Everything moves quickly.
A wolf jumps at us as Aurora quickly rips into them.
Tearing out their throat and moving on.
There is no time for thought or morals in battle, hesitating gets you killed.
She makes quick of anyone who comes close.
The wolves around us quickly sense the biggest danger and begin circling around me.
Aurora doesn't let it slow her down.
She's nothing but pure strength as she rips through them one by one.
A bigger wolf approaches.
Clearly an Alpha. How many packs joined this madness?
He growls as he circles me.
Several wolves are responding as I realise their circling us.
For the first time, Aurora slows.
This is getting dangerous.
Aiden, Tristan, and Nate are all surrounded by their own enemies.
Focusing on their own battles.
There are easily 10 wolves around me.
Making this a hard fight.
'Give me back control, Aurora!' I scream. She hesitates. We are physically stronger in this form.
'You can't win this; give it back to me' she sighs. She's ready to turn when a loud growl sounds. A group of wolves burst into the clearing.
I recognise Leo is a second, ready to fight as his wolf bounds into the alpha, ready to attack me.
I choose this time to attack the nearest wolf to me. The battle rages on. Thoughts of shifting back abandoned as Aurora moves on to the wolves surrounding Aiden.
Leo is surrounded by several wolves I don't recognise. All of them fighting with him.
Between the lot of us, we take them all down until only Leo's father Ethan remains.
Once he realises he has no chance, he shifts back to face his son.
We all feel the same change in the atmosphere around us.
The current danger is over.
Leo shifts standing before his father. Ethan's face filled with rage as he stares at his son.
"TRAITOR" he screams as Leo stares back with as much rage.
"You're wrong, father. I begged you to see reason" Ethan spits at his son. "Reason?!" His eyes move to me, nothing but hate filling the eyes I once respected.
"She chose Eclipse over us! She chose those two degenerates over her chance to be mated to you! Yet you betray your own pack for her"
Leo's eyes darken further.
"Our pack? Look around father" everything was such a blur I didn't realise. Several of the wolves backing Leo are the elite warriors of Blood Moon. Followed by others I do not know.
"She has never done anything to deserve your hate father. You let your own bias control your behaviour and now half of our pack is dead" Leo's voice breaks on the last few words.
"My brother is dead, my sister is being locked up as we speak; and you consider me the betrayer? All for what? For your fear that Aiden will outrank you if Armina is bonded with Eclipse?" Ethan hesitates, his eyes looking to Aiden.
Outrank?
All of this was in fear of Aiden? Not me?
"You don't know what you're talking about" Ethan stammers.
"Yes I do. Aiden has always been stronger than you, if he wanted to take over, he could have"
"Especially once he met me" a new voice sounds.
I turn to see a tall man entering the clearing. His eyes familiar as he looks to each wolf, they all bow their head as he walks closer.
He continues to walk until he stands in front of Ethan.
"You knew? All this time? I once considered you a friend. My mate knew this. It's why she trusted you to come to your pack. Rather than tell me after it was safe, you hid her" this man speaks softly.
Not allowing emotion to control his voice.
Ethan's eyes are pure fear.
He stares at his feet, refusing to make eye contact.
He says nothing.
"Nothing to say to your oldest friend?" Ethan's body shakes. Refusing to look up.
"You're lucky I don't end you now" the man's voice threatens.
"Take him away" he orders as several wolves grab Ethan by his arms. "No, just kill me" Ethan finally speaks.
I feel arms around me, looking up to see a blood covered Tristan eyeing me with concern.
Once Ethan is gone, the man turns to me. His eyes are kind as he approaches.
He comes close as he looks Tristan up and down before settling back on me.
"I am so happy to meet you, Armina," he smiles. His eyes are a reflection of my own.
Aurora and I both realise in the same moment who we are looking at.
"Are you?" I gasp; his mouth turning up in a smile. "I'm your father"
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Conflicted - Twist Of Fate
Hombres Lobo"I can't" I say breathlessly as Tristan's hand holds my cheek, his lips moving dangerously close to mine. "You're mine" he growls, his hands reaching around me crushing me against his body. I feel his manhood growing and pushing against me as I try...
