2

She took a deep breath and hurried down the alley. A bit dark, but since the path is much shorter, I will use it again. It was only when I reached the middle that I felt something was wrong. The pungent odor instantly alerted me. It cannot be confused with anything. Behind me is a lugar and by the sounds - there are four of them, and in front, as I see, there are three more. Where are they from? Why did they smell me right now? Is it really the reason for the third full moon? I've been in London for so long.

The mortal enemies of the entire wolfkind began to surround. There is nowhere to retreat, except to press against the wall. The unaccustomed proximity of the lugar and the disgusting smell made him growl involuntarily. The growl did not frighten them at all, but only amused them. There was laughter, but she tried to ignore it. Now the most important thing is to assess the situation. Seven is not so much, consider the strength of four werewolves. Wolf demons are smaller than us. Only one stands out. He stands in front of me just a few steps away, large, muscular, I'm half the size. From his behavior, I think that he is the leader. Nobody moves until he moves.

The leader tilted his head to the side, looking at me with curiosity. No one shows hostility, but instinctively feel the danger. Lugaru, who was standing next to him, moved forward. She crouched, preparing to attack, and growled again. My behavior once again caused laughter. The wolf demon behind the leader was clearly enjoying himself. He liked being cornered. But they miscalculated, too well prepared, will not give up without a fight.

She pulled herself together, straightened up and smiled self-confidently. One of the demons whistled, and the rest froze. Even the leader was confused. I know that my appearance gives me an advantage, and if you do not show fear, the effect is maximum.

- And you are not one of the cowardly, since you crossed the border of our territory! A rough, hoarse voice suddenly rang out. The leader decided to speak.

- Your territory? she asked, looking into his eyes.

- Naturally ours. We've killed a lot of people like you just for trying to trespass. We are the hosts. - the voice of the wolf demon laughing at me was annoying, his words caused a storm of negative emotions in my soul. Ready to immediately pounce on him, barely resisted.

- Oh really? I drawled sarcastically. “Besides, I don't believe you're capable of killing werewolves. They are too smart and strong compared to you. Our flock has killed hundreds of people like you. deliberately pissed them off. Anger is a mistake. And one of them is ready to make it.

A growl followed. Lugaru rushed at me. This gave an advantage, now there is a chance to break through. She pushed him away with force, he flew off and fell on two other monsters. She quickly ran around the leader and ran through the alley, but in vain, they caught up and surrounded again. With a savage grin, she rushed at one of them. He thought I was going to bite, but in human form I didn’t really want to. He fell to the ground with me. Squatting on top, preparing for a new jump. But everything stopped in the next second, someone hit me on the back. So much so that it was again against the wall. When I got up, everything was crunchy. She raised her head. The leader smirked. He seems to be glad that I'm where I've been from the very beginning.

All seven of them are around me again, only now the amusement is gone from their faces. They kept their eyes on me, carefully peered into my every movement.

- I correctly thought, you are one of the chosen ones? - the leader spoke in a tone in which he was supposed to be according to his status. Chosen by my parents, but my brother and I are attributed to them.

- Tom, are you sure? asked Lugara, who stopped laughing at me.

So the leader's name is Tom. Quite a common name.

Are you blind Peter? I have never seen anyone like her. another of their wolf demons spoke up.

- You're right. Followed her because of the looks and flavor. Regular wolves are different. – the ringleader is obviously happy that they got their hands on the daughter of a true alpha. My death will give an advantage over the werewolves.

While they chatted, she did not waste time in vain, assessing the enemy. One of them has an injured arm because of me. Another has a nosebleed. Of course, this is not enough to win. I'm trying to unlock my inner strength. I'm not good at it, but it will help to scare. Ignoring them, I focused. Something warmed up from within. She smiled involuntarily. My attempt might pay off. Warmth went to the hands. She opened her eyes and looked at them. The glow moved to the palm. The enemies froze in fear. But to my great disappointment, it went out, a small flash instantly disappeared without hitting the demons. Laughter followed.

"You haven't been trained enough, baby!" The left corner of Tom's mouth turned up in a grin. Gloating, savoring the pleasure of my miss.

She was silent, there was nothing to answer. As usual, she couldn't handle her strength. So since childhood. Despite the fact that my gift to control the inner radiance and open it at any time, I only learned to redirect it into my hands. And then during one of the trainings she lost consciousness, well at least Jason and Katherine were not around, they would have been scared. I'm still afraid of my own strength. She's too big. And the worst thing is, the more you try to manifest it, the more you spend physical strength. Just like now. Even my hands are shaking a little. The main thing is that the lugar is not noticed. They will understand that they have weakened. I shouldn't have quit training, now I wouldn't be in such a difficult situation.

- I'm sorry, baby, although no, I'm not sorry. We'd be dead if she could unleash the power within. Tom continued to laugh. So I wanted to embed in a smug face.

At the moment I feel sorry for myself. And also the daughter of the chosen ones, I'm of no use. And I didn’t suspect that I would die like this, but I won’t give up, I have to try for the sake of my relatives.

She looked at the leader and not only smiled, but burst out laughing.

- Your mistake is that you think that I am weaker. Yes, two, or even three times less, and there are seven of you, but the blood of two chosen ones, two winners, flows in my veins. They've killed over a thousand of yours, plus weakling Velius. He considered himself strong, and he himself hid behind the back of a faithful dog. - my words were like a blow. The face of the leader was distorted by a grimace of anger and pain.

- You're too self-confident wolf. I wanted to kill you later, when the whole pack has gathered, but now I see no reason to wait. - there was an angry roar, as much glass in the windows rattled. “We will kill you, we will avenge your parents for the death of the one who gave birth to us. The death of their child is the best revenge. His own words gave him genuine pleasure. The facial expression changed. His eyes darkened, something sinister appeared in them. My death will most likely not be easy.

Fear nevertheless made itself felt, she tried not to show it, but her heart beat furiously against her ribs, enemies can hear his distinct knock.

Your heart is your worst enemy. The leader's mood immediately improved.

We need to regain our composure immediately. Once she was able to outwit her brother with his gift for recognizing emotions, which means they should be spit. An attempt, not torture. The main thing is not to give up, it can save my life.

Gathered. I was finally able to speak calmly enough:

I may die now, but I will not die alone. I'll take at least three with me. Well, if you try hard, I can do four. I looked at them as if I was picking who. And I know where to start.

I'm sure they thought I'd start with the wounded, but I'll do it differently.

- I have to hand it to you, you're brave. But if you look at you, you think just a teenager. – admiration sounded in Tom's voice, surprised.

The main thing is not to miss the moment.

- You're right! My short answer alerted them. Perhaps they betrayed their eyes, but this is not the time to retreat.

In the next second, she attacked the leader. She didn't even crouch in preparation for the attack, she just rushed. Because of this, Tom was confused. We fell to the ground, instantly jumped to her feet. Without wasting a second, she rushed to those who blocked the road. I didn’t attack, they covered themselves with their hands, trying to defend themselves, and I, taking advantage of their fear, just ran. Another one was waiting ahead, we still had to grapple with him. She jumped on top and dug her nails into her neck. His roar resounded throughout the alley. Jumping away, she pushed off from him with her feet, the enemy flew off a few meters. She sat down, assessing the situation.

Only one was injured, and then he gets to his feet. Staggering, but still getting up. Lugar from all sides. You should look for weaknesses in the opponent. The first one has a broken arm, not enough time has passed, it would not have had time to overgrow. Face advantage. She ran to him, the rest rushed to his aid. Lateral struck a kick, right in the jaw. Those in the back grabbed their hands. This provided support. Leaning on their hands, she flew over the demons, ending up behind. One managed to turn around, but the second hesitated, jumped on him from behind, grabbed him by the neck. Now I can easily kill the monster. Almost took her life, as someone suddenly dealt a strong blow to the head. Her eyes darkened, she fell to the ground. From the shadow that towered over me, I realized that the leader was in front of me. My mistake, I tried to break through the others, completely forgetting about him. Father would be disappointed by such indiscretion. So many years of training wasted.

Tom leaned over. Grabbed by the neck and lifted in the air. It's difficult to breathe.

- Let the girl go! The sudden voice that sounded fierce, but for some reason made my heart flutter.

- Why? – leader squeezed my throat harder.

I heard a noise. What happened?

- Let her go or your pack member will die. You're the leader and should not allow this at all costs.

Tom abruptly released me, fell to the ground. The air began to flow into the lungs, eagerly inhaled oxygen. Coughing, she got up. It was not easy to see the savior, the large figure of the leader covered him. When I finally saw it, I froze. I didn't believe my eyes. Maybe a hallucination? She shook her head and looked back at him. It was him, the guy from the crowd. The calmness of the stranger was amazing. A relaxed posture and a light, barely noticeable smile spoke of the absolute absence of fear.

- Now you let go of Peter. Tom was standing next to me, he was closely watching the guy who appeared. They were all watching him. Why are they so scared?

He was in no hurry to let Lugar go.

- Tom, I'm not stupid. As soon as the girl is next to me, I will let him go. - more and more admired her savior. It does not matter to him that there are many more enemies.

- Aren't you tired of meddling in other people's affairs, Elian? You are one of us. When do you realize? You don't have to save her, you have to kill her yourself. She is your enemy.

I can't believe what I heard. Eliane! He is very close, I see him, I smell him. And I could not imagine that someday I would meet this amazing demon.

- Maybe a lugar, but not like you. I do not kill people and wolves, I kill only my own kind. – Elyan did not lose sight of anyone. The smirk on his face proved that the guy had everything under control.

No matter how hard you try to be good, you are still a monster. - Tom tried to piss off Elyan, but all his attempts are in vain.

- I know Tom. And you all know what this monster is capable of. Now stop talking and let the girl come to me.

The leader growled softly, but still moved away.

- Melissa! Elian called by name. He pointed to a spot beside him with his eyes.

It's amazing the lugaru fighter knows who I am.

She stood up and quickly walked over to him. She looked at the guy, as if spellbound, unable to turn to the enemies. His gray eyes, fixed on me, caused mental anxiety.

- Are you okay? he asked kindly. His display of tenderness stirred up emotions she had never known existed. Pulse is given in the ears. My breath hitches, as if I am an ordinary person after a long exhausting run.

She couldn't bring herself to speak, so she nodded.

- Stand up for me, and no matter what happens, do not leave. Stay close. - as soon as Elyan finished speaking, he pushed the wolf demon away from him. He stared at him disdainfully. No desire to let the enemy out alive was read in a metallic look.