Chapter 23: Stop!

Mikalya's P.O.V:
The helicopter blades exploded in a blast of noise and fire. The infantry separated, clearing away as the chopper hit the ground and exploded, sending a cloud of fire and smoke into the air. But not everyone was able to escape the blast unscratched. Several of the enemy wolves as well as a few of Rhys’s wolves got caught by the flying debris from the blast.
"Shit!" I pressed the button on my earpiece and took out my guns that were laced with silver bullets. "Aya, how bad is it?"
The connection crackled to life. "Not that much smoke. We're clear."
"Good. LET'S GO!" My roar was followed by a number of shouts as several of my soldiers came out of their hiding place and pounced on the unsuspecting enemy. Rhys and I jumped up and rounded the boulder, guns in hand, ready to fire.
The scene ahead was horrifying. The pure white snow on the ground had turned red with the blood of the fallen. Rhys's wolves were at the upper hand. Most of the armed soldiers were down, injured or dead. We had tried to save as many alive as we could, but in a war, casualties were inevitable.
I shot at a wolf trying to bite off one of my girl's head off and jammed my elbow into the stomach of one wolf that took a jump towards me. I heard the sickening crack of bones breaking as it went down.
"There's still too many of them." Rhys said, snapping the neck of a reddish brown wolf that had tried to ambush us from behind.
"It's time." I told him, looking forward at the battlefield. What I'm about to do now is going to be very dangerous, because it's not only going to paralyze the enemy, but our pack members too.
"What are you...?"
I took a deep breath and let my wolf into my voice, using all of my power and energy into this one sentence.
"EVERYONE...STOP!"
The entire place came to a standstill. Everyone just…froze in their spot.
Aiden and Devon came out from behind their chopper where they'd been hiding. Their shocked expression reflected in Rhys’s face as they stared at me with wide eyes. The enemy wolves all stood still, my power keeping them from moving and so did our allies and my pack.
This wasn’t the first time I’d used this power, a power that I’d discovered by accident. It was a revelation that I wasn't just any female Alpha, I was the Female Alpha. I had the power to command wolves from any pack I wished to command. And they'd do just as I say like helpless little puppets. No questions asked. Even though their minds will still be active, their bodies won't. It was compulsion on a larger level.
At first, I could only do it for a few minutes. Now, I can do it for a maximum of half an hour. But I've never compelled this huge a pack before. I have no idea when it'll wear off but my best bet would be ten minutes.
And that’s why I took the opportunity to undo the brainwashing these bastards had done on their pack.
"There's already been enough bloodshed. Every one of you has someone waiting for them at home; don't waste your life for the greed of your Alpha! You complete the pack, you're the soul reason an Alpha can be who they are. Don't stand back and let them do whatever they want. Don't sacrifice your life so they can satisfy their greed!"
"What the-why aren't you moving? Idiots! Do something!" Not a surprise there, Aiden and Devon are both powerful Alphas and thus, immune to my compulsion to a certain level. But their movements were sluggish and there was no power behind their command.
"What did you do?" Rhys whispered; his voice barely audible from the shock.
"I compelled them to stop. But it won't be for long. A pack this size...my best bets would be ten minutes max." I told him before turning to the other two Alphas. "It's over. They can't fight anymore. Give up."
"Not yet." It was Devon who spoke up with a smirk on his face. "You see...most of these wolves here...they belong to Rhys. Most of our pack isn't even here. You want to know where they are. Well...at Jever of course!"
"Shit!" Rhys looked at me hopelessly, his eyes showing his desperation.
"Rhys, brother," I clenched my hands into fists at Aiden's smile. "Did you really think that we hadn’t planned every possible scenario? You can't be an Alpha anymore if your pack's already taken, can you?"
That's what the real plan was all along! Coming here was just for show. What they were really after was Rhys's lands which was now completely unprotected from the enemy.