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They are here, one of my fighters on the outside informed me.
The moment we’d been waiting for had arrived and as my eyes scanned the features of my friends and mate around me, I saw fear in their eyes. We all knew that we would have to fight well today to make it through, but I couldn’t ignore the fear that we might lose people we cared about.
For a moment I held my breath and I reached for Blake’s hand one last time to calm me. Our connection washed over me and I felt a peace settle inside of me.
I love you, I said to him one last time, needing him to hear it.
I love you too, he responded as he squeezed my hand one last time.
I released his hand as I listened to the rogues get closer to the gate. I held my breath as my ears searched for every little noise being made by the rogues as they ran toward us. I heard the first sounds of the fighting as my fighters started to fight the invading group.
“Shift,” I shouted to everyone. Everyone from all the different packs followed the order and began to shift into their wolves. My eyes took in the sight of Blake shifting into his wolf as I shifted into mine.
Open the gates, I commanded the guard at the gates.
It was time to fight.
I held my breath as the gates swung open and the enormity of the situation hit me in that moment. My eyes took in the number of rogues tearing into my fighters.
In that moment, the leader in me took over. I remembered everything my ruthless father had ever taught me to make me into the alpha that I was today. The rogues looked momentarily surprised to see combined packs begin to run out of the compound into the fight as I led them.
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
Keri
From the moment we ran in wolf form out of the compound, there was no time for fear. I let my instincts take over as a snarling rogue leaped to attack me. Adrenaline pumped through my veins and I felt a surge of power. The rogue was quick but I was faster and my teeth sank into its neck. The whimper of pain did nothing to stop me from finishing it off.
There was no place for compassion or mercy. This was a fight for survival. We all spread out around the compound, fighting off the incoming attack from the rogues.
I didn’t even register the metallic taste of the enemies’ blood in my mouth before I faced my next opponent. There was a mixture of cries of pain and menacing growls as the fight intensified. As the sun rose into the sky, lighting up our battlefield, the fighting never wavered. I lost count of how many I’d killed. Blood dripped from my mouth and soaked my fur.
I growled when I saw Blake get attacked by a rogue. The large brown wolf leaped into the air with its mouth open and teeth bared, ready to attack. Ignoring the chaos around me, with a real fear, I watched as Blake leaped into the air and knocked the wolf to the ground.
Relief flooded through me.
My momentarily lapse cost me and I didn’t see the rogue that attacked me until it was too late. The pain that flared in my leg vibrated through me. I glared at the wolf that had its teeth buried in the flesh on my leg. It released my leg and it circled me. Putting any weight on my injured leg hurt, so I struggled to maintain my stance. I watched the rogue as it continued to circle me and the moment it growled at me, I knew it was about to attack me.
This time I saw the attack coming and even with my bleeding leg I got out of the way. My enemy realized that he’d missed me when he felt the pain of my bite in its side. Two more strategic bites finished him off and I surveyed the scene in front of me.
Cade was busy taking out a rogue and Scarlett was fighting another beside him. They made a good team and seemed to be in sync beside each other.
My eyes flicked to Blake who was fighting off another one. Everyone was fighting for their survival and the survival of their loved ones.
My eyes surveyed the scene, trying to find Kyle. I caught a glimpse of him ahead of me, fighting off two rogues. His actions were controlled and vicious as he took them out in a matter of minutes. The two dead rogues were replaced and he began to fight them. He was like a machine. Something other than survival pushed him forward.
Crystal.
We were all on the lookout for her, hoping she would not get caught between the rogues and us. If the rogues discovered she was a spy implanted by us, they would kill her. While I fought, I tried to keep an eye on Kyle to make sure he didn’t do something stupid, and I saw his attention lock on to Crystal and I felt relieved that she was still alive.
One of my fighters had her cornered. She was in her human form and even more vulnerable.
Stop!I instructed through my mind-link to the fighter trying to take her out. Luckily he was a member from my pack. The fighter stopped snarling in response to my command.
She’s one of us, I informed the fighter.Keep her safe.
But it wasn’t long before I saw Kyle fighting a rogue in front of her. He was protecting her.
We weren’t safe yet and until we defeated the rogues, we weren’t going to make it out of this fight alive. I’d lost track of time but we were taking strain. My muscles screamed out in pain from the fighting and with my injury it made fighting much more difficult. We were all tiring and the rogues’ attack wasn’t letting up. If Kyle’s pack didn’t show up soon, we would be in serious trouble.
