New Age Werewolf Series Book 2: Hunter's Daughter, Alpha's Mate

Part 14: Under Siege

I was pacing. 

I was trying to analyze my feelings. I knew he was coming-he knew where we were even as we made plans to split up. In my soul of souls I felt it-he was coming for me and I went between chilled and thrilled about it. 

"Leilani? Lani, honey?"

I looked at Karen, lost in thought. "What?"

"What is it?"

"Hey, let's double check our packs," Didi suggested, taking my hand. "Come on, we need to strap up anyway." She led me into the bedroom where our stuff was. "C'mon, Lani, talk to me."

"He's coming."

"Yeah--"

"I'm not guessing, Didi." Our eyes locked. "I'm afraid of him for reasons I don't even want to figure out."

"You're into him, aren't you?"

"We've never met--"

"But it's true isn't it?" Didi stood up. "If there is this--this link--between you, then you...you're his mate. He caught your scent and now he's hell bent."

"Can't be right. I am his enemy."

"No, his upbringing is," Didi said. "What are you feeling?"

There was a knock at the door. That feeling ran down my spine. No! I ran out. "Don't--"

My father rose from his seat. "Stop, Phil--" 

"It's probably some of the guys--"

"WAIT--" 

Before the door could open, the door burst open. Dad shot the first one right away, dropped like a stone. The second rolled in and started shooting, and I dove behind the couch. I looked up to see that Phillip had been shot. I crawled over and pulled a throw off the couch to add pressure to the wound. Karen was still shooting, but I could see the worry in her eyes.

"Take him!" I told her.

"I gotta cover!"

"NOW!" I screamed.

She tossed the gun and I rose from behind the couch. I immediately locked eyes with Kyros, who shot at Didi, but missed. On the first shot I winged one. His eyes flashed at me. I gasped and ducked. 

Suddenly I saw someone jump over the couch and on my father.

"Father!"

"Dad!"

Kyros and I looked at each other as the fight went all over the room. Kyros watched me for a moment but then his focus went back to our fathers. I helped Karen get Phillip to Didi. "Get out."

Didi started shaking her head. "We're hunters--"

"With a man down!" 

Suddenly another wolf stood in our path. I looked up at him, and he froze. He backed down and away, unable to look.

"Thank God!" Karen huffed as we pulled Phil into the bedroom so they could go to the closet and hidden gun room. "You're pure!"

"What?"

"Wolves have a hard time attacking the pure of heart!" She blurted. 

"Inside! Now!" Didi took up the side I was on. "Lock the door!"

Didi and Karen dragged Phillip inside. I closed the door. Did they say I could do a staring contest and win this?

I turned to see my father and Kyros's father fighting on the balcony. Kyros was trying to aim his pistol for a shot and I ran at him full speed. By the time he turned I was in mid-air, and we both fell onto the overturned couch and rolled onto the floor. I was on top of him, and we locked eyes again. I knocked the gun from him with ease, watching it spin across the floor. I leapt after it, only to be caught by the ankle.

"No quarterbreed is stronger than I am!"

I turned onto my back. "Wanna bet?!" I pulled my legs up, surprising him and setting him off balance, and then pushed hard so that he was thrown over my head. WE both rolled to our hands and knees and once again, time hiccoughed.

"AAARGH!" 

We turned to see our fathers still fighting. We both ran for the open doorway, hoping to help. 

"I will kill you and then your daughter!" he raged as they held a takedown position on each other, wrestling and pushing for control. 

"No you won't!" Dad didn't look at me, but at Kyros. Instead of struggling, he relented and Kyros's father crashed into him. He held him in a semi bear hug, looked at Kyros and said, "Your choice now!" With a sad look at me, he pushed backward still holding on to his opponent and they both went over the balcony rail.