takes me over and does things I don't always want to do. I have taken lives from this before and I always feel dirty right after. I don't want to do this anymore, which is why I got put on the medication. I stopped taking it because I thought I was finally in control but then we saw you and I just snapped. I'm going to start taking the medication again and I'm going to be a better man for you. I'm going to get rid of these killings. I love you, please forgive me."

I sighed, looking out the window. "I think I need some space for now."

Chance nodded and began to stand up. "I really am sorry, Bailey."

I nodded, not looking at me. "Yeah, me too."

***

By midnight I was able to go home. Chance walked me back to the pack house. It was a little awkward because we weren't talking. I watched him hang Jenna, what was I supposed to say? When we made it back to the house, I told Chance I just wanted to eat some ice cream and then go to bed, alone. He said he'd take the couch tonight.

When Chance and I got to the door, something felt off. There was whimpering o the other side of the door and I looked to Chance. "Who does that sound like?"

He shrugged one shoulder. "I don't know. It sounds like an animal. Everyone should be asleep and you're not allowed to shift in the house."

I felt my heart drop to my stomach. Something felt off and I had this really bad feeling. I did not need anymore drama or bad news today. I pushed passed Chance and opened the door. My screamed flew out of my mouth, tears forming in the corner of my eyes. I dropped to my knees, clawing at the floor. Footsteps were heard above me and people were gathering at the door. Chance blocked me from the view in front of me but it was too late, I had already seen it and it was programmed into my brain.

In front of me lie my two dogs, Lucy and Lucy, mutilated. Their bodies were bright red with blood and my heart was broken. Rusty lay next to their bodies. On the wall above them were words written in their blood: