“Hmmmm.” Colton acts distracted and uninterested, but I can read his intensive focus on her and Leyanne sees it too.
“Problem solved. Isn’t an issue anymore. Completed a successful mini mission with absolution. Between us three, right?” She smiles softly and pats him on the head in an absurdly cute manner. I almost baulk and choke on my own saliva in disbelief that with a snap of her fingers, it’s just done. Half my life tied to my mother-in-law and now, blink, blink, it’s undone.
“I…..?” The words die in my throat as my mate catches my hand and squeezes it tight, bringing me back to my senses.
“Right. Thanks.” Colton coughs to cover my reaction and yet I can feel his sudden spike in adrenaline as it courses through me too. She’s unlinked us and now more than ever, Sierra should never find out. If she knew, she would sacrifice herself for the good of the pack and her son. We both know this.
Alpha… the Vampires are coming in from the mountain and south side. We need you here. It’s started.
The link comes at us out of the blue. Domi from the valley, a cry for help and everything becomes Chaos. My heart lurching because I know talking it over, making plans, it’s all futile. No longer hesitating because Colton’s decision is made for him.
Wolves begin breaking away from our line, Colton turns to me and tugs me close to him. It’s so fast, so rushed and I almost get lost in the movements. I try to cling onto them passing with sudden fear, but he draws me to him and pulls me in to his chest.
“Go with Leyanne and the guard, take my mom. Get to the manor and wait for me there. That’s where my father will be and where Varro will go. Flank the main entrance and do nothing else but stay put. It’s safer there than here.” His casual confidence he normally wears like a shroud is gone and instead he’s grasping for a new plan as everything falls around us like dust. They were supposed to come head on.
“I can try and talk to him, try and stop this…” I start but am silenced with a shake of the head.
“He won’t stop. He wants revenge. Just go and stay there. You have guards, Carmen, My mom and Leyanne. Stay safe. Get out of the way if vampires flood the manor and don’t go inside for anything. I’ll be there as soon as we control the threat to the rest of the pack. They’re hitting the villages first. Furthest from the manor…. I’ll get back to you before any of them do.”
I know what he’s thinking. Deal with the attack, rally the pack and put me furthest away from the fight while he does it. His plan to stay with me isn’t going to work if the vampires have separated out to flank the entire village. He won’t be able to fight hard and gain control with one eye on me the whole time.
He knows he must come to the manor where his father will be hiding, so right now he thinks it’s the safest place for me to wait. Varro won’t know where Juan is and will expect him as alpha to come to the aide of his pack at the south edge. They have no idea that Juan will happily watch his own blood die to save himself and his loyal.
“Okay… I love you.” I don’t know what else to say beyond that. I can argue, beg him to stay with me but we both know he needs to lead. Our pack is strongest with him at the forefront.
“Take her and go.” Colton nods to Radar who immediately comes to my side and presses to my shoulder with his. Flanking me and I’m almost squeezed as another wolf gets at my other side. Colton leans in fast, hits me on the forehead with a firm kiss before spinning away and leaping backwards into the air and turning mid flow. From beautiful human to fierce beast as he lets out a war howl and it seems to erupt all around us.
In the blink of an eye he’s gone, along with a trailing tail of wolves coming from the undergrowth. Heading where they are needed, where the battle is already beginning.
Luna… Please
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