Betrayed by My Pack – Wolfless Hybrids Escape
Chapter 145 –

Cara's

POV

"Clay, there are a lot of warriors outside. At least fifty of them, we can't leave now," George's panicked voice ended the standoff between Clay and me.

"What? Let me look," Clay said before walking backward to the window where George was standing. He kept his eyes on me the entire time before glancing out the window. I watched as the realization sank in that he was done. There was no way he would be able to get out of here. I didn't know when they arrived, but I didn't want them in danger. Clay might not have a lot of ammunition now, but he has enough to hurt several people. That is if he doesn't start shooting at us again. I needed to wrap this up as soon as possible; my mother was still heavily bleeding. We needed to get her to the hospital quickly. My mind was racing to think of what I needed to do when I heard a horrible threat.

"Go upstairs and get the kids. We scented them when we got here. There should be at least three or four of them. Bring them downstairs. We will use them as hostages to get out of here. They always take pride in these pups," Clay told George. George nodded and headed for the stairs.

That was it-the last straw. I wouldn't let them touch one hair on the children's heads. I felt something powerful, like a jolt of electricity, running through me. I have had enough of these jerks, this ends now.

George screamed in terror as I lifted him off the ground. I don't know how I managed it but I walked straight out of my barrier but still held it in place. I clenched my hand and watched as Clay's gun bent like it was made of playdough. It could not be used anymore. I then did the same to the other two guns, both the one Clay threw at me and the one by Henry's body. Clay backed away from me in fear.

I wanted to show him what he had to look forward to, but he would be the last man standing. I made my hand into a fist again, this time a tighter one, and George's screams finally stopped. I let his body fall to the floor when I unclenched my hand. It looked like Goerge had been crushed by a giant hand. I walked towards Clay, and I guess he decided that he should at least try to put up a fight.

It was a well-known fact at the Kamaria pack that I had never been trained. After I failed to receive my wolf, my father refused to allow me to learn anything. He didn't feel like I should know how to defend myself. According to the pack, teaching me anything would have been a complete waste of time. I would never be able to protect myself. Clay went to throw a punch at me and was surprised that I didn't just dodge the blow. I countered with a punch of my own. I punched him right in the face. We both heard the crack of the cartilage in his nose breaking. I didn't wait for him to launch another attack. I spun around and swiped his legs out from under him with one of mine. The moment he landed on his back on the floor, I put my knee into his chest to hamper his breathing and said, "You came here to kill us. Did you think we would wring our hands in fear? You should have left. It was a mistake to come here. How dare you enter this pack and put our pack members in danger? How dare you want to use innocent children as pawns to get out of here? The world would be much better without you and your men in it. I don't feel bad for you at all. You brought this on yourself. Whether you are willing to admit it or not," I said with authority.

"You can't just kill me. You have to turn me over to the Council. You can't just break the law, Cara. You aren't in charge here. You can't be a judge, jury, and executioner. You have to turn me over. No matter what happens with the Council. I will come back one day and end you and your mother. I will be better prepared next time," Clay snapped back.

"There won't be a next time, Clay. I had already told the Council when they visited the other day. I told them that if you came here, we would kill you and your men. They are dead, and you are next. But Cara is a witch and, therefore, not under the Council's rule. So I will let her do what she wants to you, but I can guarantee you that you will not be turned over to the Council. No matter what happens," Jaxon said as he walked down the stairs. I was surprised and relieved to see the men following him. I needed Alexei. I was getting weaker by the minute. Truthfully, I didn't know if I could have ended Clay by this point.

"I'm here, baby," Alexei told me, taking me into his arms. Now that I could calm down, I realized I could no longer stand. I guess I used more power than I thought I had. I unlocked the door as Robert was picking my mother up to take her outside. I had to assume that the doctors were already here to help us. Alexei picked me up bridal style and carried me out too.

"Don't allow him to leave," Alexei called back over his shoulder. They knew who he meant, and Dmitry immediately went over to keep Clay from leaving. Anton had rushed up to Cheryl to hold her and comfort her, telling her that the children were all safe. I watched as she ran to them, where Sasha, Emerson, and Tatiana were watching them. Jaxon had already come to Brenna and was checking on her. He brought her out right behind me to be put in the SUV.

Alexei put me down on a backboard and kissed my forehead. "I am so proud of you, baby. I will take it from here. I need to kill that jerk," he told me. I knew that Alexei would make sure that Clay suffered before he ended him. I wanted him to after what he put us through. "You can't do this. It is against our laws, Jaxon. You still have to abide by what the Council says," Clay screamed at him as Dmitry dragged him out of the house.

"We are. I told them that if you trespassed, I would kill you. They agreed. You have broken several laws, Clay. Did you think that your father wouldn't tell on you? You tried to kill the Alpha and Beta. They know that you and your group entered five packs and killed people. Oh, and by the way, we found Tom. He is already in the pack hospital. He is going to be fine. He will live out his days here if he wants to. You lost. You are going to stay here for the rest of your life. You will die as a rogue. You will be burned with the rest of your rogue counterparts. You could have had a good life, Clay. You choose the route in life you wanted to take. That is on you, not anyone else," Jaxon said dismissively.

We were all done with him. He had caused this whole thing, and by this point, it was clear that he was never going to admit to his part in any of it. Jaxon was right; Clay could have led a good life. His life choices had led him here.

"You can't do this to me," Clay called out aggrieved.

His words were barely out of his mouth when Alexei attacked. I have never seen him like this before. Alexei was moving fast, striking, before moving to strike somewhere else. I had never seen Alexei this ruthless before. Clay had no chance to defend himself. His nose was broken, but I had not done anything else to him. He could fight. He wasn't a good enough fighter to go up against Alexei. Alexei gave him no quarter as he kept striking. I could tell just how upset Alexei was at Clay.

Clay was screaming for help, but no one would be stepping in to stop this. He came here with the intent of killing my mother and me. He deserved each injury he received. Alexei was getting more aggressive as the fight wore on. Well, if you could call what was happening a fight. It was very one-sided. Clay wasn't strong enough to protect himself from Alexei's onslaught. Clay was bleeding pretty badly now. I suspected Alexei had deliberately nicked a vein with the last couple of strikes. His nails were long and dangerous.

I wanted to see the end of Clay, but I was struggling to keep my eyes open right now. I knew Alexei could feel how weak I was through our bond. He looked over at me on the backboard, waiting to be transported. I saw his fury ignite as he looked at the state I was in. I have to assume I have seen better days, but I wasn't worried about my appearance. I was concerned about my mother and her babies, my sibling. I was also very concerned for my own baby. I needed to know how they were doing. Robert loaded my mother up and took off with Dr. Gurin, heading straight to the pack hospital.

"Did you know that they were both pregnant?" Alexei ground out at Clay. I knew the answer but wouldn't make anything easier on Clay.

Clay finally admitted, "I knew after I got here. But I didn't know before."

The fact that he felt like that absolved him from guilt was almost funny to me. I lay my head back down on the backboard. I was exhausted. I just wanted to rest. I need to know that using my powers hasn't hurt my baby. I needed to know that they were OK. I wanted Alexei by my side, but I knew that he wanted to be the one who ended Clay. I tried to be patient, but I needed him now that my adrenaline was gone.

I needed him to tell me that this was over with. That I didn't need to worry or look over my shoulder anymore. I had to do that long enough when Jana was coming after me. It took a toll on me. It affected my sleep, and I didn't want to repeat that. I worked on controlling my breathing as I heard the sounds of the fight continue. I rubbed my stomach and spoke to the baby. "We are OK. Everything is going to be OK."

The warriors around me had been making noises with the harder blows landing. When a loud reaction occurred, I lifted my head from the backboard and saw that Clay was dead. His head was now several feet away from his body. Alexei was approaching me, and my heart rate increased at seeing him. Tears ran down my face as I lay back on the backboard. I was overwhelmed with what happened today. Four people died because of a petty vendetta that only existed in Clay's mind.

"Let's go. She needs to get to a doctor," Alexei said as he climbed into the SUV with me. I could finally completely relax; the next thing I knew, I was out.