We scramble. I don’t look back at the witches, I know they can handle themselves and have a completely different way of handling situations like this. I run out the front door and shift as I leap off the porch. My wolf and I pull from an energy I didn’t know we had left in us. Our pack is under attack and this is what we are here for.
****They’re early!”*** Lil shouts over our mindlink, and to my surprise Cam answers.
***”Are you really surprised though? We knew this was coming.”***
***”That doesn’t piss me off any less. I was hoping for fashionably late. You know, like when you guys are full Alphas, Midge has discovered all of her superpowers, things like that. Speaking of, Midge, have you figured out how to shoot fireballs out of your hands yet? That would be super helpful right about now.”***
***”No, but I will make sure to stand close to enemies when I’m getting pissed off and I can just explode around them.”*** She laughs at me.
***” Just remind me to not stand to close, that sh*t was scary.”*** Wyatt barks out. “I wonder if Mike was able to detect that with his blood tests?”
***”Probably not. Midge is a phenomenon even science can’t explain. I’m surprised Doc Sylvia’s head hasn’t exploded yet!”***
***”Shut up, I’m not that weird. You make me sound like a freak.”***
***”Boss, even I think you are scary.”
“***
***”Do you always have running commentary while you are heading into a fight?”*** Mateo asks.
***”YES!”*** My whole team, including me, responds laughing.
***”How do you focus?*** He sounds skeptical.
***”When you fight ninety percent of the time, this is how we focus. It’s not a big deal. This is how we group and keep our heads, keeps everyone calm.”*** Lil explains like it should be common knowledge. ***”What do you guys do to get your heads in the fight?”***
***”Seeing as we are not career fighters and assassins. We don’t have a pre-fight ritual. Although that sounds like something we should circle back to.”*** Sam laughs at her.
***”Oh goody, newbies. I love fresh meat!”*** Lil cackles like the twisted person she really is. War and fighting brings out a new side of everyone. This is usually someone’s true nature. How you fight and react in a fight can tell a lot about a person.
I can hear footfalls through everyone’s thoughts. I have access to all of them and now my team, my found family, seems to be connected to the family I was born into. I can’t even unpack the emotions running through me right now. So I do what I always do and stuff that sh*t down for later.
***”Nathaniel, talk us through this. We are going in blind and you know how much I hate that sh*t!”***
***”On, it, boss. We just got hits from every sensor we set up on the entrance perimeter. About five minutes ago, nothing since. Predicting at least fifty, but you would have a better idea of numbers.”***
***” Jena, what do you think about numbers? I never got a good look, but I can guarantee this isn’t the first wave of fighters if this is Mike. He likes multi step plans with options.”***
***”There’s no way he only has fifty. Do you have eyes on any of them Nathaniel?”***
***”I do now. All wolves. I count two dozen. More coming in. Updates on the regular.”***
***”WHAT THE F*CK DOES THAT MEAN?!”*** Sam yells at us.
***”Code Baby, just find wolves that aren’t pack and take them out. We’ll explain later.”*** Sierra laughs at him.
We finally make it to the Western border where our little peninsula meets the mainland. I can see wolves running at us. They made it across our borders. I’m sure they figured out or were told our patrol routes and wanted to give themselves as much advantage as possible. I would do the same in their shoes. We put on a burst of speed. I want this over as quickly as possible. If Mike wants to attack us, I need to draw him out and he is a lazy f*ck. He will send everyone he can in first to tire us out and then step in acting all high and mighty like he did anything.
I collide with a large gray and white wolf. He underestimates me because of my size and doesn’t try to submit me right away. We are all snapping jaws and flying claws, but my wolf is faster and better trained. I doesn’t take a whole lot of effort to subdue him. He is bleeding everywhere from scratches and bite marks, there is no way he will heal. Even with our enhanced abilities. He deserves to die, but I won’t leave him bleeding out like this either, so my wolf rips his throat out ending his existence.
These wolves are fast, but not coordinated and their eyes look a little wild, almost like they are drugged.
