Rain paced back and forth beneath the tree, brushing her fur along the bark for some comfort as she impatiently waited on the men to be ready. Almost nervously, her left ear flicked forward then backward as she listened to the laughter and cutting up from the pack in the woods. It seemed as if they had no worries about the ranch just a few miles from their spot. As if they didn't exist and there was no possible way that they might be in danger.<span style="font-style: italic">Well they're in for a wake up call..</span>Rain thought as her yellow eyes locked onto the far distant woods.<br/><br/>The stiff movements of her body was an easy sign of the impatience she was feeling towards the situation. As something cold and wet nudged her shoulder gently, Rain jumped slightly and looked up at Tyler. When he motioned for her to show them the way to Court's whereabouts, it was all she needed to see before she was off, her nose to the ground as she sniffed for the scent she had recently found earlier. Her ears flicked forward and in an instant she bolted off down the hill. Leaving Tyler and the boys to keep up with her as she bounded away through the tall grass, the moonlight making her white fur shine like a star in the black emptiness of space.<br/><br/>Rain seemed to never tire as she only stretched her legs farther and farther out, closing the distance between herself and the woods in a matter of a few minutes. Skidding to a stop outside of the forest, a soft orange glow could be seen coming from inside the dark shadows of the woods. Opening the mind link between herself and Tyler, she could hear his thoughts clearly as if he was speaking to her directly and vice versa. Turning her head to look at Tyler, Rain sat down where she was as she waited for the boys to pull up silently behind.<span style="font-style: italic">Tyler, tell the boys to keep the killing and injuries to a minimum if possible. Some of the men here are forced to be here because Court has their familys. I dont want anymore family's destroyed if we can help it. </span>she thought directly to her mate.<br/><br/>Turning her attention back to the small campsite inside of the forest, Rain honed her senses to a fine point as she listened, felt, and breathed in the motion inside of the camp.<span style="font-style: italic">There are four groups of men. Two on the left and two on the right, all of them surrounding one point. I assume that the point they're surrounding is where Tex is. Maybe twenty or twenty-five of Court's men are here but thats hardly half of his pack..The rest must've stayed behind. But...Court isn't here. Zeke, his beta, is however. The only reason Court would leave is if something was going down back at the mansion.. That will make our job here easier. But Zeke has a bad temper so if possible, leave him to me. I have some....unfinished buisness with him.</span>Just as Rain was coming to the end of her description, something caught her attention. Instantly the fur on her shoulders bristled and she was standing, her whole body going deadly still as a deep, threatening growl left her. Someone was threatening her sister's life, she could feel it in the air.<br/>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br/><br/>Tex struggled to open her eyes as the light from the fire made it feel as if she was staring at the sun directly. Turning her head away, the throbbing pain in her jaw had died down and she figured it was almost healed though a bruise would mark where Court hit her for a few days. Slowly pressing her hands to the cold ground, her body trembled as she slowly pushed herself up off the ground.<br/><br/>"Oh look, sleeping beauty decided to grace us with her oh so lovely presence this fine evening," Zeke joked to the men sitting around the fire with him. A lot of the men chuckled but only one or two stayed silent, looking at Tex with a sympathy for the poor condition she was in at the moment. Tex growled softly at the beta, pushing herself into a sitting position before she fell back against the tree trunk. Using it to keep her sitting up as her mismatched eyes locked with his chocolate brown ones. "Shut up Zeke," Tex snapped, less afraid of Zeke than she was of Court. That made the cocky smirk on Zeke's lips fade as he swiftly stood from the log he had been sitting on. Closing the distance between the two of them, he reached down and grabbed a hold of the ratty cloth Tex was wearing, lifting her off the ground with very little effort. "Im sorry. I didnt catch that. Wanna repeat that?" he asked in a low growl.<br/><br/>Tex gave him a smirk before she gathered what saliva she had, spitting in his face before she repeated what she had previously said. "Shut the hell up." That was all it took for Zeke to snap, the sound that escaped Zeke should never come from man or beast. It was otherworldly. Zeke threw Tex to the ground and pounced on top of her, one of his large hands around her small throat while the other was curled into a fist, poised in the air above him. For a moment, Court's warning drifted into his thoughts.<span style="font-style: italic">If something happens to Tex while im gone, it'll be your head. I dont care if it was you who did it or not.</span>But as soon as the warning was there, it left had Zeke's vision started to go black.<br/><br/>Tex squirmed as hard as she could, coughing and gasping for air as Zeke's grip tightened around her neck, cutting off her air supply as he prepared to punch the living hell out of her already bruised body. The muscles clashed together in Zeke's arm as his nails dug into his hand so hard, blood dripped from his hand. Slowly Tex's movements started to die away and her leg slid down to lie still on the grass. The men in the camp looked at each other as everyone grew very silent, waiting to see what Zeke would do next. One of the men stood and wrapped his hand around Zeke's. "Zeke no. You're killing her. Stop Zeke," the man said quietly, but he was only shoved away as their beta refused to relinquish his hold on her small neck. Tex was barely concious and the last thing she sensed before she would let herself black out was that one scent that was enough to drive any wolf crazy. Her mate.