“That can’t be...” Eideard MacDùghlas muttered, opening his mouth again, shooting more flames at Hunter.
Stepping into the fire, Hunter spread his wings and raised his sword. Then, pausing until the flames had ceased and, still unscathed, he stood before a terrified Eideard MacDùghlas whose eyes blinked wildly at this strange apparition. “Look upon me and see who I am,” Hunter intoned. “Someone who has been given the greatest power the gods can bestow. Given for the sole purpose to protect the white dragon from evildoers, such as you are.”
“Y-y-you’re a White Knight,” Eideard stuttered, quickly turning to make sure he had enough space to shift into his dragon.
Raising his sword, Hunter sent forth a bolt of lightning, knocking Fionn’s uncle to the floor, thwarting his shift. Then focusing his eyes on Eideard’s chest, he shot a laser burst deep into his heart. Eideard MacDùghlas was no more.
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When his phone dinged with a message from Fionn, Dylon looked at the rest of his team standing in the portal with him and, giving them a nod, said, “Now.” Emerging from the portal seconds later, they found themselves standing in front of an old stone mansion. Quickly sizing up the situation, Dylon found the grounds unguarded. “Zane,” he said, “beam into the basement and free Hunter, but be careful, someone might be with him.” Then turning to Dakota, he asked, “Have you located the uncle’s thoughts?”
“No…I’m not picking up anyone’s thoughts, except ours,” Dakota replied.
“Are you sure? There should be at least twenty-five attackers along with Fionn’s uncle.”
Shaking his head, Dakota replied, “I’m not even finding Hunter’s thoughts.”
“Oh shit!” Dylon quickly pulled out his phone, just as it rang. “Hello?”
“It’s me,” Zane said. “Hunter isn’t in the basement, but there are two dead shifters down here.” Rolling one over, he exclaimed, “Holy shit balls! You won’t believe this but someone used a laser gun on him…one shot, straight to the heart…the asshole never stood a chance.”
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Gritting his teeth, Fionn exited the portal, expecting to find his uncle waiting for him, but instead, his eyes landed on his mate, white wings fully extended, holding a silver sword, enveloped in luminescent white light.Oh my gods! He is fucking glorious!His eyes taking in every detail of Hunter’s stance and expression, his fingers itched to get it down on paper. When his mate dropped his sword and held his arms open, Fionn flew into them, showering Hunter with kisses as he was hugged tightly in return.
Now visible, Cody stared at the dead uncle on the floor. “I guess I won’t be needed after all,” he smirked, looking up at Hunter. “Way to go, cousin!”
Grabbing his mate’s ass, Hunter lifted him up, grinning as Fionn wrapped his legs around him before hooking his arms around Hunter’s neck. “Pet, are you all right? They didn’t hurt you, did they?”
“Mmmm.” Tucking his face under Hunter’s jaw, Fionn inhaled his mate’s scent, needing it the same way he needed oxygen.
Keeping his mate tight against him, Hunter folded his wings before asking Cody. “Is anyone else here?”
“Outside,” Cody said, gesturing toward a window. “Are all the attackers dead?”
“Everyone in the house is.”
“How many did you find?”
“Twenty seven…well, including Eideard…twenty-eight.”
Nodding, Cody said, “Dylon and Slate are doing a head count right now.”
“Who else is here?” asked Hunter.
“Zane, Colton, and Dakota,” Cody responded. “The plan was for them to arrive outside a minute before Fionn and me…so Zane could transport down to free you. But then Zane found you weren’t there, and Dakota couldn’t find anyone’s thoughts, including yours,” Cody paused, before he went on. “So, anyway, Dylon was worried Fionn’s uncle had texted a different address for him to go to at the last minute. You don’t know how relieved he was to find out you were here and alive, and all the shifters were dead since…”
“You thought they were heading to the Blackwood Pack?” asked Hunter.
“Yeah, how did you know?”
“I overheard them talking about it, but then Eideard nixed the plan, which, by the way, pissed all of them off to no end. From what I gathered, they all wanted to get another shot at the ‘incredible hulk’ wolf shifter who killed so many of them at the courthouse.”
Chuckling, Cody said, “Incredible hulk, huh?”
Noticing Cody’s mischievous grin, Hunter quickly figured out what his cousin planned to do with that piece of information. “You didn’t hear that from me, got it?”
“Too late,” Cody smirked. “My mate already knows, but don’t worry, he loves his new nickname.”
