The Alpha and The Enforcer [TATE]

Chapter 13

Ellie's P.O.V

Wolves and rogues clashed across the battlefield, howls, snarls, and screams filled the air. Blood soaked the ground. Most of our warriors were down. The rogues kept coming.

I gripped the wand tighter. The sun would rise soon.

I still had just enough time to make it to Miranda's and give her the wand, just enough time to save Lizzy.

But by the time I got back... the pack might not be here anymore.

Or maybe they'd still be holding on.

They could last a little longer, right? I could do this. Drop the wand off. Come back. Fight.

Just as I turned to run, a howl pierced the air —sharp, pained.

I turned back.

Jacob.

He was on the ground, a massive wolf clamped onto his shoulder. Not just any wolf, Kyle, the rogue leader.

My heart twisted. I could help him. I should help him. But... Lizzy.

What should I do?

Do I run to save Lizzy, save myself, or do I stay, knowing it could cost her everything?

"Help them," Lizzy said, her voice suddenly clear in my head.

"Lizzy... What about you?" I asked.

"I've waited three years... I can wait a little longer." Her voice was weak, but certain. I closed my eyes.

"Go. Save our pack."

When she cut the connection, I tucked the wand deep into my pocket.

"I'll come back for you," I whispered.

Then I ran.

Straight toward Jacob.

I slammed into Kyle, tearing him off Jacob and hurling him across the clearing. He crashed into a tree but recovered fast, shaking it off with a growl.

"Stay down until you heal," I said through the pack's mind link.

"What?" Jacob replied, confused.

I didn't answer. I grabbed my sword and turned back to Kyle.

He shifted into his human form and smirked, tugging on a shirt tied around his leg.

"Well, well," he said. "Look who decided to play the hero. The. Ellie. Hudson."

I stepped forward, blade raised. "You did you're research? Good."

He ducked suddenly and slammed his fist into my stomach. I stumbled, dropping my sword. He moved to strike again, but I dodged, drove my fist into his ribs. A crack echoed. He gasped. I grinned and followed with a punch to the face, a knee to his gut, and slammed him to the ground.

"For a rogue leader, you're pretty weak in human form," I muttered, grabbing my sword and raising it high.

I let out a cry and drove it down, straight for his chest.

But something flashed in my peripheral vision.

Steel.

Another blade slammed into mine, stopping the strike cold.

A figure stepped between us, a girl. She smiled and shoved me back.

Kyle rose beside her, grinning. "Thought you'd come running to save your precious Alpha. That's why I brought someone who can actually match you."