And Then There Were Four (Lilith Carrie)

Chapter 111: Sound of Battle

Hale.

After Talon had called upon the pack and explained ev erything going on, the three of us stood as a united front, let ting 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 think ing on my part.

As the sun sank below the sky, we sat waiting at the bor ders, 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 hun dreds 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, every one 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 to

and before I could move toward them, I

called out to anyone who was able to hear me.

anyone could do anything, and instead, I prayed she had made it to the panic room

awakened,” the Lycan inside me said. “The

Ivy.

pit of sorrow within the darkness that

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

heard it again. The screams of everybody around me. Screams that made blood run cold. Jolting from where I had

who had once visited me before in the sanctum of elders, stood before me with her mighty sword strapped to

to protect them.”

just in time for chaos to consume the out side world. Jumping from the bed, I ran to the window. The fires outside

scene before me was unlike anything I had ever seen,

left in the center.

two steps forward, strid ing closer as she grabbed me by my

Priscilla quickly entered the door behind, stopping to look at Kara. My mother’s eyes widened, never having seen a creature like that before, a soft gasp leaving her lips as the twins began to cry. Their cry was different, though.

did, the crying

looking down at them now, I knew their safety came first.

you must tell me what is

know who is here. They are here for you,

never been inside this house that

that you knew

“I am your guardian, Ivy. I am your Valkyrie. It is my job to know these things. I would have assumed

With my children in my arms, I made my way from the nursery to my room and pushed the button that moved a shelf from

children came and their fathers knew these troubles were coming, they made sure to have everything stocked: So that way, if anything happened, the twins would be safe. It was Talon’s idea at first, and the brothers

was very paranoid.

 we can see now that he

to enter, and she did

cannot stay in this

whom I had been talking to, and

as if she didn’t want to al low me to

orders to protect you. Now get in,

as my eyes gazed down at my children… I knew I had no other choice.

panic room closed, and within it, the cam eras that had been

would slowly

thing,” my mother said softly as she took Pollux

there, and I’m stuck in a panic room with my