Chapter 77
Following the kings and guardians across the land. We barely stop for food and water. All our warriors making their way to us. We make it to the badlands. No one can live here long term. Nothing grows water is scarce. This land has been cursed I can feel it.
Just outside the range that any wolf would feel us we take a rest all knowing that we need to be well feed and rested to make it in and out alive with aria Sharon and any other wolves they have in there. In the long run here we talked it over any wolf not spelled to do Kane's bidding will not be leaving here or left alive. Those who are being forced against their will. they will be taken to the new medical center on the green lake lands. Jim had messaged Bridget a few days ago that the medical and therapy center was done along with several dorm-style apartment buildings for the college and for refugee wolves. The new packhouse was almost done along with the schools for the pups. I had told Bridget to send word to tom and Klara to help finish everything and look into assigning rooms to members that need them for when we moved. I also asked Jones to look for doctors and therapists to hire for now until we have ones trained at the college.
Once this is over and Kane is put down I have high hopes of moving the green lake pack home. I feel once we are on our land the wolves will start to heal more. I love the shadow pack but I know it's not home. Leigha Noah and Kari are muting the mate bond with Jordan and nova as we speak. Some might frown upon this but I won't have my son live away from me and I can't ask my sister to leave her responsibility to live with me or let her daughter live with me. Besides we know how the bond feels how would two small children deal with those kinds of feeling so early? This will let them grow up like every other kid. The only difference is they will know about the bond and that it is muted until nova is 18. they will also spend so much time together growing up being family and all. We don’t want to hide it from them just want to give them the carefree childhood they deserve.
After eating and resting for a few hours night has fallen. The amulets Luna Bronwyn sent with a few wolves are around our necks. We have no sound or scent we don’t have to open a link it's always open with this and it doesn't drain our energy to keep it open allowing us to talk freely to each other. I am sure glad that little firecracker is on our side. She can be super scary. Need proof just ask the pile of dust and witch in the cells.. that little redhead has a temper. Once she heard what they planned for ash and Sharon she stormed down there. Asked them if they liked pain as much as they like giving it. With that she slowly and from the sounds, I heard painfully sucked their magic from them. The older witch started to age the more magic was pulled from her. They kept for a while then she turned to dust. The other one screamed in pain. aging as well but that was from losing her magic and becoming human. Both were older than they appeared a lot younger though. The one called misty looks to now be in her late 50s and in poor health. Turns out the other one was the witch that cursed the hidden flower pack alpha bloodline. The curse did break but nothing other than weight was lifted off the pack wolves. I have a feeling the goddess heard jay and Leigha and granted them to stay the way they are.
I feel the twins trying to hold in their growls and shivers their mate is being hurt. But oddly they say it's like it's dampened. They both feel like the hits are harder than they are feeling. On the plus side of things, he had not to touch aria or Sharon sexually. From what I learned about him no female he had bedded lives past that.
Clay's voice fills my head telling us there is movement, to the north at a cave. We all smile knowing this is what we have been waiting for. Shifting we all slowly make our way to where clay is watching the entrance. We see several wolves coming and going carrying backs and bottles. Must be a supply run. Once the last of them enter the cave we make our way in following the scent of rogue rot. I have noticed the wolves who have been forced to do as Kane said do not have rogue rot but still smell like a pack wolf. That made sorting them easier. Also when the Luna took their magic all spells and curses were broken. From the looks of these guys, they don’t know about that yet.
Sneaking up behind them quietly dragging our claws across their necks ending their lives as we make our way. The floor now has a 0river of red smelly blood. Flowing towards the back of the cave still. Following down I see a split in the paths. Knowing the fight with Kane is mine being that this started with the green lake pack. The kings and guardians head to the right where their bonds are pulling them. And I go left looking to end this once and for all. Half the warriors follow me the other half with the royals. Linking them “the witch mentioned her pet being Sharon's sire if he's there I’m sure Sharon would like him alive. And found” they all agreed that Sharon's sire was and is a victim and would be saved at all cost as well.
Coming to the end of the hall I hear three men talking. holding my tail up straight swishing three times letting them know I hear three. I don’t risk turning to see if they saw. I feel a few heads off to another split down that hall I had seen a few doors. Clay voices his clear in my head “no one leaves here but us.” he has taken what we heard and Kane's plans for Ashley hard. I know he's attached to her as her guard. But the more I see them together the more I wonder if it's not more. Clay just turned 18 a few months ago and had asked to be part of her guard. I have a lot of questions I want to ask him later.
Deciding what I want to do with my hands I shift back. I could care less that I am naked. I want this piece of shit dead. Not just because he threatened my daughter but all those females he's killed all the packs he ruined all the lives he ripped apart and for what. He believes he's owed something.
Crouching low I walk in I see two men sitting on the couch but I can't find the other right away. The older one starts talking “son don’t worry your mother and aunt will bring your prize here.” “ya man and I are sure mother and aunt misty will make it so you can claim her right away and start training her in how to please you in the bedroom,” the other one on the couch says when an off-colored Abel walks in the room “you mean us did you think I wouldn't share with my best friend” they both laugh “well son when you have all you want I would like a few new play toys to your mother and aunt are getting boring and old” “your not spring chicken either father” they all start laughing the sound giving use the cover we need. Clay nods he's going for the younger ones and I nod the rest of the warriors are watching for anyone to come in.
Behind the couch, we shift our hands close slicing through the back of the thinking couch. Sliding in the men on the couches back. They start coughing “what's going on. Bri talk to me. Father?” there is a slight waver to his voice as the two start gargling. Our claws pierced their lungs clasping them. The more they struggle to breathe the more blood they spill from them. Clay pulls his hand away knowing that the younger male is not a wolf. While I shift my hand to claw and back a few times shredding his lungs and heart beyond what an old wolf could heal. Kane roars out. I see him fly over the coach heading for the door. Standing I rush to him. He spins swiping at me. I dodge him but not fast enough he scratched my arm slicing it open. My blood running down my arm but I pay no attention to it.
I can hear fighting echoing all around me as I dance with Kane. He's in a rage swinging and swiping at me. “you want my pack you have to beat me and my wolf bitch” taunting him the more reactive he is the less control he has the better for me. Waiting for him to shift as I beat his human bloody but he never shifts. Having enough of this I lunge forward grabbing his head as I go throwing my body to the side snapping his neck. Making sure he's gone for good I keep pulling until his head and body are separated. Standing I toss his head over my shoulder walking out of the room. “once we are all out of here light it up I want it brought down all of it.”
Finding Damien and Brendon outside with aria and Sharon along with the twins and several females and one male. “fire in the whole” I hear clay yell before a loud boom is heard. “is he dead” Sharon asks and I nod. She walks over to the man grabs his hand “let's go home”
