“Maybe for a moment” I smile, hushing my tone to a whisper to suit the emptiness around us and I’m quickly moved forward by my impatient mate with a nudge. He’s riled up and ready to fight, his anticipation beginning to seep through to my own emotions and fill me with a buzzing kind of energy. I sigh with deflation and accept that this is happening, no matter how much I try to spread my hands and slow time around me.
We descend into the trees at a steady pace, heartbeat pumping inside my head, and I know without a doubt this night is going to be long.
Fight
The tension of the cool night air prickles my skin and I watch in dismay as the wolves nearby scatter off into the preplanned groups and move towards the village. Leaving me feeling like we are vulnerable and few. They are to try and gain alliance with those we left behind, from the shadows, and we’re to wait here as a front line for the invaders heading our way. They will drive us back towards the valley where we will be met with reinforcements and hopefully will have thinned out the vampires a little.
The witch can see them coming and we don’t have long yet it seems like it’s already been hours. Tense and hidden and waiting as our numbers lessen and our pack melts into the village to try and reinforce us with the ones we left behind. We need the numbers to stand a chance, and to avoid a collision with Juan beforehand in case we get distracted. Juan won’t focus only on them, but his desire to see Colton fall will push his hatred both ways.
My heart starts beating wildly in my chest as I cower behind my mate, flanked by my most trusted and close my eyes against the now heavy darkness to listen to the sounds around us.
“The vampires know something’s up and have split and made a wide berth around the valley. They changed course so waiting here is futile. They are aiming for the village, not us.” Leyanne bursts into our somber bubble, startling me in the process, appearing right beside Colton as though summoned from thin air. Her dark figure concealed with that witchy cloak she is so fond of, which makes her both mysterious and terrifying. If I had to conjure a movie witch in my head, she would look like this. Hair flying in the darkness face pale and delicate with almost black eyes.
“Shit. They know we’re here?” Colton shifts back to human to reply, still crouching on all fours.
“Likely. Varro has his spies much like I do and some of those beasts have wings. No doubt you were seen. Your wolves in the village….. have they had any luck?”
I shake my head in his stead, not knowing what sort of persuasions are going on as none of them have linked us yet. They might still be stealth crawling close enough to get in there before Juan’s minions kick off. It seems Varro has little to no interest in anyone but the ones still living on this mountain.
“We can’t stay here while they infiltrate behind us. We have to hit this face on. …..I need to go right to the target. My father. It’s the only way to get between them and be where Varro is heading.” Colton stands up abruptly and Leyanne turns away to shield his unexpected nakedness. She seems unfazed by it since she has been around us a while but non wolves tend to be conservative about it in the way we are not. A sign of respect is to not stare at us naked.
“And then what? Fight him?” I blurt out in impulse and instant fear, shaking my head to try and dislodge the panic forming.
“It’s going to happen one way or another. At least if we are in there first, we can be more use than out here. If we stay here we might not be part of it at all.” Colton smooths his hand over my hair in a sweet and comforting way, knowing how I’m starting to feel. His voice tender for a second.
I know he’s right and I am clinging onto some hope that we can intercept Varro, that my existence will be enough to end this without a fight, even if deep down I know it’s a lie.
“Colton… not to sidetrack, but..” Leyanne interrupts with a sudden serious gaze. “About the issue with a certain previous conversation. The things I needed for a spell. I ticked it off my to do list while I was out perusing my birds.” Her penetrative gaze and hushed tone make it clear that her words are not for Sierra, who is close by, and we both know immediately what she’s talking about.
The bind between our lives. She said she could break it and until now she hadn’t mentioned it again. This is her way of saying she didn’t forget and while she’s been absent, she took care of it. Quiet and efficient, just the kind of powerful witch she is. As though it was nothing more than a simple errand she had to run. She wants us to know before we head off to fight. That the danger connecting us to Juan, is now not an issue to anyone but Sierra.
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