Forever (Book 1) (Editing)

Chapter Fifty Four

I hated them. I hated that they only showed up with the most unfortunate timing. I was exhausted. My revelation had gone better than I could have ever hoped for, but it was tiring none the less. Taking on the responsibility of the pack in a manner different from past generations took a lot out of me. It helped that the responsibility wasn’t mine entirely alone any longer and that there were now others who joined me at the top, including my own mate. I was grateful that we were now on the same level, I was immensely glad that he didn’t have to feel inferior to me anymore, that we were completely equal when it came to the pack. Of course I would always be able to do more than any of them could, but even now they would have new abilities to hone and use. It would only make this pack stronger as a whole, and as time goes by more and more of the packs members would end up with traces of the genetics through their offspring. But the fact that I hadn’t yet had a chance to relax or even recuperate from the force of magic used for all of this afternoons events to happen, had me feeling rather lethargic. Sharing so much of my blood with every member of this pack had left me feeling the aftereffects. It was much worse than just the light headedness and dizzy spells that came with donating blood. No this was far more extreme.

I felt physically sick, like I was going to vomit everywhere, my head was pounding, my legs were weak. I felt like at any moment I could drop to unconsciousness. Everything felt hazy. The world around me was fading in and out of vision. One minute its clear, the next a complete blur and I can only make out the shadows. I could hear every thought of every pack member, see through their eyes. If this had all been done with better timing I could more easily learn how to control it, how to block the others out while I focused on the world immediately in front of me. However, like I said, their timing was the most unfortunate.

I had to do my best. I had to try and maintain as much control of these side effects as I possibly could as I ran toward the tree line as the other pack members before us had done. I didn’t have a choice and the last thing I could do was let Colt know exactly what I was feeling. He’d find some means of forcing me to stay behind in this fight, a fight that was my own. And there was no way that I could do that. It was me that they hunted these last few years, me they wanted. I had led them to this town, my town, my pack, and I couldn’t just sit back and recover while many of the people I was responsible for died. No this was a battle I had been fighting for years and I’ll be damned if I didn’t help put an end to it.

Greg had done everything that he could to train me. He’d tried a hundred different ways to help me hone the skills I couldn’t control. And for the most part I’d made progress. I no longer hurt myself when I used them, well at least not every time. And I could control for the most part where I directed the energy. Although it would be a long time before I’ve truly mastered them. But I knew that I would be helpful. That I could do things none of the others could do and that they may possibly need that power. These demons were conniving, vicious and lethal. They don’t think twice about any of their actions.

I know Colt thought that I was scared of this battle, and maybe I was just a little, but my hesitation back in the hall had little to do with fear. I was prepared for this battle as best as I could be with the time provided. I knew that today would bring its end. I knew that I had two of the best trained wolves to protect me. I had no reason to fear what lay before us. Liam, though his powers and abilities may not be big or meaningful to some, would provide an asset to this pack. He would help us in our victory too, but if anyone needed protection it was him. He was mostly human. Although he could boost the abilities of others it wouldn’t help him if he was backed into a corner. He couldn’t heal like we could. He wasn’t as strong as we were. He was both an asset and a liability to this battle, but yet he would be needed. I could feel it ingrained into me like this was always meant to happen.

I glanced over to where my best friend stood. The boy I was most concerned about. I couldn’t see him really, just the hazy outline of his body. As hard as I could concentrate I tried to bring his face into clear view but it was a failed attempt. I could see the blurred movement of his head as he turned to look at me, and then he stopped.