He had to leave Vincent's home once more to go on border patrol with Jack. He kissed Vincent good-bye and told him he would be back when he was done. He met up with Jack on the outskirts of town, shifting into their wolf form before taking off together.

There were a few rogues that tried to gain access into the city. Jack and Hunter of course talked with them, investigating their motives and the rogues were quite harmless, their story checked out so they were allowed in.

It was probably six in the morning, the sun was peeking over the horizon but it was still dark out. Hunter was busy watching Jack's back when he smelt a human near by, the human had the presence of death and blood shed. Before Hunter could warn Jack of the malevolent presence, they were ambushed by the hunter.

This hunter was a stranger, neither one of them had seen this hunter in Bitter Springs before. The hunter to possessed weapons that were of Jade's technology...which made him even more dangerous. The bullets had Silver Nitrate liquid inside, when the bullet would hit the victim.....essentially the victim would be injected with Silver Nitrate into their blood stream, which would kill alot quicker and more accuracy.

Jack and Hunter both were tag teaming the hunter, but once Hunter charged from the hunters side, the hunter was quicker than they estimated. The hunter turned and shot the young werewolf right in the shoulder. Jack was quick the kill the man before rushing over to his beta's side and quickly took the bullet out. Not all of the Silver Nitrate was injected, but there was enough to where it would kill a werewolf. Jack shifted back into his form, not caring if he was naked and watched as Hunter shift back into his human form against his will. His shoulder was badly injured and turning a sickening purple color, blood was pouring out of the bullet wound.

Hunter looked up at his alpha with huge eyes before finally his body went still and his heart stopped. Jack couldn't believe this......he tried to perform CPR, but nothing seem to bring the beta back to life. He listened for the tiniest heart beat, but found nothing and finally gave up. Jack sat there, staring down at the dead body of Hunter. He finally got up, lifting Hunter and headed back to his cabin to get dress and dressed Hunter as well.

He decided to call Jade, asking her if there was anything she could do and she said she would come over, but wasn't guaranteeing anything. She finally came over and tried to see if she could give Hunter a antidote, but it seemed like nothing was working. She said that it might take time....but at the moment Hunter was dead.

It was around eight in the morning when Jack decided to go to the Mad Masquerade, he honestly wasn’t sure how this was going to go down with Vincent. He stopped once he was in-front of the costume shop and took a deep breath. He had this overly sad look on his face, so it was clear something terrible had happened. He saw the red headed witch in the shop and opened the door, walking in and stood there for a moment. Hey……I…need to tell you something… He said softly.

He walked towards her now and had to sit down in a chair before beginning. Hunter and me were out patrolling…..and……we were attacked by a hunter….the hunter had these bullets that would inject a werewolf with Silver Nitrate, which is more deadly than regular silver bullets and Hunter was hit….his….dead….. He said and kept his dark eyes on her.

Since Hunter's visit it seemed Vincent was being less of a handful and more willing to work with his sister. He was starting to heal nicely then, allowing Dahlia to actually go back to work again and run the shop. She had even managed to start planning something to help Vincent possibly get back on his actual feet when Jack had chosen to visit her. She started out with a kind and bright smile on her face, before it faded into a blank look meant only for grim news. She put down her paperwork before gesturing to a chair in her office for him to sit as she moved to sit behind her desk. She did her best to keep her face blank and uncaring as the alpha spoke about him and hunter before her heart seemed to drop. She remained perfectly still for a moment, just staring back at Jack as if still in disbelief about the matter,
"I see...will there be funeral arrangements? I need...I need time to prepare how to explain this to Vincent..."
As she said this, Vincent had managed to get himself into his chair and down to the main floor. He clearly had been looking for his sister, looking like he was hurting or something of that nature. He looked to see Jack was there and he seemed further confused. He lifted his hands to start signing, needing to ask questions.
" Why is jack here? Where's a hunter?"
Dahlia looked pained at seeing this, the concern and confusion on the still sick witch's face one that wasn't needed. She looked ready to cry before making a motion to Jack.
"you have to tell him...he'll just think I'm lying..."
Her composure was going out the window as she knew that now her brother would truly fall apart and be heartbroken from hearing that his love was dead.

"At the moment no...." He revealed. Hunter died two hours ago and he was still trying to get over the shock and pain.

It wasnt until Vincent came downstairs did he freeze for a moment before sighing and looked to the boy and hated that he would have to breath the bad news.

"Hunter died this morning....he was killed by a hunter." He said.

Dahlia had looked away at this point, unable to watch the heartbreak that was about to happen as Jack spoke. Vincent was clearly worried but had hope in his eyes until Jack actually did talk. His eyes went wide and his whole body just seemed like stone. Tears welled up in his eyes and he shook his head no, not believing in what Jack was saying. Dahlia had risen to her feet at this point, walking over and trying to reach out and hold Vincent. He stopped her though by pushing at her and pulling away,not looking at her as he signed in a frantic, unstable manner.
"He can't be dead he just can't! He wouldn't leave me alone like this! He's not dead!"
He was sobbing now, the sound rough and inhuman as he tried his best to get away from everything. Dahlia made sure the doors were locked now so as he couldn't try getting out the front door in the state he was in as she could tell this was clearly hurting the boy.
"I'm sorry Vincent I am...You can't hurt yourself like this though, he wouldn't want you to."
She was trying to reach for him again and he lashed out at her with shadow magic, the hit knocking her over as he just glared and cried more. He was angry and upset by this but Dahlia still pushed on to get closer to him as she was finally able to hug him. His whole body was trembling as he finally let her hug him and he hug back, burying his fists and tears into her dress without much care. She was humming, trying to sooth the boy before looking over at Jack with her own wounded expression. She knew this shouldn't have happened, and now this was what they were going to be faced with.

It was hard to watch the boy react this way. He didnt know what he could say to make anything better. He stayed quiet, watching the scene and hated that the hunter had took the boy away.

"I'm sorry Vincent...." He said softly and felt terrible that he couldn't protect Hunter like a true alpha would have.

Vincent seemed unable to control his tears, still crying and sobbing until he just tired himself out. Dahlia looked down at him, seeing he had reached a state of numbness. She sighed before looking back to jack, her make up having ran down her face with her own tears.
"Help me get him to bed..."
One could still hear Vincent trying to say something or even attempt to sign but it turned into nothing as tears just fell silently down his face now. Dahlia had managed to get him to sit back in his wheelchair at least, the young witch looking more like a doll than alive in his sorrow.

He knew that if Hunter were here it would break his heart. He watched with sad eyes as the boy just silently cried and it even tired him out. He sigh softly and stood up, helping Dahlia with getting Vincent back in his chair. He hated that this was happening an was glad that the hunter was dead. He honestly didnt know what was going to happen now, he would have to find another beta.....but Hunter was more than a beta, he was one of his best friends and thought of the kid like a son.

"The Hunter is dead...." He said softly and didnt know if that would bring any comfort to the heartbroken witch

Vincent wasn't responding to anything that was said, even if it was directed at him. Dahlia felt her heart break at this, her brother having never shut down like this before. She started to bring Vincent upstairs, doing her best to pay attention to both Jack and Vincent. Her body stiffened some at the mention of the hunter that did this to the young beta; that hurt her baby brother's heart.
"That's good....he won't be able to destroy anymore hearts then..."
She struggled some with getting Vincent into his bed, watching the boy lay there as still as death, his only reason for showing he was alive was his open eyes and slightly wheezy breathing. the pink haired witch smoothed out a few of his curls, crying silently as she pulled the blankets over her numb brother before exiting the room. She knew that like this Vincent wasn't going anywhere, but just to be safe she took the wheelchair out of the room and put it into her office. She slumped into her chair, clearly drained before looking up to Jack with tired eyes.
"I want to see the body...see if I can do something..."

Jack stayed quiet and watched the two go upstairs. He sigh softly and waited patiently before Dahlia came back down and asked if she could see the body. He nodded."His at the cabin." He said.

"I had one of my friends look at him and give him a antidote.....but.....he didnt response the way he should have." He said.

Dahlia had prepared to follow Jack to the cabin, wanting to see if maybe her magic could take place in repairing whatever damage had been done with Silver Nitrate. She listened with some indifference on her face as to there being a friend that was helping to cure the young beta.
"It sounds like there is more to this than the weakness of silver...There's a chance I could help him...but we'll just have to see..."
She was starting to think it had infected the boy's heart, an organ that even with a proper clean out of silver would stay infected. In her mind, the boy was going to be needing a replacement.

Jack headed towards the cabin and wondered if maybe she could do anything to help. He sigh softly and walked very quietly to the large cabin.

Jade had covered Hunters body with a white sheet and closed his eyes. She prepared his body as well, cleaning up the wound and having him properly dressed. She had to leave so Hunter was left laying on a bed.

He opened the door and let Dahlia in, leading her to the room where Hunters body was.

Dahlia walked in as calmly as she could, the smell and feel of young death in the building. She was hesitant in walking over to where the white sheet was covering a body, one she wish wasn't currently under there. Her steps were slow but deliberate before stopping next to the bed. Carefully she pulled the sheet away, exposing Hunter's face at least before crying again. He looked peaceful, but this was something that no one needed to go through so young. She brushed the dark locks from the young wolf's face, a bitter sweet smile coming to her lips before she spoke.
"I may have a way of helping him...but it will be painful and slow to heal and its magic commonly forbidden."
She had looked over to Jack, gesturing to him to come closer as she removed the white sheet entirely from the body. She had placed a hand over the clothed chest of Hunter, moving her palm to be just over his heart. She was staring at the place her hand was settled, her expression looking grim.
"There is a black healing magic i learned a long time ago to keep my brother alive if he were to die suddenly. It's one not meant to be used due to the pain and suffering it will cause before normalcy is restored. From what i'm sensing in Hunter's body, his blood reacted cleanly to clearing of the silver, but his heart remains restricted and infected with it. this magic...It can replace his heart, give him a clean, functional heart. But again he'll suffer greatly for as long as a month, needing pain killers and sleep to fully recover."
She didn't once look up at Jack as she spoke, wishing she could just start the heart that was unbeating in Hunter's chest and not put him through all the pain that may come if Jack agreed.

He looked at Hunter with sad eyes. The boy looked like he was sleeping, but his chest wasnt moving and their was no heart beat. He honestly beaten himself up over this, for not being able to do something to prevent this.

His head jerked up at hearing Dahlia speak. He looked alittle stunned at what she said. Should he agree to do such a thing, Hunter would be in alot of pain.....but he would be alive.

"Do it." He said softly, gently brushing some hair from Hunters face.

Dahlia noticed that Jack jerked his head to look at her, the words clearly registered in the wolf's mind. She didn't look up at him until he spoke, agreeing to this magic. Her eyes looked somber but she nodded, rolling up her sleeves. She pinned her hair away from her face before pulling a blade out of her bag.
"You're going to have to hold his arms down, and no matter how much he screams or pushes, don't let go and don't stop me."
She then leaned over and cut a strange mark into the skin just over the wolf's heart. She took the little blood off the blade and painted more marks around the cut with her fingers. It was a series of dark glyphs set in a circle around the cut, already seeming to have a dark forbidden heir to them. Very carefully, she placed her palm in the center of these marks, softly speaking in a strange unknown language. She was playing with life and death now, already feeling the magic flow into the poisoned heart and break it down. This would be the quick and easy step, but the restructuring of the heart would be slow and painful as once that process started, the boy would be alive in a most painful way.

Jack nodded and did as she said. He kept his eyes on Hunter, trying to find any sign of life in the boy as Dahlia began her ritual.

He could hear the sound of the magic flowing inside of Hunter and wondered if this would work. Dahlia was practically bringing someone back from the dead.

Hunter heart was slowing breaking down the poison and he didnt know what to expect if the boy eyes were to suddenly fly open and he screamed in pain.