Over the next series of doors, they were briefly stopped until the other didn't care much as they passed from one entrance to the other, Lana's impatience grew with the relentless pounding around the box. After a stretched time, she heard the clanging of a metal door and the jingling of keys before everything went silent. She heard footsteps walking away from the box.She stayed steady for some time. She peeked from underneath, but nothing was there. Carefully, she slid her body out, and her jaws fell to the floor at the sight she beheld. Even though her mind was in total confusion, she sorted and found a hidden place to conceal herself.The maids returned and continued wheeling the cart of boxes until they stopped in an oval-shaped thing. One of them got a key out and unlocked the door. Lana couldn't believe that cubs were being thrown into that thing, which was a tiny entrance to some kind of covered prison.She counted four cubs. Another maid opened a second door and she malnourishe
“Lana,” her name was whispered. She unconsciously reached for her mask and got rid of it. She was dazed, walking in a trance. Her name kept being whispered. The last set of doors opened wide, the three witches floating in the air around the Sapphire and its lanterns. “Yes, child. Let me show you,” voices echoed.Lana went straight for the Sapphire. Each step she took increased the shining light until it grew into a flame. Her symbol reappeared on her forehead, eyes glowing and fangs protruding. Her claws were out in the open too. “You want to see it too. Don't you?” One of the snarling witches snaked her hands around Lana's shoulders, hissing. “Touch it,” she commanded.Lana wasn't hesitant. She stretched her hands, wrapping her slender fingers over the Sapphire. What followed next was the two flaming lanterns, igniting the other two that were out cold. Together, all of them formed a thick burning orb that shot vertically into the sky.Her head flew back, energy flowing in every vein
Lana gasped for air, eyes flying wide open as her spirit returned to her passed-out body. She heard commands and pounding footsteps. They were running past that door.“The Alpha ordered that every person from the Silver pack that had set foot here be executed. The rest of the soldiers are leading an ambush against their pack house,” one of the soldiers outside explained to the guard stationed outside the four.Lana's heart sank. Kamala and everyone were in trouble. She reached for her phone, scrolling passively to get to any of their contacts. The first she stumbled on was Levi's. That was good enough. She dialed, but he never answered.“Shit!” she cursed, moving on to the next nearest contact, which was Kamala's. She called over and over but no one answered too. It was getting frustrating.Lana rose from the dark corner she sat to look around once more. Maybe she was missing out on something. Furthermore, if there was a way to rip that orb off its station, possibly it will do somethi
The last car and that of Lana's kept hitting the crowd, loud thuds indicating that they were getting some. The others must have seen because they followed suit. Soon, they were driving back into the pack away from the gate. Lana fired up, taking the lead. She could still remember her way around the place.Some places were death raps with swamps that could trap them, and there were narrow routes that would make driving uncomfortable. Those she avoided. Instead, as the shooters redirected, she drove straight to Annik's mansion. She made sure that the doors were locked. Remembering back in time, there was something she had seen on one occasion in Annik's garage. Well, caught a glimpse of it before she was escorted out. An armored tank. For someone who loved living as if he was a caveman, having those luxurious things doesn’t make sense unless he was keeping them as decoration. Get there, find the tank, and they would be able to escape. It might be easy since nobody knew that she knew wh
To Lana, they were wasting time and the consequence was likely to be severe. “I don't know what we're going to do or how we're going to get out of here. However, we have to help others until something comes up. We can't leave them behind.”“But, we're outnumbered,” Levi brief out. “You can leave with Kamala and Elder Zayn. Let me stay back and hold them off. After all, I was on death row. It's inky sensible that my death is worth it,” he winked.“No, Levi. I'm fighting for my pack members.” Turning to Kamala, “no arguments. This is a command. Drive Elder Zayn back to the packhouse. I'm not losing any more of my Elders and healers.”“Lana--”“It's a command! Levi, you're with me.”Levi nodded, carefully crawling out. Lana, with the help of Kamala, got pushed up, and she climbed down. The chaos before her was unfriendly. Lots of painful yelling, gunshots, and loud thuds. Exhaling, she flexed her shoulders, smiled at Levi, and charged toward the fight. She was unstoppable. Careful. Tra
For someone guilty, his stretched hand was firmly reaching for the cover over Lana's face.Without hesitation, she withdrew, throwing a feisty punch at it. Scott got irritated and braced himself, kicking without mercy. She dodged, returning the punch.He growled, targeting and slashing her sleeves. It left a deep claw mark there, but that wasn't satisfactory for him. He went lower, punching her stomach. She fell to the flow, grunting while clasping her stomach. He crossed a leg over her agonized body, still reaching for her face.Just when all seemed lost, Lana heard the sound of improved yells and aggressive shooting. Sounded like reinforcement. Scott was also akin to knowing what was happening, giving her room to turn the tide of the battle.She kicked his heels, causing him to kneel. She got up, her strength renewed. Reinforcement had arrived. Not much, but enough to give her room to escape with others. Her plan was effective. A neighboring Rogue pack had come to their aid. With t
Two days back, after spending almost an entire day on the road since the tank spoiled, Kamala and Elder Zayn finally made it back. Tyler looked behind them and, truly, it was just the two of them. “Where's Lana?” was his first question.Kamala went ahead to narrate all that had happened. She and Elder Zayn were taken to the sick bay to be tended to. Katida and Kaylee were happy to have their sister back in one piece. The joy wasn't complete because they had learned that a large number of those that went with them were already dead. From their narration, they implied that Lana and Levi might not be in good shape or even alive, too.All resources were then narrowed down to searching for them. Tyler tried using his mate bond with Lana to find her, but it was a dead end. No connection. He tried mindlinking anyone in the pack. Anyone at all. He just needed a hint of where to start looking. Again, there was no success.His heart was heavy and all he showed was anger. Even though he had a vo
In the depths of the endless battle, they once more stood facing each other, their eyes locked in a deadly stare, vying for control. Aggressive posturing and growling fill the air.With a fierce snarl, Scott lunged forward, his massive jaws snapping at Alpha Tyler's throat. But Tyler was quick, dodging to the side and retaliating with a swift bite to Scott's hindquarters. The two wolves circled each other, their bodies tense and ready for the next attack.The battle raged on for hours, even with the Pure Crescent pack gaining a clear advantage. Alpha Tyler's wolves fought bravely, their loyalty to their leader driving them to give their all in the high even though they were being massacred. Not that the Pure Crescent pack was better in any way. However, the help they got from Herrick's wolves strengthened them, bigger, and more ruthless. They fought with a ferocity that Tyler's pack had never seen before.As the sun began to set, Scott launched a surprise attack from behind. Tyler's w