Dusk was approaching as Azus and I headed the dozens of wolves under our command ever westwards. Greenway was approaching. There were skirmishes, small traps we largely avoided. The main battle was to come, we all knew that. My aim was to ensure Alpha Austin was focused on Fyrestone, I want his eyes on me for when I go to rip his throat out. I know exactly how Glenn felt. His wolf seemed to tread lighter, now bouncier along the paths knowing that he had taken just vengeance on Luna Gwyneth. We reached a river with a narrow stone bridge. Azus broached it first and then howled as a silver tipped arrow landed into his shoulder. /Attack, this is it!/ bellowed out across the mindlink. Arrows rained down upon us. This had to be Cliffrill. They were known for these kinds of attacks.After surviving a rainstorm of deadly arrows their wolves came charging towards us. Eduardo is a jet back wolf like myself. I once thought we were similar characters but whatever had blinded him so fatally was
After flying over the wall and almost landing in a hedge I was forced by Olaf to wait. To endure those screams of pain while he assessed the landscape. My skin felt itchy with anticipation, we had to get closer, we had to help. “Come on,” I hissed at Olaf, crouched behind a bush. “Can you not hear those screams!” “Fine, but follow my lead, we aren’t taking any action yet. Not until I say.” Slinking along the grass I naturally headed towards the area where Humbling took place. The marble fountains were flowing beautifully, the sun shining, water tinkling yet the most harrowing screams were making even the birds flee the trees. “The turret has fallen down!” I whispered, pointing towards the huge pile of marble, “that’s happened since I left!” Olaf’s face was set sternly, “the demon is powerful, if it can sink mines, it can bring down a tower.” Another shrill scream made me wince. “Quick! Down!” Olaf sprinted towards a fallen tree, leaping over it. I followed suit but he reached ou
Finally Mina unlocks the door with a resounding clunk as a black iron key works its magic. I fly into the room, dropping to my knees at the sight of my best friend. Her poor body, her beautiful face. It broke my heart and I could barely see the leg restraints through my tears. “Roxie, roxie I tried to get here sooner, I’m so sorry,” but her head hung low against her chest. As if the fight had left her. How could that be when we were so close to getting her away from Austin?Mina silently unlocked the neck and leg restraints, aiding me as my emotions got the better of me. “Please Rox, I have been in this room, I know what he does.”Her head lifted slightly, and I cried out in horror. Red welts covered her cheek, One leg was completely raw and her long black hair had been singed and hacked away leaving her ragged and broken like a discarded doll.“Then you will know I deserve this,” she whispered. “Felix…is Felix alive?”“I don’t know, he is with Dex fighting now-”“No!” she whimpered,
Kate was here, she had risked everything to come to help. I was a tornado of emotions. Guilt and horror at how far I have fallen, fear that she might still turn away from me once she knows about Seraphine. The most appalling emotion of all came through in the background, jealousy. The fact that despite everything the demon, no I, had thrown at her she had emerged into that room like a redeeming angel. Her hair flowed and shone under the glow of the fire, her hazel eyes were clear and healthy. She wore Dex’s black opal ring upon her finger and was clearly mated and in love. Why had she bothered with me? Why would anyone, if not to cast rightful hate and judgement.To hear her call me sister, it left Bree reeling. Though Bree told me she forgave me and would always be by my side it was clear even my placid wolf did not expect this from Kate. She’s just so perfect, always so fucking perfect that even if I walked on water and stopped this war right now I’d still be the shit one.“Kate,
I raced to the gap in the tower only to watch her body hit the rocks. She was a broken heap of gold silk, blood and black on the moonlit floor. A nightmare comes to life. Despite revealing my location I could not help but scream. I tasted blood, dropping to my knees as I stared at the lifeless form of my best friend.How could she do this? What was she thinking to have left me like this! A bang on the door saw me almost follow her straight out of the window. I didn’t need to hear his voice to know the snarling, panting beast behind the door was Austin. The oak door held strong as his body crashed into it over and over. I pushed the wooden desk against the door, praying there would be enough weight to keep it shut. He kept going, almost frenzied as the crashing sound of his body into the wood left me shaking. I stood in my dress and black leggings, surveying the room. Roxie, for some reason, had jumped with the poker so I was defenceless.I peered out of the tower, through the gap and
Kate’s fear propelled me faster than I ever thought possible. I barely checked to see if my warriors were following. Azus, Glenn, Felix, Matt and some others had joined, the rest had stayed to quell any further Cliffrill warriors that may have been tempted to try an ambush.Eduardo remained tied up, ready for trial. My intention to hand him over to his own pack for justice remained true. I just needed to find one decent man amongst the Cliffrill set that my alliance of Foxton and Jura could trust to take over. The other fact I had left behind was Rhett. Bleeding heavily and injured I had to trust in my own men to care for him. I had asked Glenn but he had insisted he keep fighting."I'm your Beta! Rhett would want to do the same, I can't sit out a battle to nurse this idiot!"Rhett grimaced as a chuckle eased out of his wounded chest. "Get lost Glenn, I'll still kick your ass when I'm healed."A piece of me bunched tightly at leaving him there. Azus provided guards, they were already
What the hell has happened here. We’ve saved the fucking day and I’m getting shit for it.As she vanished around the corner the blonde girl with blue eyes approached. “I’m Mina, I did not want to get Kate’s hopes up but I think…Roxie needs a healer. She might not be completely gone yet.”I groaned, rubbing my face. We’re just a collection of fighters, “Azus, do you?” knowing the answer would be a no before he walked off to check on his injured men. Then, as quiet as a tiger through the trees Olaf came into view. He was completely naked, his grey hair shorn, eyes shimmering gold and yellow.He walked down the grassy path, all of us staring at his intimidating presence. Was he some kind of fucking sun god? Blessed with serious muscles and abs behind all that weird grey hair it felt as though we were all meeting him for the first time.Ignoring everyone’s stares he fixed his eyes on the tall, blonde Mina. We all saw her breath catch, her eyes widen as she fell under some kind of spell. F
After swimming in the blackness, for what could have been years or seconds I was calm. Unable to form a thought, feel any pain I simply existed in a pool of darkness. That almost-tumbling feeling of falling asleep, when you’re just on the brink of accepting tiredness, was the only sensation. Then the pungent, unmistakable scent of burning hair entered the darkness.The first emotion and clear thought that dripped into my awareness was the fear that the smell was sulphur. That Berlarot even in death remained tied to me.As my senses slowly strengthened, like a slow turning up of volume I found my inner voice. Another thought occurred when I realised it was not Berlarot, was the assumption that the burning smell was my own hair. Perhaps the tower was burning, maybe Kate had done something marvellous and saved everyone.Kate. My sister.I’d left her. I’d jumped and left her to the mercy of Austin. A coward till the end. Death is the correct path for me.Thoughts swam around in the black