Gunnar’s gaze landed on me. “Get the fuck out of here, Freja.” He yelled at me before shifting into his large and stunning wolf. Gunnar’s wolf was broad and tall, a ferocious black beast with white ears, a unique trait. I had always admired his wolf for its beauty and strength.
Gunnar lunged forward and began to tear through the vampires, ripping them to pieces. I looked over to Adela, who was glaring at me. “You fucking bitch, see what I mean.” She gestured to Gunnar, “He would give his life for you and even hurt me, just to save your ass!” Adela bellowed out while shaking with fury.
Her chest was heaving, and her eyes darkened. I opened my mouth to say something but was quickly cut off when Adela lunged for me, a look of insanity on her face. My eyes widened, and I rolled away from her, causing Adela to land on the ground face first, with a thud. I got up from the ground and stood to my feet, standing in a defence position.
Adela stood to her feet and lunged for me again, but I didn’t move fast enough this time, and she collided with me. We tumbled around on the ground, sticks and leaves flying all around us. We came to an abrupt stop as we crashed into a large tree. My wolf was howling and growling inside of me, itching to be freed, to take out the threat. Adela and I rustled on the ground, both of us standing to our feet hastily.
My body tensed, and my lip twitched as rage started to boil within me. “Adela, that’s enough! Stop this shit now!”
Her eyes narrowed on me, and she didn’t say a word, just snarled, as she dove for me once again. As she closed the distance between us, I gripped her by the hair and slammed her face into the tree, disorienting her. Then, I grabbed the back of Adela’s shirt and brought my knee up, connecting it with her nose. She groaned loudly in pain as she flopped onto the ground.
I took a step back from her, being cautious, and my wolf snarled, clawing at my insides now. “Adela, we can end this now; end it before one of us doesn’t walk away,” I told her in a dark and cold tone.
My warning meant nothing to her, as she started laughing, “You are right, one of us won’t walk away from here, and that’s going to be you!” Adela cried out before she shifted into her wolf, and I quickly followed suit, allowing my beast to come out.
We were both in wolf form now. My wolf was almost twice the size of Adela’s petite, golden brown wolf, but she matched my wolf’s intensity. We started to circle each other, both of us snarling, growling and exposing our teeth. Then, unexpectantly, a loud and vicious roar rang through the trees, distracting us from each other.
The roar had sounded familiar, it sounded like Cain, and I swear, my heart stopped as panic soared within me, fearing that he was injured or worse. Adela took this opportunity of me being distracted and barreled into me, sinking her teeth into my side. My wolf yelped in pain, but she quickly recovered, kicking Adela away from us and biting down on her hind leg. Adela let out a whimper of pain, and my wolf continued to bite down, sinking our teeth further into her skin. Then, we swung her around, releasing Adela from our hold. Adela flew through the air and slammed into a tree, causing her to shriek out in agony upon impact. Her frail body now lied on the ground, and my wolf stalked over to her, hackles raised and snarling.
As we neared her, she appeared to be defenceless, writhing on the ground in pain, but just when I thought this was over, she swiped out a paw and scratched my face. This was the moment that my wolf snapped, the dark side of her taking over, and I knew what was going to come next. My wolf growled before sinking her teeth into Adela’s neck and twisting, breaking her neck and ending her life.
Cain POV:
Freja and I walked back to the bike when we realized it had been trashed, and my fears came to fruition. I knew Calyx was going to strike soon; I had just hoped it wouldn’t be when she was around or when we were unprepared. But of course, my brother was a fucking snake, who loved to go for those that were vulnerable, so he could better his chances of winning. However, my brother was no match for me, and I was ready for him.
Freja gasped, grabbing my attention. “What the fuck?” She spoke.
My wolf was stirring within me, the urge to protect our mate growing. I looked down at her. “We need to leave, now!” I said in a deep tone, my wolf on edge.
We had been running for just a few minutes now, but we weren’t fast enough in human form, and I knew if we shifted, we could get back to the house more quickly, where she would be safe. So, I stopped and looked at her. “Do you think your wolf could keep up with mine if we were to shift?” I asked her.
She didn’t hesitate to answer me. “Yes, she can. I think it’s best if we shift too, we will make it back to the packhouse faster.” I nodded in agreement with her, glad she wasn’t arguing with me on this. We prepared ourselves for the shift but stopped before it could take effect as the sound of a snapping branch grabbed our attention.
I whipped my head in the direction of the sound, but there was nothing there but trees. My wolf and I were becoming anxious and tense at the idea of Freja being in danger because of us. Freja came to my side, and I could sense the small amount of fear she was experiencing. I gazed down at her affectionately, hoping to reassure her that things would be alright, but something in the distance caught my eye, a figure coming out from behind a tree, and that figure was my brother.
Calyx smiled. “Hello, brother.” He said while taking another step towards us. Every muscle in my body tensed up, and I moved Freja behind me so she was out of harm’s way.
My upper lip twitched as a snarl sounded from me. “Calyx.” I said through painfully gritted teeth, “What are you doing here?” My tone was deep and growly.