I walk over to a woman, trying to figure out what the hell is going on.The lights flicker before I hear an explosion above us.Bits of concrete cracking off and falling to the ground.The room reeks of tears and fear, it was burning my nose, the stench nearly making me gag.The woman stands up when I approach, she is wary of me.But she can feel that I’m an Alpha female.The woman has sandy blonde hair and big brown doe eyes.She is lean and muscular, she is a trained fighter, and blood smears her clothes.A child is clinging to her leg, whom I assume is her pup; she looks around the same age as Lily.
I can almost hear the vibration of everyone shaking in fear.The room seems to buzz with tension.“What’s happened?How long have I been out?” I ask.
“Two days, Luna.We are at war.” she whispers as the girl clinging to her leg whimpers.War?
“With whom?”
“Hunters they attacked and took some Pack members two days ago, your Beta came and warned us Alpha locked us in the bunker, they attacked not long after.We fought, but there were too many, the Alpha said it was best we stayed here.”
“Which Alpha?Reid?”
“No, Luna, you’re in Black Moon Territory.” I know something has gone terribly wrong if I am here and so is half my Pack.
“Who is in charge here?” I ask expecting to see Michael’s wife pop up from the shadows, the place was crammed with bodies.The room was huge like a football field, but not big enough for everyone to move or stretch their legs much.Another explosion was heard up above.I was worried the roof was going to cave in.
“You’re in charge, Luna.Alpha David couldn’t leave any warriors with us, there’s too many of them.”
Shit, I know what they wanted.Looking around the room, I tried to find Elizabeth, Michael’s mate.I called out to her, but no answer.
“Does anyone know where Elizabeth is, your Beta female?” I knew she would have answers.Lily walked over, wrapping her arms around my waist, she was shaking.
“They killed her Ari, and they took Wendy and Christine.” My blood ran cold.Ice in my veins, a growl tore from my throat so loud, it was actually painful.Vibrating out of my chest, everyone froze.I couldn’t even hear the sounds of their breathing; you would be able to hear a pin drop, the silence deafening.They have them, they have my family.
An explosion by the door leading outside made everyone turn and shuffle towards me, trying to get away from the door.I shoved through the sea of people until I was standing between them and the door.
“Get the children to the back of the bunker now,” I screamed, throwing my Alpha voice at them, forcing them to move and get organised.I heard banging on the door, someone was trying to break in.If it were Alpha David, I knew he would have just unlocked the doors, this was no friend this was foe.I let my claws extend so angry, I couldn’t even feel them tearing my nails off.The women in the bunker shuffling around, shoving the children to the back, taking protective stances.
“Get ready!” I yelled, and everyone turned to the doors waiting.My fangs tear through my gums, my eyes blazing, I could feel every vein moving in my body as adrenaline pumped through me feeding my anger.I wanted blood, and I wanted to find my mate, but right now, I needed to protect my Packs.The door burst open concrete debris flying everywhere, filling the room with dust.The lights shattering above our heads, raining glass down on us.I didn’t feel the sting as it cut into my skin.I could hear the woman and children’s cries and screams behind me.
I had no idea what I expected when the doors burst, what I wasn’t expecting though, was wolfsbane grenades.As soon as I heard the metallic clink and the roll across the floor and smelt the deathly sick smell, I screamed.“Cover the kids!” Just as they exploded.Everyone started coughing and dropping like flies.It burnt my skin, my growl ripping out of me as I am thrown backwards smacking into the people behind me.I jump to my feet.When I see the first sign of movement, I lunge straight for their throat.
Chapter 43
Aria’s POV
I move with precisionand speed, my hands reaching straight for them, knocking the gun from their hands, as I bite into the flesh of their neck, blood spurting all over me, as I rip his throat from his body.Red dots filled the room, and I kept moving, reaching and grabbing for any part of them, as I ripped them towards me, tearing them apart.I could feel their blood dripping off me, could hear my Pack fighting behind me.Hear the screams of the kids, which only fuels my anger more.Another explosion goes off, as a second grenade is let off.I choke on the fumes, my lungs feeling like they are on fire, my eyes burning, my skin burning as if it had been doused in acid.I could hear the agonised screams of everyone behind me.I force myself to my feet staggering.I grab the first man I see in the cloud of dust and smoke.He has some sort of black armour on.The only skin showing is their faces and neck as I bite his face tearing the flesh of his cheek off.I spit it out, my teeth going for his jugular.His blood flooding my mouth as I drain him before dropping him at my feet, I step over his body, moving toward my next target.Only they kept coming, and the room was already Packed with dead bodies and people fighting.
I feel the sting of being shot in the leg.I look down and see a green dart in my thigh, I pull the dart out and lunge at the woman holding the gun that was pointed in my direction.Her scream dying in her throat as I tore it from her body.Everyone is running around in a panic, trying to escape the cloud and rain of Wolfsbane falling onto everyone, suffocating us all.I watch as few escape when I am completely surrounded.Red dots appearing through the smoke all aimed directly on me at different locations on my body.I feel their sting as each one fires, the darts penetrating my flesh, making me woozy.I lunge grabbing the closest person, using him as a shield while I rip his spine from his body.Sinking my teeth into him, needing blood to regain some strength.I shouldn’t be standing, I can feel whatever they shot me with moving through my bloodstream, hear the heartbeat of the life inside me thumping loudly.Anger courses through me.I keep fighting, but they keep shooting, dart after dart into me, making me weaker.I fall to my knees before I fall to my side, my eyes growing heavy, I fight the fog consuming me.Forcing my eyes open when a man walks in.The room has gone silent.Deathly silent.
The man walks over to me and crouches beside me.He has a white lab coat on and round glasses, his gaunt face looking down on me.
“Keep fighting, and we will kill everyone in this room.” I growl because that’s all I can do; my body is completely numb and limp.I couldn’t fight even if I wanted to.
I hear Lily and Amber’s screams resonate through the room.My head slowly rolling to my side, my eyes searching, until they find them through the thick smoke and people crowding around me.Their flesh is red, raw, and bleeding.They can’t even stand only scream.I growl louder and try to lift my arm, but it doesn’t move.Tears escaping my eyes running down my cheeks.
“Aria, please get up.” Her voice breaks as she screams for me.My heart splintering off sharp edges, piercing my soul, knowing I can’t get to her.
“Like I said Aria, don’t fight and I will let those who remain alive go, which isn’t many I must admit,” My claws extend, I try and throw it at his face, but miss and my hand falls to the ground.
“Ah, Ah, Ah, Aria don’t be foolish, we have your sister and her little friend.One wrong move and I will force you to watch as they die painfully” My eyes get heavy, and I try to fight the cold feeling consuming me as darkness takes over.I mindlink trying to seek help.
“Reid, Please Reid, you have to save them.” I am out before he answers that’s if he even heard me.
*
The dripping of water pulls me from my blacked-out state.I try to move my arms, but they don’t budge.My head hanging forward heavily, my neck stiff, having not moved it for however long.I lift it, and I see I am braced to a wall.Metal holding me to the walls around my wrists, elbows, and shins, another around my chest.I look around my eyes lazily falling on Lily and Amber, who are cuffed to a metal table in front of me.Both laying with their heads on the steel surface.
“Psst Lily.” She doesn’t answer.“Lily.” She moves her fingers, and I know she is alive, I can hear the slow beating of her heart.The room reeks of wolfsbane.Lily’s flesh burned and peeling off.She was too weak to move, and Amber was in a worse condition.Slumped forward, nearly falling off the chair she has been placed on, her mouth open and a steady stream of blood pouring onto the floor from her mouth.