Page 217 of Her Destined Alpha
“I got it,” she said confidently.
I nodded, glancing at Rayhan, who was fighting five wolves. Papa Raf was bleeding, yet he was dealing with another three. I did a quick scan. Lola was to the side, bleeding profusely. Chris stood before her as he fought off two wolves. My heart pounded. We were tiring out, and they were still as energetic as ever. I saw Blake’s wolf lunge at Rayhan, but it seemed he too was bound to another life source…
We needed to end the spell before things got worse. I ran through the rabid wolves, going to the closest wall towards me. Okay, I had no idea what to do, but I just needed to blast a hole through this thing, right?
The darkness in the air was affecting everyone. I could see them all moving slower than normal, feel Rayhan’s pain and exhaustion through the bond. Papa Raf was injured, and Luna Maria was breathing heavily despite still moving like a skilled assassin. We had lost seven of the ten other wolves who had managed to get in before the barrier had gone up. My heart ached thinking of their families. Turning away, I knew I couldn’t delay anymore.
I placed my hands on the wall, biting my lip at the agonising pain that accompanied the poisonous tentacles that began to wrap up my arms. My heart was squeezing painfully as I focused everything I had into the walls. I was stronger than this, I… was… stronger!
I felt my power swirl around me. The blazing fire ripped the tentacles from my arms as the darkness began to shrivel away from the burning flames that spread from my hands. More tentacles wrapped around me, but I didn’t stop myself from penetrating the barrier.
I got this…I had to. The blood in my mouth was strong, and I wondered how many sacrifices they made to gather this power. It was a dark spell, and I knew, like all dark magic, it cost greatly.
I can do this… I have to…
I ignored the pain that was screaming through my body as I watched the tiny cracks begin to form. The tentacle-like magic was wrapped around my waist, neck, and arms.
“Delsanra!” Maria’s voice shouted, making my head snap around.
Several things happened at once. Maria landed behind me, wrapping her arms around me as she shielded me. My heart thundered in my chest as I looked over her shoulder. My eyes widened as I saw the spell that was coming this way. Reginald stood there, a manic look of triumph on his face, his chest heaving in excitement as he held a seal in his hand; stored magic and the face of a man with the ultimate ace up his sleeve.
I couldn’t move, my hands trapped in the tentacles and bound to the wall before me.
Luna…
My heart pounded, my head squeezing as the dark magic rushed towards us, and everything seemed to slow down…
A huge wolf landed before us. My eyes met his as I gasped, and they twinkled. I didn’t need the mind-link to know what he was saying,
It’s going to be okay.
His eyes went to Luna Maria just as the powerful spell hit. I flinched at the impact of the spell, watching it rip him to pieces, blood and pieces of flesh splattered across the room as he was killed on the spot.
No…
Fear and terror paralysed me.
My head was pounding as reality came rushing down like a painful stab in the stomach, and something excruciating pulled in my chest as if my heart had just snapped.
Maria’s scream of anguish and pain pierced the air. The broken, haunting scream of a woman who hadjust lost her mate.
God, please let this be a nightmare.
Make You Proud
Rayhan
No!
It was like watching a horror movie from behind a screen. I could do nothing. I was stuck fighting off the wolves, most of our people were down. Only Dad, Chris, and I remained, and we were all losing.
The spell in the air was poisoning us. I heard Raihana whisper that the spell was done before she collapsed to her knees, coughing up blood. I was finally able to rip Blake to pieces, but just when I thought we had victory...
I heard Mom shout. I turned to see Delsanra working on the spell around us. Mom jumped in front of her, shielding her. My heart was in my mouth as I rushed to shield them from the attack, but I was too far. I saw Raihana raise her hands, ready to cast a spell, but she had no time…
Everything was too late…
Just then, Dad’s wolf landed before them, seconds before the spell hit him, obliterating him on the spot.
