HEALING ALPHA AUSTIN

he back of his knee and he buckled, just enough for the next oddies to land at the top of the stairway. Stunne

on her dagger, a few inches away from

t memories crashed on her. Replaying in

It's some form of dark

er arms and got it clear. The silver dagger sank to its hilt in the creature's

another just on its head. The room zoomed out in front of her. Elan

pread over her face. None of the oddies had died. They had bled out some

r, her father was leaping nimbly, swinging his silver sword expertly in

indication of exhaustion apart from this. She stood with her back ag

to tire out soon. Maybe not as soon as she expected, but after g

s slowly and Elance kn

t by the hoarse howl of the oddies, hurting her ears. She bounded down

had to relaunch their attack. She reached him and placed an

ies had their backs towards the door with soft whines escaping their throats a

them. Daring any of them to com

at the carnage behind him for the first time that night. As if

owl of her father beside her. Her stomach felt raw as she turned to see his fing

ting for any more encouragement from him, Elance turned her back towards

muttered. Her voice was surprisingly steadier than she had imagined it would be

h these things," Hogwash hissed. The pain was evident in his

front of her. One that she had

ere is no longer a pack. We could stay here out of loyalty fighting t

stayed loyal to me, to the end. Even in d

to remain alive even at their expense. We can't hold the forte any longer!" Her gro

ut me! That was the plan from the start

s your daughter we are talking about. A

that she had brought his late wife into this. They never talke

they looked so much alike that it did hurt him to look at her sometimes, wa

mmitting suicide alongside your men tonight. There is no way you are going to get revenge

nd pushed her body forward, leaping right over the heads of the oddies at the d

lf to his wolf form without success. Finally, unable to effect the easy change that came

as quickly as she ha

ve chase. They had been manipulated by someone. Elance could not think of any single

es spread into the mansion, growling excite

ttered. His head was bowed towards the

He or she is going to realise we got away. No one knows what else he h

me a m

he watched him limp forward, his forearm now a st

ane bloom and A

l pass along as

ns of performing the rituals for any of her friends no

stood watch, thinking of all the men who had died without

reverie and Elance sighed. She had zoned out again while standing

" His voice had a note of wa

life had been taken from her in some seconds. They had moved from being elites, at the

verywhere.

nothing for her mood. Holding out her arm, she let him settle his weigh

to her and there was nothing she co