Page 103 of Wolf's Endgame

“I get it, okay. Let’s just…let’s just get him.”

As the battle unfolded before me, the knot of fear tightened in my stomach. With a racing heart, I frantically tried not to look around the chaotic brawl, trying desperately not to seek out a familiar face. The thought of encountering a friend amidst the chaos sent shivers down my spine. The fear of seeing someone I cared for amid the battle frenzy made my heart pound and my palms sweat. The fighting raged on ahead of us, an unsettling landscape where the fate of my loved ones teetered on the edge, filling me with a constant worry that followed me with every step as I skirted the edge of the fight.

A body came flying through the night towards us, and I grabbed Cass, frantically pulling her out of the way. He landed with a thump and a sickening crunch, making us both wince. I almost didn’t want to, but I peeked to see if he was one of my pack. The relief I felt that he wasn’t almost knocked me over. He was the guy from the showers, and when Cass tugged on my hoodie to get me to move away from him, I went.

“There!” I pointed to the two-story building. “It’s there.”

Cass looked at me and the building. “We’re not getting in there.”

She was right. It was surrounded, the fighting heavier here, and my heart stopped when I spotted a familiar black wolf right in the middle of the fight.

“He’s not here,” Cass whispered.

I couldn’t take my eyes off my mate, fighting as his wolf, ripping through Bale’s pack as easily as a knife slices through paper. With an unstoppable momentum, Cannon cleaved through the enemy, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake. On the battlefield, his movements displayed raw power, each action executed with precision and calculation. In the madness, he stood tall and unyielding, a formidable figure that demanded both respect and fear.

Holy Luna, my mate was phenomenal.

“Kezia.” Cass’s urgent hiss broke my trance. “We need to move.”

Nodding, I started to inch forward, but my gaze kept returning to Cannon. “Stop.” I yanked her to a halt. “This is stupid. We need to let them know we’re here. We’ll find Landon together.”

Cass pulled me down lower, crowding me. “Are you insane? Kris told me what Landon did. You think your mate will let him live?”

I blinked at her in surprise. “You think Cannon is the threat here?” I asked incredulously.

“Do you think he’ll save him?” she asked, tears falling rapidly. “Landon’s dead either way, whether it’s my father because he brought you here, exposing this”—she waved her hand frantically—“shitshow, or Cannon because Landon brought you here.”

I took a calming breath, which was really fucking hard when a battle raged around you. “He won’t harm him. He knows Landon could have been playing both sides.”

“Kezia!”

“Stop screeching,” I hissed. “Your brother may have played fast and loose with the truth, but I don’t believe he meant harm. Not a lot of harm.” She was glaring at me. “He was a douchebag, okay? But he wasn’t a murderous one,” I added grudgingly.

Cass peeked over my head. “Well, we can’t walk into that and say surprise.”

“We’re fucked.” Rubbing my temples, I shared a look with her. “Fine, we find your stupid twin.” Gnawing my cheek, I looked at her. “Any idea?”

“Kris and I were underground.”

I gaped at her. “You tell me this now?”

“I don’t know where we were, but we were in tunnels. I thought they may have them here.”

I was going to hit her. “How in the name of the Goddess am I going to find tunnels when there is a damn pack war on the ground?”

Cass bit her lip as she stared at me. “I didn’t think about that.”

“How you two got this far amazes me.”

We both jumped and a hard hand over each of our mouths stopped us from screaming. Leo glared at us, and I almost wept with relief that it was one of my pack who had found us.

“He’s going to go fucking insane when he sees you, you know that, right?” he told me bluntly, and I saw the hard anger in his eyes. “This is beyond irresponsible.” Leo pushed us both down into the grass. “Why are you here?” He let my mouth go. I noted that he kept a firm grip on Cass.

“Landon.”

Leo’s eyes widened in disbelief, but he said nothing. Looking at Cass, his scowl deepened. “Did she talk you into this, Kezia?”

“No. I was coming anyway.”

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