Chapter 38 - Werewolves vs. Witches

Felicia, Allie, and Mollie were hiding in the forest, waiting for their cue from Kaleigh or Skylar. They were all nervous and quietly agreed not to speak. It was creepy in that part of the forest. They almost started screaming when a naked man came out of nowhere running. He sniffed the air and looked in their direction. They all three held their breath, not knowing if they should trust him or not.

"Who is out there?" The man asked them quietly. The three women looked at each other, and Mollie stepped forward.

"Who are you, and what are you doing out here?" Mollie tried to sound more confident than she felt talking to the stranger.

"My name is Noah. I am a werebear. I can tell by your scent that there are three of you, and you are werewolves. I assume you are waiting for Kaleigh." Noah asked the she-wolves.

"How do you know Kaleigh?" Mollie asked cautiously.

"She freed me from a spell that Brielle had put on me. Can you come out please so I can see you? I feel a little awkward with you all seeing me standing here naked, and I am just talking to a bunch of trees.

Allie, Felicia, and Mollie tentatively stepped out from behind the trees they had been hiding behind. They looked at the tall, handsome werebear and almost laughed at how embarrassed he looked.

"Noah, can you tell us what is going on down there? We are hiding so we can help Kaleigh when she is ready for us." Allie spoke up, sensing no danger from Noah.

"I tried to stay and help Kaleigh, but she said it was better if I left. I wish there was something I could do to repay the kindness she showed me. I felt terrible leaving her down there with Brielle." Allie and Mollie exchanged a look.

"If you would still like to help, Brielle's witches are attaching our wolfpack right now, and they could use your help. Our pack is located not far from here; just follow the path over the ridge, and you should see the packhouse below. Kaleigh's mate is Dominick; he is next in line to be Alpha of the White Raven pack. I will mindlink him to let him know you are coming to help if you are willing." Mollie wanted to provide all the help she could to those fighting.

"Yes, I will help them. After what Brielle did to me, I need to take down some evil witches and blow off some steam. I will shift into my grizzly so I can get there quicker. Thank you, ladies, and good luck." Noah shifted into his bear, Wyatt, and they were off.

Mollie mindlinked the entire pack and let them know that a werebear was on his way to help and would be there in a few minutes. She took a deep breath as she, Mollie, and Felicia went back to their hiding spot to wait.

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Dominick received the mindlink from Mollie that a werebear was on his way to help and that Kaleigh had released him from a spell Brielle had put on him. Dominick took a sigh of relief that at least he knew Kaleigh was okay for now. He turned back to the witch he was holding by the hair and beheaded her.

Dominick looked around to take inventory. They were doing well with the spells his mom, Kaleigh, Skylar, and Celeste had placed, but the witches had still been able to kill some of their pack members. Dominick looked for his parents and saw them working together to fight two witches. It was a benefit that his mother could use magic in addition to her wolf for fighting. Just as he was about to turn around to get another witch, he saw an enormous grizzly running toward them.

Noah told Wyatt to kill any black magic witch he saw. Wyatt didn't waste any time; he jumped on a witch holding her hands up to a she-wolf who was lying on the ground screaming in pain. Wyatt grabbed the witch by the neck and shook her until her neck broke. He then bit down as hard as he could until her head came clean off.

Dominick watched the entire interaction in fascination. He had encountered a few werebears, but this was one of the biggest he had ever seen. The werebear also seemed to have a lot of anger to get out. Dominick felt a surge of energy at this new reinforcement.

Dominick turned toward the next witch, who was holding one of his warriors down with a spell. He went behind her and pierced her through the heart with his sword. She fell to her death on the ground. The warrior, in wolf form, took a few minutes to get up before shaking himself and heading back into the fight.

Half of the fighters were in human form, the other half in wolf form. They had found that it was better to have both because the wolves could kill the witches by ripping out their throats. Those who stayed human used the weapons with spells on them to defeat the witches by either cutting off their heads or stabbing them in the heart. According to the Luna, Kaleigh, and Celeste, that was the only way to kill them.

Dominick looked around, and his face fell. His dad's Beta Jonathan was lying on the ground, dead. His wife and daughter were not part of the fight. Kaleigh said it was better for Amber to stay out of sight. She didn't want her to be a target for Brielle. Dominick had agreed and told her mother to stay with her. Dominick was angry now, Jonathan was a good man, and he hated that they would have to tell Carla and Amber he died.

Dominick ran up to one of the witches that two wolves were trying to take down, and he beheaded her. Dominick was mad that Kaleigh was off somewhere with Brielle. He was mad Jonathan had died, and he was mad that these evil witches were still attacking.

Dominick yelled in anger and went into the fight like a true warrior. He started slicing one witch after another before they had time to react. Noah saw what Dominick was doing and had Wyatt go help him. The two of them were like an army of their own. Wyatt would snatch a witch by her neck, and Dominick would behead her. Both had anger driving them like no other.

The remaining witches saw what was happening, and they began to get scared. Brielle had said this would be an easy fight. However, their numbers had depleted significantly, so only about ten of them remained out of fifty. They had been able to take down some of the werewolves, but it hadn't been enough.

They decided to regroup to decide on a plan of action. A few of the Dark Sphere witches wanted to surrender and plead with the wolves to let them live. Others wanted to run away and hope Brielle wouldn't find out. The remaining ones wanted to stay and fight. While they were deciding what to do, they hadn't noticed the wolves had made a circle around them.

"Surrender now, and we will let you live. If you continue to fight, we will kill you all now." The witches looked around them in fear at the Alpha's words. None of them had ever feared for their lives like they did at that moment. They all exchanged looks and nodded their heads.

"We will surrender. Please do not kill us." All ten witches got down on their knees in the middle of the circle.

Alannah stepped forward and placed collars on each of them. Skylar had put a spell on the collars that would not allow the witches to use their magic. It also made them burn in a little. The witches started screaming in pain.

"These collars will not allow you to use magic. You will keep them on. If you try to remove the collars, you will die instantly. We will now take you to our dungeon." Alannah spoke like a queen.

Ten warriors came forward and snatched the witches, dragging them to the dungeons. They were still screaming from the burning collars. The warriors showed them no mercy when they got to the dungeon. Each warrior threw the witches into their separate cells with so much force they hit the wall on the other side.

Dominick, Alannah, and Dillon looked over the pack members they lost at the packhouse. Dillon had mindlinked everyone who hadn't been fighting, letting them know it was safe to come out. Some of the warriors were taking the bodies of the witches into the forest. They put them into a pile and lit them on fire.

Dillon heard screaming and looked up. Carla and Amber were standing over Jonathan's body, crying. Dominick felt sick watching them. He did see Troy, Amber's once rejected mate come up behind her and place a hand on her shoulder. Amber looked up in shock but stood up and hugged Troy while she cried. He was glad for them; hopefully, it would all work out.

Dominick looked off into the forest, wanting to run to Kaleigh to help her, but he knew he couldn't. She had told him to not even mindlink her because it would distract her. Dominick did mindlink Mollie and told her that the battle at the packhouse was over. Mollie was glad but said there was no news on Kaleigh yet.

Dominick sighed; he just had to hope she could defeat Brielle and safely return to him. He and Ash continued looking into the forest, waiting for their mate to appear.