Silver Moon (ManxMan)

034

They come in the middle of the night.

Immediately they got passed the barrier, there was a loud bang, like an explosion. It startled all Astirians awake and immediately they were on their feet or sitting up, fear began to sink into them.

Cobie scrambled off the bed and grabbed the gun he kept on the bedside drawer. Erik made his way to the window, his eyes widening at the bright dark red color the sky was. Evil was within Astir.

The Alpha was here.

"Where are the kids?" Erik asked through the pack link as he made his way towards Cobie who was pulling out his duffle bag from the walk in closet.

"Pytor's got them." came Michel immediate reply.

"I need to get to your study. It's got a rounded view." Cobie said as he heaved the bag onto his shoulder. Erik grabbed Cobie's hand and led him out of the room. Everyone was running helter skelter as Erik led Cobie towards his office.

"They brought an EMF, all signals all down. We can only communicate through the pack link." Gabriel's said, his voice loud in Erik's ears. Erik looks at Cobie who had gone still.

"Cobie l-"

"Colson and Pa." Cobie turned around and took the stairs up, running as fast as the duffle bag would allow. Erik doesn't hesitate to follow his mate up the stairs, his promise to keep them safe ringing in his ears. They bump into Colson who was carrying his own duffle bag with Pa right beside him.

The twins hug as tightly as they could before they pulled apart.

"We need to get to Erik's office." Cobie said and then looked at his Alpha. "Did you get the chance to plan How the pack warriors would be dispatched?"

"No. We just only had training this morning." Erik replied as they walked down the stairs and headed towards his office. Erik could still hear the wolves running around, he could feel their fear in the pack bond.

"How about sending some to the Elders, another to the orphanages, schools and dorms, and hospitals..." Cobie said as they rushed down the hallway. "Aetos can assist with any other thing. Colson and I will take it from up here." Cobie adds just as they pushed through door of Erik's office.

"Don't come down and just stay up here, okay?" Erik asked, reaching up to cup Cobie's cheeks. "Don't come down. Please." Erik begged. He leaned down to press a desperate kiss to Cobie's lips.

"I'll be here and I'll be safe." Cobie promised. "Please be careful and don't die or I'll bring you back to life and kill you myself."

"I promise."

Erik looks at Cobie for a few seconds before pressing one last kiss to his mate's lips.  He looked at Pa and Colson who were standing behind Cobie and said.

"Be safe."

"We will."

Erik nods and after taking one final glance at Cobie, he walks to the nearest window and jumps right out. He lands on one knee and if it was any other time, Cobie would have snickered at Erik's hero landing but this time, they were facing a deadly threat.

"Let's set up." Cobie told his brother. Just as he pulls out a rifle from the bag, a loud piercing scream filled the air. It was sharp and loud and was so full of pain that it made Cobie wince.

Everywhere fell silent after that. It was so quiet that it felt like Cobie could hear his heartbeat and could feel every fast beat. A cold still ran down his back and that's when he smelt it.

The smell of something dirty and decayed.

The berserkers were here.

"Hurry. Strap in and attach the scopes, we're gonna need them." Cobie instructed. "Use the muzzle too, we want to be as quiet as possible when taking shots."
Cobie grabbed his guns and set them up by the window facing the back of the house, that was where the wolves would most likely pass through because of the forest.