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.

the other part of me, deep down, had a

of wolves approaching our borders, we realized that though

two other

ravaging wolves approach us closer, we shifted, preparing for battle. I didn't understand why my Lycan

of bodies and

in the mix of things, I was separated from my brothers. Their bodies were lost in the wave of

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

James cried through the mind link. 'Wolves

his panic through our link, and looking towards the house, I saw the enemy wolves running there. Dread filled me,

to anyone who was able to

like anyone could do anything, and instead, I prayed she

Lycan inside me said. "The