Her Burning Desire
Chapter 42

Melony

"MEL!! RUN!" I heard Theodore come through our link. I realized Rafael was lunging at me because I let my mouth run free because I was so mad. It wasn't part of the plan. I messed that all up. Now I am running through the woods, past our warriors while they go into battle. I kept my eyes open for Mark. The plan was to meet up with him before I returned to the house. I am sure I am past our meeting spot though. I don't see him anywhere near me. As I look around, I see wolves tearing into each other, blood spreading onto the ground, staining it red. A few warriors didn't have time to shift and are fighting in their human form. Over all, it looks like we are holding our own very well and we will come out on top in this.

I heard a growl and a jaw snapping. I turned to my left quickly to see a dark brown rouge midair aiming right for me. I waited for the hit but it never came. I opened my eyes to see a pretty gray wolf on top of the rouge ripping its throat out. The gray wolf looked up at me with its hazel eyes and I felt so happy to look into them. Mark, he was okay.

"Come on Mel, we have to go!!" Mark shouted through our link.

I turned back and ran with Mark running next to me in his wolf form. We didn't get far when two more rouges came out of no where and tackled Mark to the ground. "Luna, you need to keep going. I will meet you at the house where it's safe once I get rid of these mutts!" It's not very often Mark talks to me so formally but he is in Gamma and warrior mode right now. His job is to protect me, his Luna. I wanted to keep going but just as I was about to take off again, someone blew into me. Causing us to both go rolling across the ground. I stood up wiping the dust off me, getting ready to fight the filthy rouge. But when I stood up, I was met with blonde hair and beady eyes. I returned her dirty glare with one of my own while we circled each other.

"Jessica, I wish I could say it's nice to see you." She looked awful, being banished from the pack. It was obvious she turned rouge and didn't try to find another pack to live in. Of course, she would make friends with the enemy. "I see you found your perfect home living with trash. You should fit in perfectly." I smirked at her.

"For a Luna, you sure do have a big mouth." I watched as she pulled out a dagger from her back pocket and pointed it out in front of her aimed at me. "It's such a shame, I have to get rid of you. Instructions are to make sure you stay alive, but I just don't think I can allow that to happen. If you are alive, then it leaves room for you to come back into Theodore's life. I can't risk that, because when your gone, I will be the one to pick up the pieces. Luna was supposed to be my title! My place was next to him. NOT YOURS!" Jessica lunged toward me and I was quick to dodge her weak attempt at stabbing me. I wasn't going to let her win this. I can't let her harm my pup. I had more to fight for than her, she was making that clear, letting her emotions play into her actions. She was acting sloppy. We circled each other again, waiting for her to make her move again. This time, when she lunged for me with the dagger in her right hand, I moved to my left, dodging the second attempt, and hit her with my right fist, connecting with her jaw. I split her lip a little when she looked back at me and had a trickle of blood running down her chin. She charged at me again and I had her wrist in a firm grip that held the dagger. I realized that the knife had been dipped in wolfsbane, I could smell it seeping off the blade. If she was able to stab it in me, I would be a goner. My baby wouldn't survive with wolfsbane in my system. wolfsbane suppresses your wolf and makes you weak almost instantly. I took my foot up and kicked her in the abdomen as hard as I could away from me. Jessica went tumbling back and landed on the ground with a hard thud and the dagger flew out of both of our grasp. I watched as it landed about 10 feet away from both of us on the ground. As I went to jump for the dagger I heard an earth-shattering growl, one of pain, a growl that shook my bones and I knew so well. It caught my attention and I looked over to see Theodore out numbered with wolves attacking him in different directions. My heart sank into my stomach. I needed to help him. Someone needed to help him. I used the pack link. "Get to your Alpha NOW!"

So many warriors were linking back that they were trying but it seemed that the Rouge army had grew. They were out numbered as well. I caught movement from the corner of my eye and reacted just fast enough that Jessica missed my heart with the dagger and plunged it into my shoulder instead. I felt the sting as the dagger was pushed through my skin. She stood back as if she had just won when a familiar gray wolf leaped into the air and landed on Jessica, tearing her to pieces.

Melony, we're the white wolf. We were made immune to wolfsbane and silver. We just have to get the dagger out so I can heal you. Harper spoke to me.

I brought both of my hands up to my shoulder and pulled the dagger out as fast as I could. I let out a scream. "AHHHH!!". I turned back to Mark to see Jessica lying off to the side, dead. He was fighting off two more rouges. "Luna run, please, you need to get out of here, I have to keep you safe." Mark was practically pleading with me, but I looked at him with the most guilty expression on my face. When I told him, "I'm sorry, Mark.", I took off in the opposite direction. I was saving my mate first.

I saw Jackson, Theodore's wolf up ahead. He was still out numbered, but this time he only had 3 wolves surrounding him instead of 5. I saw his movements and he was getting tired quickly. I saw another one sneak around the back and lunge at him. I couldn't help but yell out a warning. "THEODORE!!!" He snapped his head back toward me with panic written across his face. He caught the rouge just in time, snapping it's neck and throwing it off to the side. Just as I was about to him. Rafael appeared directly in front of me. 'You've got to be kidding me!' was all I could think.

"You think you can save your mate? The only way that will happen is if you give yourself up, my sweet Melony." He was walking closer by the second. "You can play hard to get all you want, but you are out numbered here, your entire pack is going to be exiled, including your Alpha, if you don't follow the rules here."

I was getting angrier by the second. I felt something happening to me. Harper started to take over but I wasn't shifting. I know my eyes were glowing purple at that point. I felt a power surge through my body and my hands were twitching in anticipation of using it. I have never had this feeling before. I don't even know what it was.

Harper, what's happening?! I asked her.

"Let go, Mel. Let me take over, retreat to the back and let me handle this please." She sounded so confident like she knew exactly what she had to do. I did exactly as she asked as I retreated back, allowing her to fully take over my human form. I was now only a witness to everything playing out. Haper then spoke up, our voices mixed as one.

"You think you have won but you aren't even close! I am and will always be the most powerful one here! Theodore is my mate! This is our land! You, Rafael, only brought your warriors to a battle that you all will never walk out of!!" I watched as my hands rose into the air, all of the rouges including Rafael being lifted by a force that was emitting from me, coming right from my finger tips. I watched the face of Rafael turn from one of victory to horrified. Just as he was about to plead for his life, Harper flicked my hands and I watched as they all fell limp to the ground, not breathing. None of them would ever move again. Just as they all fell lifeless, I felt my body completely drain, I was weak and exhausted.

"Melony, we will be okay, I promise, but we need to heal." with that, Harper retreated and gave me control again.

I looked around and saw everyone staring at me in shock. Then my body collapsed. My entire being felt heavy, I needed to close my eyes. I heard my mate's voice though, "MELONY!" and then I felt the sparks from our bond as he caught me lowering me down to the ground in his lap. "Mel, baby, I told you to leave. You were supposed to stay safe. You were supposed to follow the plan! Oh, goddess, you've been stabbed, Melony! Your bleeding!" I felt his hand come to my shoulder to touch it ever so lightly.

I wanted to explain to him everything that had happened, I wanted to make sure he was okay, I needed to check on Mark, all our warriors. But the only thing I could say before darkness took me over was "Our baby."