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You're going Down
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Itâs the morning everyone leaves. Weâve been working hard preparing for my fatherâs inevitable assault on my home, on my life.
âYou three take care of each other. Iâll see you when all of this is overâ.
I hug my mom tight, this could be the last time I see her. I hope we all make it but there is a chance this could be my last day on this earth.
âI love you.â I whisper in her ear and kiss her cheek.
She turns to Kylah and hugs her too.
âItâs been nice getting to know you these last few days.â Kylah says with tears in her eyes.
âYou as well, dear. Kody, come here and give me a hugâ.
Kody is still uncomfortable but heâs not scared of everything like he was before. Now heâs trying to figure out where he belongs. Iâve watched him train the last couple mornings and heâs improved. Heâs beautiful when he fights.
âBye Tracy.â he hugs her while she cries.
Sadie comes outside with Brandon, âAlester you and Brandon better look after each other. If I come back here and either of you are gone I will kill youâ.
âSadie, that doesnât make any senseâ.
âI. Will. Kill. You.â she punctuates each word with a poke to my chest.
âOk damn, calm down.â I laugh.
âYou better look after those mateâs of yours because I will kill you in the worst way if something happens to my Kodyâ.
âI promise I will protect them with my life.â I vow.
âSadie, promise me you wonât make life too difficult for the twins. You are supposed to help them so Marcus and Tessa can come back.â Brandon says as he takes her in his arms.
She turns to face him and rolls her eyes before pulling him into an almost desperate kiss, âI promiseâ.
âYou know you two have about fifteen minutes before she has to leaveâ.
Brandon and Sadie look at each other before and run back into the house. We all chuckle before the reality of our situation slowly sets in.
âAlright the busses are loaded up and are leaving and itâs just us now.â Alpha Zane says when he comes back down the driveway.
I thank him and then mom comes back outside asking if we have seen Sun. We havenât yet but she should be down with the girlâs soon.
âWeâre here.â Sun says a bit breathless from wrangling her two active girls, âsorry weâre lateâ.
âYouâre fine, Sun.â I smile.
âWe go?â Mia asks Sun.
âWe go bacation?â Tia also asks.
âBacation?â I ask.
âVacation.â Kody says.
âOh, yeah, that makes sense.â I feel stupid.
Kylah helps Sun get Mia and Tia in their car seats. Zane gets into the drivers seat and Sadie and Brandon come back outside with her wild sex hair, a huge bag of snacks for the drive and a very satisfied look on her face.
She hugs Kody and makes him promise to be around for her cub and he does even though he is still struggling with everything. I think just like before, she is the only person he truly trusts.
âTake care baby, I love you.â Brandon says before giving her one last hug and kiss.
âI love you more. Fight hard for us and be safe. Make sure our cub and I have someone to come home toâ.
Finally they all get loaded in the SUV and pull away. We stand there watching them until we canât see them anymore.
âWhat do we do now?â Kody asks.
âWe stash the rest of the grenades, clear the pack house and start preparing for all the warriors to arrive. Alpha Alan and Alpha Talonâs troops are already in the air and will be here in about four hours.â Brandon informs us.
âAlpha Jacob sent him a while ago. They will arrive in two.â I add.
âBlood Moon will be here tonight. Atlas called this morning. They are getting our pack settled and then bringing the busses back here.â Kylah tells us.
âHave we heard anything about where Les might be?â I ask.
âAmber Wood reported a lack of wildlife movement around their borders this morning.â Brandon gives us additional information.
âArenât they a small pack?â Kody asks.
âThey are and he might be tempted to try and take them over but they arenât the goal right now, we are. If we lose this every pack on the continent is at risk of falling victim to himâ.
âThen we canât lose.â Kylah says, wrapping her arms around me.
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The next few hours are spent preparing and training. Alpha Jacobâs pack arrived and started training with our guyâs immediately. When Alpha Talonâs and Alanâs guys landed we had dinner and then ran them around the lands to give them a better idea of where our weak spots are. When we finished the tour Blood Moon was waiting for us.
âWhere do you need us, Alpha?â Duffy asks.
âCan you and Larcan show them around? Here are the plans so you can go over positioning and show them where all the explosives are hidden. Oh and can you all handle the night patrols?â I ask him.
They take the plans and the warriors and go on their way. Everyone else trains late into the night before we all head off to bed.
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I enter our suite and am surprised when I hear Kodyâs voice coming from the bedroom.
âYouâre so beautiful. Haha-st-stop-hahahaha, Liv please.â he laughs.
I quietly open the door and quickly snap a picture. Liv has Kody pinned to the bed and is licking his face. The flash got her attention and she bounds over to me jumping excitedly, she ends up knocking both of us to the floor.
âWe are preparing for war and youâre acting like a puppy.â I say to her laughing at her playfulness.
"It canât be all depressing war stuff. I just wanted to take his mind off of things. He looks sad and scared.âł She links.
I smile at her, get up off the floor and walk to the bed. Kody is sitting again but heâs hanging his head and his shoulders are slumped. I desperately want to make it better, I start to rub his necks and shoulders hoping itâs enough.
âMmmhâ he moans.
Itâs a huge turn on but thatâs not the goal of this.
âEverything will be ok little wolfâ.
I lean down and kiss behind his ear, âjust stay close to Kylah, Tessa, Marcus, Brandon or myself, ok?â
âuh huhâ.
âEverything will be fine. We have to believe that.â Kylah says.
Kylah comes over to us wearing only a short silk robe that sheâs still tying closed. She gets on the bed in front of Kody and takes his hands.
âLittle wolf, I promise we will be okâ.
Kody rests his head against her and inhales deeply.
âHow do you know?â he asks.
âI know because I havenât had a chance to complete my bonds with you and there is no way in hell Iâm going to allow Les to steal that from us.â she says passionately while playing with his hair.
âThatâs my girl.â I say proudly.
She kisses Kodyâs lips and lays in the middle of the bed. I kiss his shoulder and his cheek before I pull him down next to her. She whines in protest but moves over so our little wolf can be enveloped in all of our love.
âLittle Luna, you can be in the middle later.â I assure her.
âFiiiiiineâ.
âIf you want the middle I will move for you.â he tells her.
âOh little wolf, you donât have toâ.
Kylah kisses his shoulder and nestles into him, âlittle wolf?â
âHm.â he hums.
âWhat made you join us last night?â
His brows furrowed and he looked worried, like maybe she isnât happy he was here. I look at her and subtly shake my head no.
âOh no, Little Wolf... I am so glad you were. I was just wondering what changed your mindâ.
âCage did. Heâs been very... annoying when Iâm not around you both.
âWhen all this is over I am locking us away for a week.â she teases.
We share a laugh and hold on to each other like itâs our last chance.
âI love you both so much.â I tell them.
âI love you both.â Kylah says.
Kody doesnât say it back and I can tell heâs struggling with it.
"We love you too, weâre just scared." Cage links us.
We both caress his body and tell him that itâs ok. We will have the rest of our lives to say it to each other because this will not be our end.
âGoodnight my lovesâ.
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The next morning I woke up and my mates were clinging to each other. It was a sight. I kissed them both and went to get ready for our busy day.
When I got to the office Duffy and Larcan were filling in Marcus, Brandon and Tessa on the nightâs events.
âWhere is the rest of the patrol?â I ask.
âThe next group has already left and our groups are getting ready to sleep for a few hours.â Duffy tells me.
âThe wildlife was skittish, more than normal.â Larcan said.
âSo they are here then.â I state
âIt appears so. I donât know why they havenât attacked.â Marcus says, vexed.
The door opens and Dani walks in, âthey havenât attacked because they canât get in, for now anyway.â she says.
âDani!â I am so happy to see her.
âHello little brother.â she says.
âReally, little?â
âI am older than youâ.
âI know but come on, Iâm six-foot-six and youâre what, four-foot-nine?â
âFive-foot-two.â she snaps.
âRemind me again who is the little one?â I laugh.
âMy foot up your ass might remind you.â she mumbles.
âAs hilarious as this is, whatâs the plan now?â Duffy asks.
âEvery time a wolf hits my barrier I feel it. Every new wolf is a new feeling. Iâll have a better count by the time they break through. They also get an electrical shock every time they hit it which feels worse the more they try.â Dani explains her part.
âAnd the only way to get through is to hit it until it breaks?â Larcan asks.
âYup.â she says proudly.
âNice work sis, youâre a badass. I honestly donât understand why any Alpha would turn you away. I feel they arenât fit to run their packsâ.
âWhat are the numbers looking like so far?â Duffy asks.
âAbout one hundred thirty-sevenâ.
âAlright, Duffy and Larcan get out of here and get some rest while you can. We will wake you when we head outâ.
âThanks, and if we donât see you before the fight, good luckâ..
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"Behind us." Lex warns me.
"I see himâ.
I rush the wolf trying to get past us to the pack house. I leap up and use a fallen tree to get more air, shift and then Lex lands on him and grabs him around his neck and snaps it like a twig.
Off to my left I see Duffy tackle a wolf off of Larcan and Brandon fighting a wolf a little ahead of them.
"Everyone good?" I link the pack.
An explosion comes from Brandonâs direction.
"Brandon are you alright?"
"Iâm good." he links me back.
"There are more here than were led to believe." Luke points out.
"He has a witch." Dani tells us.
"How the fuck did that happen?" Marcus asks.
"I recognize the power from somewhere, it feels familiar." Dani says.
"Alester, I see Les and heâs got a woman shielding him." Kody links.
I follow my bond to Kody; heâs got a pile of bodies around him. Him and Cage are a force. I watch a wolf try to land on them but Cage pushes himself up and flips, kicking the enemy into a nearby tree. The tree splintered on impact. The wolf shakes it off the best he can but Kody shifted and disappeared into the trees.
The wolf noticed me but before he could take two steps Kody was on him slitting his throat. I was sad when he shifted back, it was Steven Walker, a wolf Iâd grown up and trained with. In all the planning Iâd forgotten Iâd know most of the wolves we killed today.
Explosions ring out all around us. Once the dust settles a bit I see Les and sure enough heâs standing happily watching all the wolves he gathered run in and die.
A few got past us and made it to the back up. But thatâs why we had them. I was not losing my home again.
"Alester... thatâs my... thatâs my mother." Dani links me.
"What?"
Suddenly rocks, leaves and dirt start swirling around us. Dani has shifted back and is floating in the middle of all the debris. She screams out and lighting bursts out all around us striking through the shield her mother has protecting Les.
The witchesâ eyes go wide. She didnât know it was Dani. Her colourful hair is swirling around. All around us everything and everyone has come to a stand still.
Everyone watches as Dani looks her mother in the eyes. Then she looks at Les and I see fear in his eyes for the first time in my life.
The sky has clouded over, lightning bolts hitting Dani as she levitates closer. She starts talking but itâs not her normal voice, itâs almost as if she is possessed.
âYou took everything from me!â she yells.
A bolt strikes the ground by his feet and he jumps back.
âI donât even know who you are.â Les says back.
âExactly. You ordered my death before I even took a breath and now you use my flesh and blood to try and kill the family I have left.â her eyes are glowing bright blue, so bright they are almost like a spotlight on him.
âDani!â Luke yells, he is very worried.
Les turns to his witch seething with rage. He lunges at her but he doesnât get close. Dani screams and thousands of lightning bolts shoot off from Daniâs body striking Les; she collapses to the ground before the last few bolts strike Les and he falls to the ground.
âYou... you lied... to... me.â Les gasps out.
âOf course I lied. I knew my baby would be special and I was right. She is stronger than I ever was.â she cries.
The witch then gets up and apologizes to an unconscious Dani and runs.
âATTACK YOU FOOLS!â Les yells at the wolves still standing around in a state of shock.
All of a sudden everyone is fighting again. I watched in horror as Brandon is quickly overwhelmed by eight wolves.
"Alester, take care of Sadie and our cub. Tell them I love them."
âNO!â I yell as I run towards him.
Brandon pulls the pin before I make it two steps.
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Iâm fighting a couple wolves away when I see Brandon pull the pin on the grenade. I see Alester running towards him but heâs not going to be able to stop it.
It explodes and sets off the rest that were hidden close by sending Alester and many others flying into the trees.
Lex emerges from the dust and leaps at Les. Les turns, claws extended, now embedded in Alesterâs chest. Alester shifts back with the claws still inside shredding his chest.
âItâs over.â Alester spits out.
âWhat are you going to do? I could rip your heart out right now.â he gloats.
âNo, you canâtâ.
I watch Alester reach out and grab Les by his arm. He twists it and tears it from him. Les screams out in pain and Alester takes the arm he just tore off and plunges it into Lesâ chest. The arm shift back to human and Les collapses on the ground dead.
Our enemies submit to Alester. Some of them radiating relief and others anger.
He turns and all our of our allies have gathered around and are bowing to him.
âAlester!â our little Luna runs from the trees, blood of our enemies all over her.
Alester catches her in his arms, âKylah, thank Goddess youâre alrightâ.
I run up to them and Alester letâs go of Kylah and throws his arms around me.
âLittle wolf. I am so fucking sorry that I couldnât save Brandon.â he says sadly.
âW-we lost B-Brandon?â Kylah tears up.
We collapse on the ground, our pack coming to mourn around us.
âWhat are we going to tell Sadie?â I ask.
âWe will tell her that he died a hero. He protected his pack, her and their cub to his last breath.â Tessa says breaking through the crowd that has gathered.
Marcus runs over to her. I guess they got separated.
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We take the injured back to the pack house and disable the explosives. The packs that had been guarding the house are out cleaning up all the bodies with instructions that should they find Brandonâs body we want to have a private ceremony for him.
I head down to the infirmary to check on Dani. Sitting beside her is the Moon Goddess and Luke.
âDani I am so, so sorry. I had no idea your mother was still aliveâ.
âItâs alrightâ.
âHow are you doing?â I ask her and they all turn and look at me.
âIâm fine, just a bit tired. Luke just told me what I didâ.
âIt was magnificent.â I tell her.
âI heard about Brandon.â she says sadly.
The sorrow and silence are sucking the oxygen from the room.
âI donât know how to tell Sadie.â I say.
âMaybe you should leave it to Tessa, since she is her sister.â Dani says.
âI will tell her.â Alester says when he enters the room, âhe linked me before he pulled the pin... I should have been able to stop him.â he says it with so much pain.
âI underestimated Daniâs power. I think everyone did. If your coven knew how powerful you were going to be theyâd never have left you behind. And if any of the Alphaâs had known they wouldnât have turned you away.
They had to turn you away. You and Alester are making history. First to join forces because you want to instead of the wolves enslaving them. Youâre Royalty now, all of you. It may not be done yet but youâre the new Royal Family.â she says excitedly.
She probably should have waited to make this announcement. We are all still very raw from the loss of Brandon.
âSelene, is Brandon really gone?â I ask her.
âYes, I am sorry my sweet boy. I donât see or feel him anymore and that means the loss of life.â She takes my hand.
This is so unfair.
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