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to be in trouble," Aster said quietly.
           "What did you say, puppy?" Tank asked. "Was that a threat?"
           Aster didn't respond; instead, he puffed his chest out and clenched his fists at his sides.
           "Do it!" Storm yelled, shoving Tank in the shoulder.
           "Screw you, puppy!" Tank yelled before hurling the rock at Aster.
           With lightning reflexes Aster caught the rock in one hand and threw it to the ground beside him.
           "Oh, you want to play catch?" Tank asked, bending to pick up another rock.
           "How about you go to hell?" a voice yelled from behind Aster.
           He turned to see Rowan and Leena walking up beside him, a scowl written across both their faces.
           "Oh, look, it's the pretender's children," Storm said, crossing his arms and looking defiant.
           "Pretender?" Rowan asked. "Your dad's the only pretender in these parts."
           "Your daddy's only head alpha because Storm's daddy hasn't challenged him!" Maple said, leaning forward and shaking her head in a manner that made Aster want to rip it off.
           "We don't do things that way, you ugly cow," Leena said. "We can't help it you backwoods hicks are stuck in the past."
           "Are you sticking up for your boyfriend?" Maple asked.
           "Boyfriend?" Leena said, turning red. "He's not my boyfriend!"
           "I hear he's been at your house every night for dinner," Tank said, casually throwing a rock into the air and then catching it. "I guess your daddy's ready to marry you off to the mongrels in this town. I'd be embarrassed to have a daughter like you around too."
           Tank's eyes grew wide as Rowan caught the rock in mid-air. The beefy child hadn't noticed Rowan advancing on him and now they were face to face.
           "What are you going to do?" Tank asked. "Is he your boyfriend too?"
           Rowan started to turn away, but then suddenly spun, slamming the rock into the side of Tank's face. Tank screamed and fell to the ground as Rowan pounced on him. Storm started to rush forward but Aster was already in action. In two steps he had reached the smug bastard and had tackled him to the ground.
           "My dad was a good wolf!" Aster screamed. "It's your dad's fault my mom is the way she is!"
           Aster began to punch Storm in the face, driving his fists into the other boy's face with unchecked ferocity. Everything was a blur. He was barely aware of Tank screaming for help or Maple doing the same. Out of the corner of his eye he saw that Leena had Maple in a headlock and was casually pulling her hair out in clumps.
           It was the first time Aster, Rowan and Leena would ever team up, but it damn sure wouldn't be the last.
            
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           Now he stood alone without anyone to back him up. His entire life Aster had learned to fight with Rowan and Leena at his side and in his later years the entire Dawnguard pack.
           They'd formed the pack after so many had lost their lives to Satan's Angels and now here they were again, facing down the hellfire pack without any sacrifice to appease them.
           This time it ends in violence, Aster thought as he quickly surveyed the situation. He was surrounded, but he didn't fear any of these wolves. This time someone dies. There will be no deal.
           His eyes darted to the faces of the Oakdale members who stood with the bikers. He knew Leena's kidnapping had to be an inside job, but why would they throw in with Satan's Angels if they were the ones who had kidnapped their queen? Unless it was all a ruse to throw Aster off so they could strike unnoticed.
           Aster smiled. How could he have been so foolish? Demons operated by ancient rules that humans didn't understand. Abaddon couldn't break a pact unless he had an excuse to. When the Oakdales kidnapped Leena, he had an excuse to