Don't Poke the Luna (Xena and Ryder)

Chapter 32

Xena's POV

We all piled into the SUV, Logan taking the driver's seat. Leonard turned to me from the front passenger seat, his platinum blonde hair catching the evening light. "X, why did you have to crash my date with my girl?" he complained, his blue eyes narrowing in mock offense.

"Oh, I was just saving them from imminent danger," I shot back with a teasing grin, my lips curving into a bright smile.

While everyone continued their loud conversations, I gazed out the window, watching the trees blur past as we drove along the winding road leading toward pack territory.

"Xena! That drink you mixed was killer!" William called out from the back.

I turned, about to respond, when something caught my eye through the window -

a pair of yellow eyes glowing in the darkness, moving rapidly toward our vehicle. My heart

clenched instantly, fear coursing through my body like an electric current.

"Logan! ROGUE!" I screamed, but before the words had fully left my mouth, the feral

werewolf slammed into our SUV with bone-crushing force.

The impact was so powerful it sent our vehicle flipping onto its side. We skidded

across

the asphalt, metal screeching against concrete until we crashed into a tree with a sickening crunch. I felt glass shards embedding themselves into my skin, my ribs protesting the sudden assault. Warm liquid trickled down my face, but adrenaline was already flooding my system.

I spotted a Rogue trying to tear through the shattered windshield. Instinctively, I kicked up with both feet, catching it squarely in the nose and forcing it backward. Fear and determination mingled inside me - this wasn't the time to be afraid; it was time to fight.

I tried desperately to call forth my wolf, but failed. The attacking Rogue edged closer again, baring razor-sharp fangs, drool dripping from its mouth, its eyes wild with

madness.

his attention. Logan was battling two Rogues fiercely, his form moving swiftly between enemies. He seemed to hear my voice and tried

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another Rogue blocked his path, preventing him

me.

no time to wait. I chose to run toward the forest at the roadside. Twigs snapped beneath my feet as I ran with everything I had, but my injuries slowed me down. The Rogue pursued

Rogue approach step by step, its form growing larger, almost

my eyes, waiting

from deep within me, my

sharpened, my body no longer restricted by human limitations. Una's power swept through me, the silver wolf appearing like lightning beside me. Her claws and deadly teeth struck at the Rogue's vulnerable

I'd never felt

her teeth into its shoulder and tearing away a chunk of flesh from the bone. Blood stained her mouth, and its agonized howls were like music to

the Rogue's neck with one powerful bite. Una felt no

More Rogues appeared. Ama was fighting as fiercely as the boys,

was still battling two Rogues but seemed to be handling it. Leonard's wolf form was toying with his opponent, while Samuel had already killed his enemy and was looking for more targets. I guessed the stupid black wolf was Ryder, his movements as precise as the man himself.

sight had been eliminated. It seemed

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opened the SUV's trunk. He grabbed a duffel bag, tossed me

to shift back to human form. The T-shirts were large enough to cover the essential parts, but

she was lying on. Two leaves covered her face. "I-I think so," she stuttered, looking like she might go into shock any second. "Come on." I helped her to

to go into shock," I frowned, knowing there wasn't much I could do for

here.

clutched his head and paced

injured?" Logan called

suddenly noticed, staring at me in shock and

head.

felt the stickiness of blood. My heart rate accelerated as I realized I might be hurt worse than

in glass." Samuel came over to check on me.

in the first aid kit," Logan said, rushing to the SUV's trunk and violently rummaging through

Samuel guided me to sit on a fallen log,