THE TAKE DOWN…PART 1 Josiah screamed as they stepped out onto a road. “What the hell?” Mark asked him puzzling. “We have gone nowhere, except maybe 2 miles.” Josiah answered him. “Surely we have gone more than that.” Mark tried to reassure him. “No I recognize this road and just around the corner up there is where it ends. It leads to another road that will take us back out to the main highway of this hillbilly town.” Josiah told him. “Come on, it will be daylight soon. We need to put as much distance as possible between the valley and ourselves.” The storm may have bought us some time, but the farther away we are from this place when they realize we are gone, the better.” Josiah said as he cut across the road and headed toward the main highway. Mark followed closely as they started to gain more ground. “I think the main highway is just up here.” Josiah said. Neither knew that they were being watched. Skylar’s witches that she had tasked with recon had spotted the 2. 1 recognized Jo
THE TAKE DOWN…PART 2They picked up the pace and within minutes had Josiah and Mark surrounded. Ashur shifted back as Josiah and Mark stood back to back. “Oh thank goddess, it’s only you, Ashur.” Josiah said having at first being afraid that it might have been Grande. “Only me?” Ashur questioned a little puzzled. “I was afraid for a moment that it was Grande from Shaba’s pack.” He answered.“Well then, does that mean you are going to come easy or are we going to have to do this the hard way?” Ashur asked. Josiah turned his head slightly to look at Mark. Mark nodded in response. “The hard way it is.” Ashur said as some of the wolves started to snarl and move in closer. A few had shifted back to their human form.Mark and Josiah braced themselves and got in their fighting stance. Ashur nodded and five men approached followed by five more. Sally and Elaine stood there and watched as punches were being thrown and connecting with faces and stomachs. The same could be said for kicks.Sally
GETTING NOT SO REACQUAINTED…“What do you want, Aaliyah?” Josiah asked. “Why so bitter, Josiah? I would think that the man who loved to tie up, torture and rape any woman, man, or child he saw fit, would be ecstatic to find himself in a similar situation.” She said. Josiah decided not to answer, out of fear he would look more of the fool he felt like.Aaliyah leaned against the trailer and took a deep breath, letting it out with a sigh. “I came to say thank you.” Josiah could not believe his ears. “Either I am hearing things or my imagination is trying to pull one over on me. I swear I just heard you say thank you.” He replied.“I did say thank you. I am thanking you because if you had not sold our daughter, she may not have turned out to quite the headstrong young lady. She has grown remarkably and after seeing your true colors I am glad she wasn’t there to see the monster you became. She is going to be an amazing woman.” Aaliyah said.“I also may not have found my mate.” She added.
BACK AT THE DAMN…“Wow, despite last night’s storm the day is turning out to be a lot better than it started.” Felan said. “Now let’s see how we can help the triplets.” Nezerra said. “Which one of you is Pauly?” Nezerra asked, looking at the triplets waiting. “I am,” Pauly said stepping away from her siblings. “This is my sister Raylean and my brother Tank.” She answered as they nodded to Nezerra.“Thank you all, for keeping Felan and Keyne safe.” He said, returning a nod of his own. “We would have done it for any child honestly.” Raylean said. “We figured after everything you all have been through, that you just wouldn’t up and help us.” Tank answered. Nezerra started to answer, but Aaliyah spoke first. “Given who you are and your association with Josiah, I understand why you would think that.”“We never had anything to do with what Josiah put you through, except what he forced us to do.” Tank said to her. “I know, I was told by a rogue that overheard the day you told Josiah to shove
GOING HOME…The feast was great. A much needed and welcomed break for everyone from the past few month’s chaos. Everybody got to participate as they all took turns rotating shifts for patrol and guard duty. Aaliyah stood silently in the shadows watching the wolves enjoy themselves. It had been a really long time since she heard much laughter.She felt a little peaceful, but knew it wouldn’t last. As long as Josiah and Shaba were still alive neither Felan nor Keyne would be safe. Shaba threatened their lives and Josiah wanted to exploit their powers for his own personal gain. Sure they could keep the 2 of them chained up for the rest of their lives, but eventually at least 1 would escape. That is when they would find themselves chasing and hunting them down again.The thought made Aaliyah shiver. That is when she decided that she would kill Josiah. She would let Felan see him 1 last time. Felan needed a chance to say whatever she needed to say, even if it was just goodbye. The feast en
THE GODDESS…She watched as the were-wolves worked together. She had really felt that she had finally found her replacements. She was confident in her choice. She needed to talk to Keyne before moving forward and she would soon pull him to her realm. She waited until they had turned back toward the hotel and gently pulled him and his wolf to the field.The goddess liked the field, it was away from the pond, and the field is where she usually came to think. Keyne wasn’t sure of where he was, 1 minute he was riding in the bed of a truck and the next minute he was in an open field surrounded by forest and beautiful flowers. He turned slowly in a circle looking for the road, when he noticed a glow.He was memorized by the glow and the more he stared at it, the bigger the glow became. Keyne had no clue his wolf was coming at him until, Havoc ran up and jumped up, putting his paws on Keyne’s shoulders. Havoc almost knocked Keyne on his ass. Keyne gave Havoc a big hug and started to rub his
SHABA…She had tried mind-linking, but couldn’t reach out. “He must have used the runes.” She said out loud as she surveyed her surroundings. Suddenly, she was no longer inside the cage, but an open meadow. “How did I get here? Why do I feel so different?” She asked as she took a deep breath. “Strangely, the air smells cleaner than I remember.” She quickly became aware of her surroundings as realization set in. “Hello, Goddess.” She said, turning in a circle. “I will not change my mind, we have had this discussion before.” Shaba tells her. “I did not bring you here for that.” Rhiannon said. “Then why?” She asked her. “Your wolf has been silently pleading with me.” Rhiannon. “My wolf?” “Yes, your wolf.” Rhiannon replied.“Pleading for what?” Shaba asked, confused. “Her life.” “My wolf is as healthy as I am.” “I am afraid she is not. Shaba, your wolf, is dying.” “She can’t be dying.” Shaba said, starting to worry a little. “Her spirit is broken from the rage you feel. A wolf is meant t
A GLIMPSE INTO THE FUTURE…Shaba was suddenly in a field surrounded by wolves fighting. Mangled bodies filled the ground and she suddenly saw herself standing face to face with a she-wolf. She watched as the she-wolf attacked and was knocked to the side, just before a glowing silver wolf appeared and lunged at her. Shaba watched as she raised a bow and arrow that had been dipped in silver and something else and shot it at the wolf. The wolf hit the ground and shifted back to its human self.Shaba saw Felan’s lifeless body lay on the ground and her own image started to rejoice. She turned her back, just as Felan was getting up. The 2 women lunged for each other. Shaba swung a sword taking Felan’s head off, but not before Felan punched through Shaba’s chest and grabbed heart. Felan’s body solely fell to the ground pulling Shaba’s hear with it.Shaba’s body fell next to Felan’s, as a thunderous growl came from a short distance away. Keyne was instantly standing over the 2 looking down at