Battle of the Roses [Book 2]

Chapter 55

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Chapter Quote:
"This is only about love."
~Wolfsbane, Andrea Cremer
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Chapter 55

Ren

When Babatunde gave the orders to go, my pack and I were off like a shot. Arya was on my left with Caleb on her other side. Hunter was on my right. Lily was on the other side of Caleb. It was only fitting that the alphas led the charge into battle. Spencer, Noah, Loren, and Shiloh flanked us- Spencer and Shiloh on Arya's side and Noah and Loren on mine. When we got closer to the compound and could see the Hunters, it seemed Spencer, Caleb, and Lily put on a burst of speed because they pulled ahead of all of us, being the first to attack and being the first to make a kill.

The Hunters were in complete disarray as we descended upon them. I knew if we didn't take out the sentries sooner rather than later, it would allow the Hunters inside the building to gather up their arms and become formidable opponents, ones we might not actually have a chance at beating.

It'd been a long time since I'd been in a battle of this scale and size, but the memory of it soon came back and I had no trouble fighting back. Arya was on top of her game, showing no signs of having nearly died barely two weeks ago. She easily took down Hunters, yanking them down to the ground by the ankles and either finishing off the kill herself or letting one of the others take care of the enemy. Either way, I started to worry less about her. Caleb, Spencer, Lily, and Dom had formed their own little team of taking down the Hunters but they worked together so flawlessly that they were taking down ranks of Hunters with ease and were creating gaps in our enemies' defenses that were allowing some of the Searchers to break through and not only attack our enemies from behind, but also break into the compound to attack the Hunters inside. Seeing this encouraged me to fight even harder because we were already showing an upper hand in the battle.

At that moment, Arya and Shiloh leapt over me, taking down a Hunter that had been about to nail me in the back with an ax.

I got your back, sweetie. She told me.

I love you. I replied.

Look out! Hunter cried out. The two of us jumped out of the way just as a fireball exploded when we'd just been. The explosion pushed us farther away but we managed to stand back up without any problems.

They're attacking from the roof. Shiloh remarked.

Can any of us fly? Loren queried.

No, but we need to alert the Searchers. They have snipers who can take those out. Until they can do that, we need to see if some of us can break through to the building to go up the stairs and attack. Arya said.

Wish the twins were here for that. That would be right up their alley. I mused.

Send Spencer and Dom. They were the only ones who were as stealthy as the twins. Hunter remarked.