I don’t care though. The only thing I can focus on is Sarah.
Please let her be okay.
We can’t go through that again. The memory of Tyler is permanently burned into my brain. Even though we won’t overly close, it still hurt to lose my boundary partner—our pack family member.
To lose Sarah… no. I can’t even imagine it.
What it would do to Reese…
I end the mind link connection with him, urging him to continue to try to contact Alpha Daxton or Beta Alix. Apparently, he tried, unable to get through which is why he turned to me.
If I wait for someone to respond or detour to find them, it might be too late. I have to move NOW.
Mira sprints toward the woods, heading to the North side of Shadow Creek. It’s not my usual route but I’m still familiar, my ears straining for sounds. There’s nothing but the loud sounds of my footing. I don’t care about being quiet, or that I should have the element of surprise. Not if Sarah is injured. Whoever is hurting her, and I think we know who the culprit is, they don’t care about being caught.
We’re past the point of secrecy now. Orson is ready to make his move, and if Lydiana’s premonition is anything to go by, it’s happening now.
By the next new moon, blood will spill. Allies will be slaughtered.
With the other alphas absent, it would be the perfect time to attack. We’re not outnumbered, but it’s been proven on one more than one occasion that we’re not invincible or unreachable.
I won’t let Sarah be another victim.
As I start to reach the boundary, my chest tightens as I hear the screeching, yelping and growling of wolves.
Dodging trees, I spot a shifted Sarah cowering on the ground surrounded by three massive wolves, their teeth gnashing and snapping at her curled frame. Her canine pained cries only seem to fuel them on, the sound of flesh tearing.
I only have seconds.
Somehow, Mira picks up speed, going faster than we ever have before. Using the force, we barrel into two of the wolves head first, sending them flying and tumbling away from Sarah.
Skidding along the dirt, we launch at the third, who’s turned their attention from Sarah to see what’s happening.
He’s ready for me, the two of us smashing into each other, jaws wide as I strike fur before he can sink his teeth into me.
Our large frames roll along the ground, momentum separating us.
Quickly, I find my feet, positioning myself in front of Sarah. And then I realize, glancing at the three wolves in front of me, their teeth bared and dripping blood, this is bad.
Chapter Seven
Lex
I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t good to be back home.
There is something about Summer Valley’s warm, crisp air that’s always relaxing, peaceful.
Even with the impending situation, my pack is welcoming and calm. Many were waiting at the town’s edge when we arrived, greeting us happily.
As people embraced their mates and family members, I couldn’t help but feel the sharp, stinging sensation that’s plagued me since the moment I left Shadow Creek.
It’s a saddening reminder that in a normal situation, Nyx would have already been here. We would have long since arrived together, ready to start our life. She would have already undergone the Luna ceremony and found her place in the pack and my home.
But she hasn’t.
And she’s not here now.
I keep checking on Beau, worried for my younger brother. He’s putting on his usual brave front, but I know him better than heknows himself. And unfortunately, I sympathize with him on a level that neither of us should endure.
