His eyes bounced to me. “I’m sorry, Alpha Amy, I was just trying to help.” His eyes bounced between me and the rocks. The scent of terror and sadness hit me.
I smiled at him. “Toby. It’s not your fault. Take a breath.” I nodded towards him, and another wolf came over to help him up. “Can everyone take a step back for a second?” Everyone nodded and moved back.
Nix paced with Megan.We have to hurry, or else every life we are trying to save will be lost.
Megan sniffed.The rocks are unstable. And obviously so is the ceiling of the cave.
I swallowed.What should we do?
Nix nodded toward the flowerpot.We push everything into our magic.
Megan trailed her to the clearing.Hold the ceiling in place to prevent a second cave-in. And then move the rocks out.
But we will have to move fast.I paced on the spot. Both my wolves nodded. “I don’t know if I have enough power for that.”
“You can take from me, can’t you?” Rowan’s voice surprised me.
I spun, facing him. “What?”
“Power. I know I don’t have magic, but you can take from me, can’t you? Through our bond.”
“I don’t know.” I looked at the rocks.
“Well, let’s try.” He smiled as he came up behind me again. “Is there a spell?”
I shuffled through the book in my mind. Found the one I would need to pull power to me, and the ones I would need to move the rocks. I nodded. “Yeah. There is.”
“What do we have to do?”
I swallowed. “If I pull too much, break the bridge.”
“The bridge?” He wrapped his arms around me. “What’s that?”
“Touch my skin. Like a bridge. If you start to feel sick, let me go. Or else…”
“Or else what?” His words were soft as I looked at my mate.
“I’ll drain you dry and kill you.”
I nodded once, but I held out my hand. “Wait.” I turned to look at the wolves waiting. The fear scented the air. Fear and desolation. The pack was already mourning my father. I opened my mind-link to everyone in the pack. “Silvermoon. Hear me.” I felt the pack grow still. The silence carried over the pack bonds. Rowan nodded. “I am going to do my best to save the ones buried in the cave. But I need able-bodied wolves down here. Injured wolves, and the ones treating them stay in place, but everyone else, come to the caves.”
“Amy?” Rowan leaned into me. “What are you doing?”
I looked at my mate and I let him see my fear, my terror. “I don’t know how much I can do. But I know I can move enough that we have a shot at saving some, and that I can’t do it all alone. If I fall…maybe they can dig the rest out, but only if we move fast enough.”
Rowan glanced over my shoulder to the cave. “But the ceiling.”
I nodded once and turned. “It will be the last thing I’ll hold.” What I didn’t say…was that I was sure that I would drain myself…and him doing it. “Toby!” I called for the Omega, and thankfully he came running.
“Yes, Alpha.” He shook, and I felt bad.
“I’m not going to yell at you. I need you here.” I pointed next to Rowan.
“Anything for you.” Toby gave a tiny bow. I grabbed him and pulled him back up.
Rowan frowned and nodded towards the Omega. “What do you need him for?” He looked a little hurt, like I didn’t think he was enough.
“He is our safety net.” I turned to the rocks. “When I start, I need you to watch us, Toby. If Rowan starts to shake, if he changes color, or falls…” I turned to look at the two men. “I need you to pull him away from me.”
