Page 308 of His Sunshine Baby

“I’ll be fine! Nora, Selena, go! Now!”

I hate it, but if Liam and Nate don’t stay behind to protect our flanks from the vampire attacks, we won’t make it. I growl,frustrated, but my cousin and I resume running after exchanging a quick glance. We are only a few steps away, but there are still two of Nephera’s water geysers to stop. Damn it, if she hits me or Nora with one of those…

While I’m wondering what to do, three familiar auras suddenly surge behind us. They detach themselves from the other approaching werewolves, quickly catching up to us. Nora and I recognize two of them at the same time.

“Bobo! Tonia!”

The Mura siblings are running fast to catch up with us. Just behind them, the third wolf, a white and brown male, breaks away from their duo and makes a sharp turn to go join Nate’s side. He jumps in the fight to help my mate, and I suddenly realize it has to be Isaac, his best friend and Beta!

Tonia also decides to leave her brother to go and help Liam, whose missing eye has left him with many blind spots. Either way, I’m so glad those three came to help! Boyan and his humongous size is the best reinforcement we could hope for. The big brown wolf runs to get in front of us, like a big shield.

The trio’s sudden appearance recalibrates the forces here. Our sides free of vampire attacks and Boyan running in front, we are almost at Nephera’s position! I can feel all the werewolves gathering around us to fight back the vampires too, or whatever’s left of them. For the first time, I feel more werewolves than vampires around us!

However, it’s too soon to rejoice. Nephera’s face makes an ugly grimace, and before we can react, her last two geysers move. Holy shit, if we take two from upfront…

I growl furiously, ready to take one, but it doesn’t come. Instead, a wall of fur appears in front of me, and Nora screams in our heads.

“Bobo!”

Moon Goddess, this guy is… Boyan is not blocking one but two of the geysers, acting like a wall before us. No matter how big he is, he just can’t block that much pressure by himself! We see him struggle and growl before us, and Nora and I exchange worried looks. Is he really going to handle it by himself? His huge paws are anchored in the mud, he’s losing a bit of ground, sliding, but he’s still standing. Can he really do this? Boyan growls furiously, and Nora and I don’t dare move from behind him, waiting to see if he can hold it. I hear some of his bones breaking, it’s horrible. Yet, he’s still standing, making us hesitate. Should I replace him? But Nora can’t go by herself.

“Moon Goddess, Bobo.”

We’re hesitating for too long already. Can he really do this? Even the King is struggling just to handle one of those! No matter his size, if Bobo loses any more ground, falls, or gives up, we’ll be the next ones she hits with those…

Just when I’m about to say something, another werewolf arrives like a bullet from behind.

“Just go already, babe!”

“Danny!”

I did not expect to see him jumping in the fight, but he immediately runs past us to go support his boyfriend. Daniel’s thin figure can’t handle one of those geysers, but he stands behind Boyan, pushing his other side to help the giant werewolf stand against the pressure. Boyan stops sliding and losing ground. My best friend is in a bad state too, his tawny fur is covered in blood and mud, but he growls at us.

“What are you waiting for? Go!”

I nod, and Nora and I both run past Boyan already. This is it. Nephera’s water arms are all kept busy, she has nothing else to attack us with. Tonia, Liam, Nate, and Isaac are keeping the vampires busy, acting as a defensive circle around us. A hot shiver runs down my spine. This is it, this is it…

“Nora! Whatever happens to me, stop her!”

“I know!”

I see Nephera’s face distorted by fear as I jump on her, all fangs out. She screams and tries to protect herself with her arms. We roll on the ground and fight for a few seconds, but I’m a werewolf. She’s just a witch with no more power to fight me off. I finally pin her down to the ground, biting the previous injury again. I use all my weight on her, making sure that damn witch won’t get up and do anything to Nora.

She struggles furiously, I feel she’s trying to grab something. I try to change position to stop her, but I can’t let go. My fangs are what keep her focused on me. Behind me, I feel my cousin shape-shifting back to her human form.

“Selena!”

A sharp pain pierces my flank. I scream internally, overwhelmed with the pain once again. Nephera has an ugly smirk, but I growl back, and bite her even deeper. I don’t care. She stabs me again, with Moon-Goddess-knows-what, and the pain shocks my brain. Don’t give up, don’t give up… Those three seconds are like an eternity.

“STOP IT!”

Finally. Nora’s scream freezes the whole area. All the vampires and werewolves close enough to have heard her voice are hit by her imperious command. None of them can move a muscle, her Luna’s white aura is too strong. Nephera stops moving too, her eyes wide open in surprise. I’m the only one around able to ignore Nora’s command. I see the witch frowning, struggling to fight my cousin’s order and me, but I won’t move, and Nora screams again.

“I said stop!”

Her voice carried even further the second time, stopping even more fights. Under me, Nephera’s face is deformed byanger. Between my strength and Nora’s voice, she’s unable to move to defend herself. She can barely move her lips.

“You… rotten Royals…” she hisses. “Curse you and your damn blood. Little bastards… Cursed be Diane, her children… At least I’ll take you with me!”

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