Pregnant With Alpha’s Genius Twins

#Chapter 129 – Last Stand

The battle is drawing close, now.

Seeing that they had a slight advantage, only two men down as opposed to Rafe’s five, Victor had pressed into the offensive. Even if Rafe had set a trap ahead, his superior numbers should work in his favor.

Victor and his Betas had moved swiftly through the forest, spaced well within the trees, their rifles held at shoulder height, their eyes pressed to their scopes, searching.

They found Rafe’s troops all gathered together like rabbits in a warren.

Rafe’s troops were entrenched. They had found a well-protected area of forest with a stone wall rising behind them and several boulders on either side, perfect for hiding and sniping. Victor did a swift count as he approached – six. Good.

Rafe had collected his entire Beta team together for one final showdown, one last stand. There would be no more scouting and retreating after this; instead, Rafe had put all his eggs in one basket.

This was his alamo.

Victor’s face lights in a feral grin. Good.

Still hidden yards away out of sight from Rafe’s troupes, Victor quickly checks in with his two remaining captains. Swiftly, they confirm their positions, and agree to their route. They nod to each other from across the forest and then, as one, they charge.

They have the element of surprise, but not for long. Rafe’s troupes hesitate only for a minute before they begin to fire.

Two of Victor’s fastest Betas sprint forward, their guns strapped to their backs, knives in their hands, running for the protected area behind the boulders where their enemies are ensconced. If they can get in, they’ll do swift damage to Rafe’s troupes.

The other five members of Victor’s party move steadily behind, their fingers on their triggers, pumping wolfbane-coated rubber bullets into the encampment whenever they have the opportunity.

Victor grits his teeth as he moves forward, taking the furthest position in the line, the most protected spot. He grimaces as he sees one of his runners fall, shrieking, to the ground – felled by an enemy bullet before he can get behind the enemy line. The other takes a final leap and disappears behind the boulder.

Victor listens above the sound of gunshots and hears yells and shrieks from the enemy encampment – good, the scout has done his work. Still, enemy guns are being fired. Victor hadn’t been lucky enough to take them all out with one forward runner, and that man, he knows, was surely taken down.

Hopefully he took out enough of the enemy to make his sacrifice worth it.

Victor steadily stalks forward, wishing he had an updated count. How many men does Rafe have left? He sees shots from at least three guns, one of which must belong to Rafe. If his forward man had taken Rafe out, the others would have stopped shooting.

is still not at an

the other. They scream in pain, their cries echoing through the forest, but, quickly, they press their mouths shut, doing their very best to suffer in silence. Good, Victor thinks. They’re well trained and know that their cries will distract

boulders himself now. Almost ready to switch weapons from this assault rifle to a pistol, which will be better

hand appears above the boulders, lobbing something in the air

from panicking.

to move backward – a grenade –

into shards of metal and fire, as Victor

covering their eyes, which had long been adjusted to the darkness

grenade. They hadn’t agreed to these as part of the weaponry arsenal, or else Victor would have used one as part of his own assault. He grits his teeth, blinking

to the darkness. For a moment, though, he is blind, and he knows his men

scanning the shadows of the forest that are slowly coming back into the focus, moving behind a tree to see if he can

men left, plus me. Against how many? Three? Four

Victor raises his own rifle to his shoulder, stepping out into the open air, pressing his finger to the trigger again

find their places, one after

another of Rafe’s

he falls. Victor presses forward, taking careful aim. From the corner of his eyes, he sees two more of his men writhing on the ground. s**t, only

Rafe’s takes two bullets in the shoulder. He falls, screaming

man left, Victor knows, according to his count, in addition to

raises his gun

Rafe’s Betas down. But

is hiding there. Victor’s final remaining Beta is already there, sweeping the protected area, looking for the final man

final Beta’s head jerks back as he screams, his body jolting, a rubber bullet hitting him directly in the chest. Victor’s body launches into a sprint, his instincts on over-drive, as a figure in black leaps from behind a

picking up speed as he gives himself over

of them

going too fast, now, to give it the careful aim that it needs. He picks up speed, reaching down to his

training. But Victor is still faster. Steadily gaining on

Actually trips –