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Red's POV
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All of us stayed awake after the events that took the lives of Kennedy, his wife, and several others who went to sleep and were killed. We made a plan to gather up a bunch of supplies we could use from town and head up to my ranch and at least get these guys a decent amount of sleep.
We gathered and loaded the supplies into the SUV's that were able to run. Oddly all other vehicles minus the Scout would not start. Power was not coming on either. We were not sure what caused the power outage but wasn't gonna let that stop us from getting things done and getting outta here.
Just after 10 am we started a caravan out of town. I picked up some hay, and other bits we could use at the ranch. I found a flat bed trailer at the shop that I hooked to the Scout. I put Jay in the lead with the first SUV, Hooker in the middle, and Justin behind Hooker with me bringing up the rear. Even else was filtered into the the places we didn't pack. I was happy to be heading back, I missed Lia desperately. I needed to tell her what we had seen. She out of everyone would know what the hell was going on.
On the way up, my heart beat faster and faster. I was getting closer to her. I glanced at her hiding spot on the cliffs. I almost thought I seen her and Warrior up there. But when I looked again it was nothing but shadows and trees.
We traveled a few more minutes before we got to the gate that lead down the main road that lead to our sandy but quiet road. Excitment surged in me, almost there. Like a kid in a candy store, I would be bouncing in my seat if I could. It felt like years I had been away.
I caught movement in the distance. I squinted to see what it could be. I couldn't make put what it was. I waved to Jay to get moving. I wanted them there. I opened the back of the Scout, grabbing the sniper rifle I undid the scope. Adjusting the the setting, my breath caught. A huge pack of wolves were loping this way. I needed to buy some time. That many wolves was gonna be one hell of a battle and having them near the ranch at all.
I closed the gate and backed out heading down toward the old tavern. There was a road near it that I could turn down and come up the other way. It was an old stagecoach track but even with the trailer I could make it. Turning near the tavern and heading down the stagecoach track I glanced back to see wolves heading down the road. Hopefully they kept going a while. Would give us time to have a plan.
I bounced off the old trail and jumped on our main road a little bit until I got to ours. I started down ours, glancing back still hoping I didn't see anything. Nothing moved I could see. I had lost them for now. Not sure how I managed that but, I had. I seen Lia, she was sitting on Warrior just outside where our gate was. I was seeing nothing but her, I forgot to look behind me one last time. I watched her pull her rifle. I watched as Warrior started to dance. I started to wonder why she did that until I looked behind me to see the wolves. The whole lot I had hoped I had lost were closer then before and you could see their amber eyes glowing. Looking ahead I seen the brown wolf land infront of Lia, putting herself between the wolves coming and her. What the hell had I done.