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“I fell for him Cali. I let myself fall hard.”
“Yeah, I know.” She wraps her arm around me as we look out over the lake. “It’s not always easy is it?”
I realize I’ve been drowning in my own pity party and haven’t really talked to Cali about this weekend. I turn to her. “Why isn’t it always easy?”
She shrugs. “Oh, you know.”
I sit up straighter. I’m not the only one that needs a friend right now. “Apparently, I don’t. Why don’t you lay it out for me.”
She looks at me, before turning back to the water. “You know their reputations, Clint’s and Anders”. We know they weren’t little angels waiting for their mates. But it never occurred to me that my problems wouldn’t come from Anders, but from his previous relationships.”
“What do you mean?” I ask her.
“Well, you know how I’ve been spending more time in the packhouse?” I nod. “I’ve just been hearing more and more she-wolves talking about their time with Anders, how big he is, how good he is in bed. why is he bothering with a wet blanket like me.” I snarl at that last part.
“Any man would be lucky to have you, Calista.” I tell her.
She smiles. “That’s what Anders says. But it doesn’t make it any easier to deal with all the rumors and discussions that I overhear. Most of the time, I don’t think it’s accidental, like they make it seem. I feel like it’s intentional to make me feel insignificant.”
I start to laugh. “Cali, my dearest friend in the whole wide world, don’t you realize that if they are trying to make you feel insignificant, it’s because you are a threat to them?”
She frowns. “What do you mean?”
“I mean, if they weren’t worried about Anders giving you so much attention, they wouldn’t think twice about you. If they are really making sure you overhear their ‘private’ conversations”, I use my fingers to make air quotes, “then they feel you are a real threat to becoming our Luna.”
I pull my friend into a hug. “And Call? They are right. There is no one in this pack that would make a better Luna, than you!”
She hugs me back. “Thanks Lils.”
I pull back, looking at her, suddenly realizing that the forest around us has gone too quiet. The hair on my arms goes up and Andra comes forward.
“Lily, what is it?” Just as she asks, a dart shoots into her leg.
In an instant, I pull it out. “Run, Cali!” I shout as Andra pushes forward and a dart shoots into my leg.
I pull out the dart and Andra forces our shift, just as five wolves step out on the other side of the lake. Shali, Calista’s wolf, shifts but I can tell she won’t get far. I can smell the wolfsbane. While my leg feels sore, I am not feeling any effects from the wolfsbane.
I smell him before I see him, Alpha Mahli. He steps out behind his warriors. “Darling. It’s time for you to come home.” He says to me, beginning to walk around the lake toward me.
I snarl at him, backing up to Calista’s now limp body. Shali having been forced to shift back because of the wolfsbane. I won’t allow anyone to hurt my friend. Warrior Lyle is nowhere around. I’m hoping he’s just knocked out somewhere and not dead.
Andra lifts her head and sends up the howl for help.
“Oh, my beautiful mate. They won’t make it in time. I don’t want your friend. I only want you, my future
Luna.”
Another man steps up beside Alpha Mahli as four more darts get shot into my legs. Andra’s snart is feral as she reaches around and pulls the darts out with her mouth.
“I told you, Alpha. I told you she’s a Guardian. Imagine how strong our pack will be when you take her as our Luna.” The stranger says to Alpha Mahli.
“You’re so right Terrance. It’s amazing what you can learn over pillow talk. I will have to find a way to reward you for this important information.” He says, his eyes never leaving Andra.
“Why isn’t she feeling the effects of the wolfsbane?” Terrance asks.
“A good question.” He turns to his warriors. “Again.” He says and six more darts get shot into me.
Andra’s answering snarl is echoed by another feral snarl, one we know well Donovan.
Just as Donovan enters the area where I am standing off against Alpha Mahli and Terrance, Andra jumps to attack Terrance. He’s obviously expecting the attack and he jumps, shifting mid-air and turns to fight. The problem for him is that he doesn’t want to kill me. I, however, have no such restraint
I feel more darts going into Andra’s hindquarters and when I quickly look at Donovan, I can see that he has several in his leg too. The warriors have shifted and are on their way around the lake. But this pack has never fought a Guardian, much less two. Donovan is fierce, even though I can tell the wolfsbane is impacting him. And me? I have no intention of becoming Alpha Mahli’s Luna, today or any day.
I take advantage of the time that it takes the warriors to get to us and rip Terrance’s wolf’s throat out Alpha Mahli is not fighter but Donovan, while still on his feet, is obviously feeling the effects of the wolfsbane.
I turn, putting myself between the warriors and Calista’s prone body. As they attack, I take them down, one by one. Donovan is able to take on two at a time, but he’s not at full strength. Andra is and we’re taking on five at once when I see Zakai, Anders’ wolf, come barreling into the fight.
He quickly takes out three warriors, giving me the chance to take out two more. The last one makes the mistake of going for Donovan who grabs him, mid-air by the stomach, and practically rips the wolf in half before he crumbles to the ground and succumbs to the effects of the wolfsbane.
Anders shifts quickly and runs to Cali. I shift as well. “She’s okay, she was hit with a wolfsbane dart.” I tell Anders. He picks her up before turning to me.
“Can you deal with Clint? I need to get Calista to the pack hospital.”
“Yes, I’ll take care of it.
The rest of our warriors are racing after Alpha Mahli. He left his warriors to die while he ran off like the coward he is.
Donovan has shifted back to Clint and when I walk over to him, I check his pulse. Once I realize that he is okay except for being knocked out, I grab his arms, turning and pulling him onto my back wrapping his arms around my neck to keep him up before I begin the slow walk back to the packhouse.
Cooper Author
Alpha Mahli made his move. And Andra is immune to wolfsbane.
I was still with Patrick when Lily mind linked him about going for a walk. It should be me going with her. Patrick told me I needed time to cool off, but it wasn’t working, so he took me to the indoor weight room and sparred with me until my murderous intent toward Lucas was gone, leaving me feeling empty.
I went back to my room, taking a shower and trying to practice my guitar. Now, more than ever. I needed to figure out my grand gesture for Lily. One way or another, I’m going to win her back.
I finally give up and decide to go look for her. I won’t get close, but I need to see her. I go out the omega’s entrance, not wanting to alert Patrick or Calvin to my plans. I catch her scent, along with Calista’s and I begin to make my way toward them.
I haven’t gone far when I hear Andra’s howl for help. Donovan immediately forces the shift and we’re running toward Lily. When we get there, I recognize the scents as those lingering in the packhouse from this weekend. Alpha Mahli and his warriors.
Andra jumps at one of them and I go after the other. I think he’s the Alpha, but he doesn’t smell like other