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“Grace!” I’m immediately in Eli’s arms, his face in my neck, breathing deeply. I wrap my arms around him, holding on to him.
“I’m okay. Like Angel and Cara said, I could hear you, but I couldn’t move.” I tell him, letting his scent and the mate bond continue to heal my aching body.
I turn and look at my sisters. “Are you both okay? I’m sorry, I didn’t know I was pulling too much.”
“We’re fine.” Angel says from her position in Liam’s lap. “I think we’ll have to train some more with Ailduin so you can control how much you pull from us.”
“Yeah, I feel tired, but I’m good.” Cara says from Rik’s lap.
“So it worked? I was able to direct the blow to the hunters and protect the werewolves?” “So-it I
“It worked.” Eli says. “The Guardians of the Realm saved us today.”
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I knew Guardians were powerful. Every werewolf hears about the Guardians at a young age. There is a reason Alphas covet them. But, knowing they are powerful and actually seeing the results of that power are very different.
Watching Grace take down nearly 1000 hunters all at once was mind boggling. Knowing that she has that much power and the ability to pull that kind of power from Cara and Angel makes me wonder if it’s hard for Grace to house that inside her. Does it just lay dormant until it’s needed, or does it fester needing an outlet?
Those are thoughts for another day. Right now, my mate needs me. “How do you feel, baby?”
“Like I’ve been hit by a truck.”
“Let’s get you back to the cabin.”
“But there are people here who need us. What about our pack members? Are all of them safe? Were any injured?” Grace asks. Of course, she puts the pack ahead of herself.
I’m about to tell her I’ll handle it after I have her safely in bed, when Carlos and Amber come jogging up after checking on our pack mates.
“Luna. Are you alright?” Amber asks.
“Yes, do you know anything about our pack members?”
“We do have a few injured. None were killed, thankfully. That’s not the case with all the packs. Several packs have lost their Betas, and some have lost their Alphas.” Carlos answers.
He looks around, running his hands through his hair. “We had the intel, but we didn’t know what it meant. All we knew was that they were planning something big.” He turns back looking at me.
This is big.”
“Yes, it is.”
“Were any of the elders injured?” Liam asks.
“No, they were protected by the others. It will take time for the packs to settle after this. The ones. that lost their Alphas will have to establish a new hierarchy or be absorbed into other packs.”
I stand, picking Grace up in the process, holding her bridal style in my arms. “I’m going to take
Grace to the cabin then I’ll be back to help clean up.”
“Ell, I need to help.”
“Grace, you, Cara and Angel just saved our lives. Now you need to rest, and we can clean this up. We have a long night ahead of us, and a long drive home tomorrow. You rest and get your strength back, baby.”
It seems Liam and Rik have the same idea, but they, at least, have the babies to encourage their mates to go rest. I don’t like leaving Grace alone, but after she assures me she’ll shower and get in bed, I head back to the battlefields.
It’s a long night of cleaning up. The elder who told us the hunters looked like they were put through a woodchipper wasn’t far off the mark. If I hadn’t seen it, I’m not sure I would have believed it. We burn the remains, making sure that there is nothing that the humans can recover. We don’t want the human police to come sniffing around our packs.
The elders are in charge of coming up with a scenario to explain the explosions and fires in the state park. Liam, Rik and I make a point to talk to the packs that lost someone, but most importantly, those that lost their Alphas. Those packs will be feeling lost without their leader. Some have younger sons or brothers of the Alpha that can step in and take over, but a couple will be in turmoil while the pack fights to re-create a hierarchy. They are also at risk of being attacked by neighboring Alphas trying to take over their packs. Both Grace’s father and Alpha Christopher survived the attack. I make a mental note to let Grace know.
When we finish, I quickly shower and slide into bed with my mate, getting a couple hours of sleep before we leave to head back home.
In the morning, the elders call an Alpha meeting before we leave. They want us to report anything we hear about the hunters. Their move on us during the tournament is unprecedented. They have become aggressive in their attack on us. I bring up the recent attack on our neighboring sprites. Rik agrees to talk to King Ailduin and see if he has heard of any other attacks on the fae. Liam tells the group that we will ask any other supernaturals that come to swear fealty to the Guardians if they are having issues with the hunters.
We also discuss the rumors that some werewolves have been taken-captive. Several Alphas indicate that they feel that their pack members have been captured, but they haven’t been able to lind where they are being held. A video call is scheduled for two weeks from today to discuss any further information that can be gained.
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The ride home is long, made longer because of the stress of how the tournament ended.
Thankfully, Grace is feeling better, and Cara and Angel agreed they are as well. That, at least, isn’t something I need to worry about. Our injured pack members have mostly healed overnight. Those that haven’t will see Sirona when we get back. I check in with Noah, letting him know what happened and that we’re on our way back. Everything seems fine back at the pack, so that also helps me to relax.
Grace, sensing my stress, lays her head on my chest. I can feel her fatigue through the bond. She may be feeling better, but she’s still feeling the effects of her power surge yesterday. I’m not sure if that’s the right description of what happened, but that’s what it felt like. As she leans against me, I wrap my arms around her, getting settled so she can sleep against me. I lean my head back and allow myself to fall asleep.
When we arrive back at the packhouse, I call a meeting with the ranked members and include Ezra as our new Lead Warrior and excuse Sirona so she can take care of the injured we brought home. After Noah congratulates Ezra, we get down to business.
“You all know we were attacked by hunters at the tournament. There were a lot of them, Grace says over a thousand, but we know that is a small number compared to how many there are nationwide. Rik, Liam and I talked about it. We believe that the Guardians are now a target. The hunters have seen their power and unfortunately, a couple escaped. They will report back to their leaders, and we believe they will come for them.”
“They won’t get our Luna.” Carlos says, echoing everyone’s sentiment.
“No, they won’t. But in order to make sure we keep everyone safe, we will be increasing border patrols. I will be speaking with our sprite friends and asking them to check in with us daily on anything they see out of the ordinary.”
“About that,” Noah says, “you probably want to have a conversation with Alexander first thing tomorrow morning.”
I frown. “Something I should know?”
“Do we have a problem with the sprites?” Grace asks, concerned.
“Just an interesting development in the sprite situation. It’s better if you speak to Alexander.”
“Okay. Also, your Luna has challenged her father for her old pack. We expect that she will win, and we will be assimilating a large number of wolves in the near future.”