HUNTED

[Authors Note: Chapter has been updated now :) ]

The blade reflected back at Ajax, and he immediately knew the ill intentions the bitch, Lydia, had. Without a second thought, he drew his wings back and sliced through the air at incredible speed, descending towards the Gamma's sister. As he neared her, he opened his wings to slow his attack and shifted into a panther as he crash-landed into her. The force sent Lydia flying forwards, and Ajax dug his claws into her back and sunk his teeth into her neck.

Lydia screamed and tried to shake him off. But he was intent on killing her. That bitch was not only dead set on taking Aila's throne but also on destroying her own sister. What was wrong with her?!

He sunk his teeth in further but his breath hitched as three sharp stabs to his back made him retract his claws and teeth before falling back. He shifted into his human form as he landed on his side and grunted as he pulled out the knife in his back. Sharp pain similar to millions of needles throbbed from the stab wounds bleeding at the side of his back. 

"That wasn't very nice," His voice was raspy as he cracked a joke.

Lydia pulled herself up and faced him, holding her hand against her neck, "Don't you know already?" She walked towards him, eyeing his body in appreciation before smirking, "I'm not a nice person."

Lydia leaned forwards to grab the blade, but Ajax swept his feet around and tripped her over. He clutched the knife in his hands and went to finish the bitch once and for all. That was until a group of rogues suddenly appeared. 

Lydia giggled madly, "Oh, Ajax. You're such a waste." She stumbled back up, so she stood directly in front of Ajax, who was slightly hunched now from his agonising injuries, holding the knife towards her. Lydia took a step and raised her hand to caress his cheek, but he grabbed it and flung it away.

"Be by my side and live. We would make an exceptional and stunning couple. Don't you think?" She said in a sultry voice, ignoring the crinkling of his nose at her.

"Sorry, but you're not all that, love," Ajax replied and glanced at the growling rogues.

By this point, Chiara had pulled herself up from the tree and looked on at the naked Ajax with blood trickling down his back, Lydia, who had a knife pointed at her, and ten rogue werewolves encircling them. Her eyes were wide at what was in front of her now. Ajax turned his head to look at her and winked. 

He pulled the knife back and stepped out of reach from Lydia. His back was slowly healing, and he could feel the blood now clotting and stopping its flow down his back. "But I also have a rule about killing women.."

Lydia laughed, "I have no rules," she took a step towards him, her nails extending and her blue eyes forming into luminous amber orbs.

Without giving Lydia so much as a glance, Ajax began walking towards the rogues. 

"If you want a nicer death, I suggest coming back to me. They answer to me only and will rip your pretty face to pieces," Lydia spoke from behind him.

Ajax ignored Lydia and continued getting closer to the wolves, ready to pounce. But he was not fearful of them, even with their red glowing eyes and the blood dripping from their snouts. Even though they were type 1 rogues, he knew there was still a small part of a human in there. How else was Lydia able to control them? He just needed to get through to them.

"Your mates and friends have all lost their lives today, and for what?" He raised his voice and his hands, glancing at each of the growling rogues, showing off their sharp, crooked teeth and glistening red eyes. "What were you trying to accomplish exactly? If Lydia gave you orders to attack this pack, know this… She does not care for you because if she did.." He raised a finger, "then she would have warned you the price of taking on the biggest pack in the world. And if you'd known, I doubt you would be fleeing for your lives right now."

This had their attention, and he saw some of the wolves tilt their heads to the side, their attention solely on him, while others glanced at Lydia with a snarl. Chiara and Lydia watched in astonishment as Ajax sauntered closer to the vicious rogues, his visage full of confidence, his strides lazy. He was elated when he heard Chiara's sharp intake of breath as he reached out and shockingly began petting one of the rogue's heads. Its growl stopped, and its eyes flickered around, unsure of what to do.

There there, poor little things. They're not all bad. 

Ajax started scratching the wolf behind its ear, something it seemed to be enjoying as its head began moving this way and that, waiting for his attention to go to other spots.

"What are you doing?" Lydia whispered with a shred of fear in her voice. 

She took a step back, and a twig snapped. All ten rogues whipped their heads in her direction. 

Ajax removed his hand from the rogue and took his own step back, "Lydia is the cause of your pain. That bitch and no one else.."

All at once, the rogues growled and leapt towards Lydia. She turned to run, but the wolves raced towards her in all directions. She screamed as one tackled her to the ground. It landed on top of her, then another and another piled their heads atop her, ripping into her flesh. Her screams turned into a gargle and breathless cry. Ajax turned away from the gruesome scene only to hear the ripping sounds and growls from the wolves. 

"Chi – Chiara.." Lydia cried, "Help.." her cries died down, and he looked back after feeling the knife removed from his hands only to see the Gamma somehow climb above the middle of the vicious rogues without getting hurt. 

With one swift motion, she stabbed the dagger into Lydia's chest. Ajax watched as Chiara stared vacantly at her sister and twisted the knife before stepping back by Ajax' side. The rogues pulled back after Lydia exhaled her last breath. They turned around and faced them. 

Now, this bit he did not think of. 

Ajax watched warily as the rogues' eyes snapped towards them, the blood of Lydia still smeared across their faces. But they were not growling and instead ran away from them. He sighed and looked at Chiara, whose face was impassive as she looked at the mutated body of the once stunning face of Lydia. 

"Even after everything she put you through.. You still gave her mercy.." He approached her and slowly wrapped his bare arm over her shoulder. 

Chiara shrugged out of his attempt of comfort and faced him with a grimace, "You think that was mercy?" Her eyes flickered between his. His brows drew together by her question. "I did not want the rogues to take all of my revenge... Although, it wasn't as sweet as I thought it would be."

Ajax shook his head with a smile. She was.. something else. Even now, as he stared into her deep ocean orbs, her short raven hair and smooth skin covered in mud and blood, he was awestruck. It was then he realised they had been staring at each other in comfortable silence for a while. He parted his lips about to break it, but Chiara beat him to it.

"You.. are.. the .. craziest man I have ever met! You.. you actually spoke to the rogues and even petted one!" Chiara exclaimed breathlessly.

"Well, I had to come to the rescue.."

"I don't need someone to come to my rescue.. I'm not a damsel in distress.." She retorted, her usual demeanour of defensive walls came sliding back up at his casual flirtiness. 

"No.. you're a knight, and even a knight needs its noble steed?" His eyes sparkled with amusement at his own words.

"You want to be my horse?"

"Baby, I'll be anything you need. But," He raised his hands nervously as she marched towards him, hands fisted by her sides, a look of annoyance on her face, ready to possibly stab him, "if all you need is a friend.. then I can be that too."

Chiara halted in front of him, perplexed by the sincerity on his handsome features, she parted her lips to reply, but no words came out. Instead, she stepped closer and raised her hand towards his cheek. Ajax closed his eyes, bracing himself for a slap to the face or possible claw to the face. 

- He didn't know what kinky shit the badass Gamma was into. However, he opened them after feeling her tender touch on his stubble and watched in stunned silence; his cat eyes dilated as she tiptoed slightly, brought her face to his and left a soft kiss on his cheek.

Lowering herself down, he watched as a rosy hue grew on her cheeks, making her that much more beautiful. Her eyes lowered in embarrassment at her own action and mumbled, "Thank you, Ajax." 

A broad smile grew on his lips, but he tried to compose himself as she glanced at him while she walked away, her own lips curling into a smirk before she barked over her shoulders, "Come on. We don't have all day! There's a lot to do at the packhouse."

She shifted into her black wolf and began racing away from him. Ajax shook his head and seemed to puff his chest out proudly. "And that.. ladies and gentleman is how you win over the badass Gamma," He said in an over the top tv commentator's voice before he shifted into a panther and chased after Chiara.