Page 65 of Rising Luna
Away from everyone.
I rolled to my feet and saw Silas looking at me. "Want to finish the job? You're going to have to catch me first."
The shift was instant.
Silas snarled as I ran into the treeline. My wolf whined at me to go back to our mate, but I had to get Silas away from here. There had to be a way to break him from this spell, and I just needed time to think of what to do.
I may not know these woods well, but I knew them better than Silas did. After the run with Hunter, this section of the woods was familiar enough for me to know I could give Silas a great chase, maybe enough to slow him down so I could knock him out.
Even the mention of Hunter sent another round of pain through my chest. I couldn't tell if it was his pain or mine, but I had to keep hope that he was still alive. The bonds weren't telling me anything. He had to be blocking me out. I couldn't investigate the way I wanted to as I ran through the trees.
Staying on the path would be stupid. I knew Silas knew my scent and could track me, but I had to keep pushing myself to get further away from him. There were faint sounds of him running through the decomposed leaves behind me, but I couldn't tell how far off he was. He could close in by now, but I pushed all the energy I could into my legs to go faster. Taunting him, knowing he had a mission to complete, wasn't the smartest move I could've made, but I wasn't sure if I could take him on when he was like this.
Dylan! Where the hell are you?I heard Jackson in my mind and his possessive growl rumbled through the bonds. My heart hurt so damn bad knowing I didn't have time to update him, and I could feel the sense of urgency in his tone.
No time to explain! I'm in the woods running from Silas.
WHAT?
Again, no time! Check on Hunter. Get him to the infirmary!
What the fuck are you talking about? Why do I need to find Hunter? I felt a stabbing pain in my chest, and now I can feel your damn fear. THAT'S IT!
Jackson distracted me, and I felt Silas's wolf on top of me. We tumbled head over feet a few times before we stopped. I got to my feet first and took off running again. At least with him being in his wolf form, it meant he didn't have that knife on him. Itwouldn't stop him from killing me. His wolf was as lethal as they come, but I needed to keep pushing.
I'm so sorry. I can't explain. Talking to you is distracting me.
A wall between us slammed into place as I blocked Jackson out. If I wanted to survive this, then I had to block everyone out. It would send Jackson into a fit of rage knowing I was in trouble, and now there was a wall in our bonds, but I couldn't care about that right now. Silas wasn't far behind me, so I needed to do everything I could to ensure he didn't catch up.
I jumped over a fallen log and landed in a gigantic pile of mud. It slowed me down as I trudged through it, and I heard Silas's paws closing in just before I reached the other side. If I wanted to lose him long enough to find a way out of this, I needed to change up my path.
Banking to the right, I knew this would lead to a place with a bunch of paths. If Silas was too focused on the hunt, maybe he would take the wrong one. With Jackson knowing Hunter needed help, I could focus on the task at hand. Silas wanted me. This hunt had to be pushing his wolf harder to find me because our animals loved this kind of shit.
What if we can't get through to him in time?
We cross that bridge when we get there!
Sure enough, I found the area that had three different paths you could take. One led toward the school, which wasn't an option. Another led to the other side of the woods and into town. The last was one that would keep you in the woods and around the academy.
I chose the last one.
Without enough time to cross over my paths to create confusion, I had to tire him out. If whatever Lupe had done to him made it so he didn't tire, then it looks like this was my last day alive.
No. I couldn't think like that. Silas had to be saved. Just because the crazy woman fucked him up didn’t mean he was lost to me.
Love conquered all.
I had to remind Silas of the love we had for each other.
If I could get him to a place where we could just battle this out, then maybe I had a chance.
The combat class mats! It would have our scents on them from our recent fight. It was also somewhere close enough where I could call Jackson in to help me if I needed it.
Shit. That meant I took the wrong path back there. I needed to get back there and take the right one to get him to the academy. I may have thought that was the worst idea, but now I could see how it could benefit me.
I didn't want the teachers to see us fighting and do something I would regret, but maybe if I got him there and stopped them if they tried to intervene, it would be another distraction for him.
Just as I crossed over to the other path, Silas slammed into me again. His wolf got a hold of part of my shoulder and I rolled away before his teeth could sink into my skin. Fur ripped away, but that was better than drawing blood. If his wolf was this frenzied, blood would make it worse. He lunged again, but I evaded in time to run again. This time, I wasn't fast enough. He jumped on top of me, and I fell to the ground. The wolf knocked the air out of my lungs, and I struggled to move from under him.
