It took a solid moment for Dave to stop freaking out about Rem having a werewolf boyfriend. I wasn’t sure if he would ever stop trying to lecture Rem about it all. Luckily, the shop was rather quiet, so no one could hear him ranting and raving about werewolves and their annoying attempts at trying to force their will on others.
Rem rolled his eyes as Dave tried to re-start the argument all over and moved to grab the shop floor keys from behind the desk. He seemed to make himself right at home in Dave’s shop. He locked the door and then tossed the key back over to Dave, who caught it with no issue.
“Are you even listening to my complaints here, Rath!?” Dave called over to Rem as I just stood there like an idiot as I watched my lover and this short, stocky little man with fiery red hair and a bushy beard argue back and forth.
“Not even a little,” Rem replied with an indifferent tone of voice. He then moved over to my side and pointed towa
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We arrived back at the large mansion with a few more boxes of silver bullets and the weapon I was to wear. Rem had decided it was a good idea to equip himself with a Hunter’s gun, one that would be much quieter to shoot than any normal gun. He hoped he wouldn’t need to use it or the silver bullets, but he erred on the side of caution.I was once more checking my phone for any updates from my mother, though there was still not a peep from her. Rem’s own parents were still here, though the other Hunters had gone now. We would meet back up with them tomorrow as soon as I had word back that everything with my mother was alright.Meanwhile, Rem’s mother had baked us some cookies and had decided to stay another night so that she could get to know me better without all the cautious glances from the other Hunters. Since I had to wait for the Ancient One to get back to me, I didn’t mind the offer, even though I was anxious.
We arrived back in Cardiff a little over midday. Rem’s parents travelled with us to keep us all together rather than splitting us up. By the time we arrived, Mrs Emerson was outside, waiting with an impatient look. On seeing us exiting the car, she nodded once to Rem’s parents and then looked back at Rem and said, “why did you not come back with the others? We have information on that clan of werewolves.”“We had to confirm some information on our side,” Rem said as he glanced at me briefly. He then adds, “and my mother was resolved to keep us another night to get to know Zach better.” He motioned for us all to head inside. “Let’s talk inside though, and we, uh, will have a large group of guests coming here tonight,” he said, seeming uneasy, which his grandmother picked up on easily.“Who have you both convinced to join us?” Mrs Emerson questioned
I hated being right. In all honesty, I was only surprised that the war hadn’t come sooner. They had probably still been gathering their own forces to combat our attempts, but now that we had numbers gathered together, they had struck at first light. I had the first sense that something was wrong when I picked up the scent of a strange wolf.I woke Rem and quickly put on the weapon he had gone to the trouble of getting for me. I had very little time to train with it, for which I was sure I would regret, but there was nothing I could have done differently.Rem gathered his Hunter gear and weapons and left for the front gates to join the others, leaving me to sound the alarm. I transformed swiftly and leaned my head back, letting out a long and loud warning howl which swiftly woke up every Hunter that wasn’t already awake and on patrol.I was sure my howl would alert my pack too, but as an extra precaution, I sent word through the
The scent of blood filled the air as I saw Rem strike down the male wolf that had dared to sneak up behind us and had leapt on my back, biting at my neck to choke me to death. The poor male’s head rolled onto the ground as the blade of Rem’s sword had cut clean through. My eyes widened at the sight. For Rem, this was business as usual, anything to protect his loved ones. For me, however, I had never taken a life before. “Oi,” Rem called out to me, “stop daydreaming and stay beside me, we’re going to have to back up a bit. More wolves are coming.” I looked up at him. He returned my gaze with a sorrowful expression, but those dark-forest green held no regret within them. I knew he would do anything for me, but to see the extent of his will to protect me was a shock. The two who had been circling us had backed off when their third friend had been slain, but now they were angry and mourning the loss of a pack member. I wanted to console the
Marrok and Lupe agreed to remain with the Hunters and Rem, as a few more Hunters joined them, while I checked on the pack. Worry filled my heart about how the younger pups were handling the attack. As a Luna, it was my role to handle emotional situations as well as protect my pack. Not that Rem wouldn’t try to do so as well, but he was better to handle the fighting than I was.Fortunately, the pack seemed to be doing well, though they were nervous with the smell of the strange pack lingering around the mansion. Sam and Ken were helping keep them calm and were there in case they needed to make a sneaky getaway. I was glad to see the two were much more friendly with one another now. It gave me hope that even if my blind date hadn’t quite gone as planned, they at least had become better acquainted.I couldn’t help but smile at the two, especially when Ken noticed my bigger size. He seemed to have a double-tak
My fears that the enemy pack was trying to tire us out was becoming more and more real to me. Every time we pushed them back, they would send another, slightly larger group to replace them. The sky-shifters had joined us now, and it was thanks to their surprise attack that the last batch of werewolves retreated to their camp. We might not get that lucky again, as they would have warned the others about our new allies. “We need to bring the fight to them if we can,” I said, looking up at Rem as my ears pinned back against my head. “Even with us taking shifts and our sky-shifter friends joining in, we won’t hold up for too much longer.” “You don’t even know if the pack leaders are even at that camp,” Rem replied, his brows furrowing down in thought and frustration. He was not as tired as his Hunters, but it was unsure how much longer he could keep this up. The pavements were covered in blood and the odd dead wolf. It wasn’t something I had wanted
The scent of burning flesh and blood filled my nose as I sank my teeth into the werewolf’s leg, the silver of the fang-guards instantly reacting to the skin upon contact. I had hoped that if I wounded enough of the legs of these new assailants, they could not return to the fight again so soon. I wouldn’t wound them to the point they couldn’t walk, but it would be enough that they’d be useless in a brawl. I spat the fur out of my mouth and looked about quickly. There weren’t as many losses as I had feared on this group’s part, but they had hurt one hunter, and so things had looked a little tense until at last, the werewolves Lupe had asked to join us arrived. Though things were far from over. Rem and the other Hunter were tending to their fallen friend’s wounds while we held the werewolves back. There were still more of them than us, but we had injured enough of them that we had gained the upper hand for now. I snarled at an approaching werewolf
The time spent fighting the new wave seemed to last a lifetime, but eventually, we drove them off. The waves were getting quicker now as another wave was ready to leave to attack us. If they were picking up speed, then perhaps they thought we were getting weaker? Or perhaps they were hoping to tire us out quickly so that we’d not be able to rest as easily between fights? Whatever their plan was, I was ready for them. As was Rem. I doubted this back knew Rem and I were mates, so they wouldn’t have factored in the whole mind-link situation we had going on. Though I was unsure if they were aware that our pack had merged with the others and become ours. Even if they were aware, I made sure never to show my full hand of how many of my pack members could fight, or how strong or weak they were. Finally, the word from the others reached my mind that it was safe to progress with the next phase of our plan. I was relieved that it had come before this new