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Chapter 21 - Chapter 21

Rain

Xavier and I stood up, we both heard a loud howl- I looked at Xavier and noticed that he was grunting and breathing hard, it looked like he was telepathing with the other wolves, suddenly he whipped his head towards me, I flinched and took a step back, "they're here for you" he smirked "alpha Cedric wasn't lying after all" I frowned and looked at him confused "lying? about what?" he shook his head and grabbed my arm, "never mind, come on, I'll help you meet them halfway".

We walked cautiously in the shadows outside of the wooden cabins, the whole time Xavier walked in front of me and signaled for me to wait every time we reached a corner or a turn between the cabins-he would check and look around for anyone, luckily it was pretty late so no one was around-except for the guards.

At some point we reached an open area where I could see the fence across, behind it is freedom and the way back to Cedric and the pack. Xavier finished inspecting around and looked back at me with a nod as a go. I smiled at him and opened my mouth to say thank you but then I screamed instead "look out!" Xavier whirled around and met the huge fist of alpha Dracus, he flew past me and hit the ground with a heavy thud, I screamed again, Xavier groaned and started to move slowly , a snarl made me look back at alpha Dracus who was standing in front of me, I started to move back but he scuffed and clasped my arms- I felt his nails or claws dig in my flesh and I whimpered, it hurts so bad- he jerked me and I looked into his eyes "you slithering bitch- you manipulated my beta and convinced him into betraying me?" I stared at him with wide frightened eyes, I wanted to say something but then all words fled as he started to shift into his wolf form while he still held me- I watched as his jaws and nose elongated, fur sprouted all over his face ,his canines showed up and then his ears which were right on top of his head, when he was completely in his wolf form- his eyes scanned my face and when they met mine again he snapped his teeth at me, I shut my eyes tight and screamed the top of my lungs as the thought of being eaten alive by him came into realization.

I could feel his hot breath fanning over my face as he inched closer, but then we both stilled as a loud howl pierced the air, and then the sounds of yelps and barks. I opened my eyes again and saw that alpha Dracus' wolf was looking up ahead towards the fence, I followed his gaze and saw werewolves fighting, there seemed to be two big werewolves and two smaller ones attacking the others , I saw a white flash and thought it was Darious, I must be going insane- why would he be here?

Alpha Dracus' wolf let go of my arms with a push and I stumbled back and fell to the ground, he went on all fours and bolted towards the fray, I couldn't believe how fast he ran, he clashed into the white one and when I saw it's eyes I knew who it was, that striking ice blue belonged to Darious- I felt my heart swell with ease and gratitude to see him here, he must've came for me. My thoughts were cut when I heard the sound of cracking bones behind me-I turned around slowly and met the stare of two dark brown eyes, Xavier had shifted into his wolf form, his fur was almost like a German Shepard's- brown with spots of black. He grunted and I met his eyes again, he was trying to deliver a message to me but I couldn't understand him- I shook my head "I don't understand" his hand came up and he pointed backwards with his thumb, "stay behind you?" He nodded and I nodded back and got up to stand behind him.

The fight had grown worse since more werewolves started appearing from everywhere, at some point I saw Darious' wolf slip behind the thick trees . Alpha Dracus' wolf was vicious , the way he ripped over werewolves' throats and tore pieces of their flesh gave me chills. Finally everything turned quiet again, I looked around at the scattered bodies of dead werewolves- it was horrible, alpha Dracus's wolf was standing in the middle breathing hard, and them he turned around slowly and looked at me with those green eyes shines- I froze and Xavier's wolf moved to stand closer to me.

Cyprus

The small battle between Darious and his partners against the Amara werewolves ended pretty quick, from where I was standing I located two casualties- but everything was going exactly as we planned, Cedric knew that there would be casualties, and so did all of us. I waited for Darious to reappear as planned, after a few moments his wolf emerged from the thick bushes behind our group- I noticed he was holding his arm and it was bleeding pretty bad ,I nodded at him "shift, now" and so he did. The moment he was back in human form he held his arm tighter and cursed as he leaned against a tree "that fucker Dracus is too powerful, I fought him as much as I could, but I had to back off so that I could heal before we do the second attack" I nodded "good thing you did, what about Rain? Did you locate her?" He nodded and frowned "I actually did, and she saw me too-but the weird thing was that she was standing next to another werewolf, he seemed to defend her" I cocked a brow "how do you know that? Maybe he's got an order to guard her so that she wouldn't run away" he went quiet for a second then nodded again "yeah, maybe you're right". Jason stepped forward "Darious, what did the other werewolf look like?" I turned to face Darious again, I was interested to know as well ,he sighed and shook his head "I never saw him before but he looked like some German shepherd -the dude could be a fucked up outcome of a werewolf breeding with a dog pet" everyone around us laughed except for Darious, Jason and me, Jason looked back at Colton and they nodded together , I looked between them "what? What do you know?" Colton ran a hand through his hair "that would be Xavier, he's alpha Dracus' beta- the guy's pretty strong" I raised my eyebrows "so?" Jason looked at me "so, this changes everything, because if he's on our side then we will get Rain without trouble" I nodded "and if he isn't?" Colton shook his head "then we will probably get back empty handed" his words sparked my anger and I growled "the hell are you talking about?! There's five of us here against two, it will be a piece of cake- since when do we give up that easily?!" I looked at Jud who was silent the whole time "what are we doing here? If we wanted to give up we wouldn't have come this far" Jud nodded and opened his mouth to say something but suddenly a scream pierced the air , it was Rain's.

Rain

I screamed in horror as Alpha Dracus' wolf launched towards me ,it happened so fast- one moment he was standing across the field, the other he was right in front of me. I ducked down and prepared myself for the hit that's coming , but before his claws could reach me- Xavier blocked him and shoved him backwards sending him flying a few good feet away. I stood up breathing hard in panic as I saw alpha Dracus' wolf prop itself up and shake its head- he lifted his hand towards his face and saw that there was blood on it. I swallowed hard as he growled loudly and when he looked back at Xavier he snarled and attacked again, this time another werewolf emerged suddenly and hit Alpha Dracus' side, sending him to the ground, I stared at the other wolf mouth agape , its fur was so brown it looked red , and when it looked at me I knew those eyes right away, it was Cyprus.

Cyprus' wolf's eyes went from me to Xavier's wolf- they stared at each other for long and when I saw their ears flickering I knew they were telepathing. Meanwhile I searched for alpha Dracus' wolf and to my horror, the spot that he landed in was empty, my eyes widened and they started to dart around trying to find where he is- they finally landed on him and he was standing right behind Cyprus "watch out!!!" I screamed but it was too late, Alpha Dracus' wolf bit Cyprus right on the shoulder , Cyprus yelped and started to jerk around, his hand went up scratching alpha Dracus across the face and he released a loud growl, I looked up at Xavier "please! please help him!" He looked down at me with a thoughtful look then back up at the two fighting then he grunted, lifting a hand up he signaled for me to stay then he bolted towards Alpha Dracus and Cyprus, I watched as Xavier's wolf clamped his jaws around alpha Dracus' arms which was wrapped around Cyprus' neck. Growls and snarls filled the air along with the sounds of flesh being ripped and torn and the smell of blood. At one point alpha Dracus manages to shake off both Cyprus and Xavier off- I stare wide eyed at both of them lying at each side of alpha Dracus, then I flinch when he twirls around and snarls at me, all covered in blood, long canines shining and eyes glowing, I look around me desperately looking for someone, anyone who could help me- I hear a huffing sound and look ahead to see alpha Dracus' wolf walking towards me slowly while making a laughing sound- I take a few steps backwards in order to keep some distance between us but it only makes him smile and lick his lips- I've seen that look before, he's about to hunt me down, he wants me to run.