Chapter 144
Annette POV:
We were in the garden. Elizebeth and I had stayed back while other people went in to get ready for dinner. I wanted to finish the bed first.
I felt a cold hand reach out and grab around my throat my hands picking up Christian without realizing what I was doing before I handed my son off to Elisabeth.
She looked up at me with questioning eyes, and she took my son before I could explain Seraphine took over.
My claws extended and I spun as one of them came towards me charging me. They wouldn’t do this if that was a real attack. They needed a surprise on their side.
Seraphine Didn’t waste any time she reached out, grabbing his arm, spinning it behind his back until she heard a pop. Slamming his head against one of the pavers and tossing him to the side.
Another one came at me this time I could tell that they were angry. They probably had some sentimental attachment to the one I had just taken care of. All the same, she didn’t care he whipped out a knife. My wolf snarled at this wrapping her hand around his wrist holding the knife and extending our claws into him. He screamed and tried to scratch us.
She grabbed his other arm and brought him forward snapping our heads together And then punching him in the face. One punch made him dazed the second broke his nose and the third knocked him unconscious.
This time she had the whiff of the other three and went hunting. One of them had turned to run, she grabbed her by the ponytail and pulled her back. She tried to go for a gun. So Seraphine took her clothes to the girl's neck. Blood sprayed out of her and Seraphine stepped through the mist.
She walked forward, calm collected, unfazed by the destruction she was leaving. Another man lunged, this time she twisted him around and flipped him so he was on his back. His fangs came out and he attempted to but our arm but instead she stomped on his skull, a hollow crush following her violent bashing.
The one running kept running panicked and Unfocused. They kept tripping and it made it all too easy. All she had to do was walk over and slam their head into a tree once or twice.
The others were trained this one wasn’t it smelled of rogue, before she handed control back over to me, I saw her look at all a sense of victory swelling in me.
Never Before had I unleashed my strength, but this time I hadn't hesitated. She hadn’t allowed me to, taking control and doing what had to be done to protect our son.
I looked over at them, standing there, Christian wailing in her arms. As much as I wanted to, I couldn’t reach out and console him. My hands were covered in red. He shouldn’t have to see me like this, that was the world we were in right now.
Elizabeth insisted I looked over in the clinic, as we walked back into town, Matt ran off to get my husband. I didn’t want him to see me like this either, it bothered him, how uncontrolled we were sometimes. He was aware now of the effects of the alpha blood and there was a price to pay for power.
I had been foolish when I was young, keeping it locked away never really being tempted by it. I hadn’t let myself get control of it hadn’t even let myself think of it. I was safe that way, unlike my brother who had so much turmoil inside of them. I chose the easy route and kept it all in that way no one got hurt.
I saw the shock on his face when he entered the room. Him and Matt whispering about the silo being hit as well. They took stolen glances at me and I felt like I was on display.
“ I want to go home,” I stood up off the bed and started walking out the door.
“ Annette,” Grayson tried to stop me and grab my hand, but I kept walking. Elizabeth followed me, still holding my son.
People gasped as we passed them, some of them had pride on their faces, others shook their heads in concern. I let them look, let them see what I could do just in case another Aaron stood in our midst.
I got up to the house running up to the shower. Even though I was happy, I defended myself and I stood up to the threat. I didn’t feel like it felt so unclean, so vile.
I washed away all the blood, but I kept scrubbing. The way I dismantled them was methodical, there was no feeling in it, not even fear.
I couldn’t fathom my own hand had done that, the same ones that tucked my son into bed had just told the girl's throat open. And I had no remorse, I felt I’d do it again if I had to.
That’s where he found me still scrubbing, terror on my face.
“ Annette,” he’d spoken but I didn’t want to hear him. “ Annette.” he repeated himself more sternly, but still soft and calm. “ you’re alright. I know you feel undone, I can feel it, you did nothing wrong…”
He reached into the water still in his clothes and pulled me to him turning the water off.
“ This is what he wants, for us to unravel under the pressure. You have immense power, and it can be too much. You are still who you’ve always been, a kind person. You defended our home and our son don’t let yourself get caught up in how you did it,”
still, I felt the war raging within me. The hungry beast that I’d never fed was now on the loose. How was I supposed to put it away when this was all over? Or was I always going to be like this?
I had to start learning control, working with Seraphine, together like we used to. It was the only way to make it out of this in one piece.
My thoughts turned to Deacon, was he happy? Was this what he wanted? Was it part of his plan? What was his plan?
I was tired of not knowing, as unpredictable as he was, he was a fearsome enemy.
I stood in my husband’s arms and breathed deep breaths. I honed in on our home reminding myself of where we were, that I wasn’t alone, and that I had things to fight for. I couldn’t give in to the madness within. If I did Deacon I would have his way and what had planned for us was 10 times worse than what we’ve seen today.
In another life, I would be able to take a moment and pull myself together and take all the time in the world to learn about this power I had. I didn’t have that luxury. I had to get it together, for the sake of everyone around me.
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