And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Hale.

After Talon had called upon the pack and explained everything going on, the three of us stood as a united front, letting our warriors know the battle was coming-the war was coming-and with it, death, but we had to fight for what we loved. All the warriors agreed, and they knew what was expected of them. They had been trained for this their entire life, and now that it was here, they would not back down.

We separated the women and the children who were not part of the battle and prepared them for the underground bunkers that would keep them safe while war raged above them.

We knew what was expected. We knew exactly what we needed to do.

The only thing was actually executing the plan.

So, after hours of preparing for the worst and hoping for the best, the bunkers were ready, and those who would use them knew if the howl was sounded, to go straight there. Hopefully, we wouldn't need them, but that was wishful thinking on my part. As the sun sank below the sky, we sat waiting at the borders, all three of us, with our warriors, ready for whatever was to come.

If it was actually coming.

Part of me still thought Talon was over-exaggerating, but the other part of me, deep down, had a feeling he wasn't. I felt he was right, and because of that, I stood waiting.

The only problem was when we faced the roars of hundreds of wolves approaching our borders, we realized that though we had the power and equal numbers... the council wasn't alone.

Richard's pack and two other small leaders had joined them.

This was a battle we weren't prepared for after all, and as I watched the vicious snarls of ravaging wolves approach us closer, we shifted, preparing for battle. I didn't understand why my Lycan refused to come forth at the moment. But in the back of my head, he whispered, "not yet..."

The clashing of bodies and the scent

of blood filled the air as their wolves clashed with our own. Somewhere in the mix of things, I was separated from my brothers. Their bodies were lost in the wave of wolves that battled around me.

One by one, I tore through the wolves who came at me. Breaking one wolf's neck and then tore through the throat of another. There was no way I would allow this pack to fall at the hands of our enemies, and from what I could tell, everyone I from my pack felt the same way.

'Hale!' James cried through the mind link. 'Wolves just headed towards the house!'

I could sense his panic through our link, and looking towards the house, I saw the enemy wolves running there. Dread filled me, and before could move toward them, I was surrounded by three more watves and unable to run to their aid.

'We have to protect them!' I called out to anyone who was able to hear me. 'We have to protect the Luna.'

However, it didn't seem like anyone could do anything, and instead, I prayed she had made it to the panic room safely with the children.

"She has awakened," the Lycan inside me said. "The time is coming."

*******

Ivy.

I felt a pit of sorrow within the darkness that told me to wake up.

It was a feeling I couldn't shake, but the screams and howls of despair came through into the darkness. The sounds shook me from my slumber, and laying on the bed, I took a deep breath, trying to calm my currently racing mine.

That was until I heard it again. The screams of everybody around me. Screams that made blood run cold. Jolting from where I had laid within the comforts of my bed, I sat up, my eyes wide as the door to my room burst open.