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I can’t let it happen.
It takes everything in me to pad my way forward, moving through the sand. It slows me down, doing nothing to help my wobbly legs. A tan wolf grabs onto Tristan, biting him on the back of the neck. He’s not even done transforming yet, and I see blood seep from the wound.
Rage rises through me, pushing me forward, and I surprise the tan wolf by jumping into his side. He growls and snaps his jowls, biting onto my front leg.
I screech, my wolf releasing a high-pitch, pathetic noise. I feel a disconnection to my body. I know this wolf is me, and I’m her, but it’s as if my humanity refuses to accept that I’m now moon chosen. I’m a damn wolf shifter. Lykoswulf.
But I’m not a female to be bred.
I will be my own leader.
A deep, vicious snarl echoes through the world, and the tan wolf doesn’t see Davian’s coppery form. He’s completed his transformation, his new wolf body incredibly stunning. I’ve never seen anything his color, his fur sparkling in the strange light created from the moon. Latching his teeth onto the tan wolf, Davian shoves him into the ground, trying to pin him. The wolf fights back, and I push to my paws and join Davian, using my weight to keep him down so Davian can tear out his throat. I never thought I’d be such a savage. I never expected to be capable of ending a life. But here I am, my body count stacking up. I can’t even recall how many people I have killed since arriving here. I wish this was it. I wish this would just stop.
“Davian. Eliana. He’s dead. Come on. We need to run.” Chase nudges his black nose into the side of my face. “Wolves took Evander.”
Fear resonates through me, and I whip my attention around, staring at the beach. Adam and Ravi team up and chase off another wolf. It’s the strangest thing seeing them work together. I don’t know if it’s because Adam is considered part of the pack or what, but I don’t like it. I don’t like seeing him with Ravi.
A screech booms through the air, and I swivel and catch sight of Rocco crashing into Kellan again. My wolf whimpers, my whole body turning cold. I thought I hated him. I want to hate him for not giving me answers and for keeping things from me. But a part of me doesn’t believe that he did it with ill intentions as I previously thought. I realize that because of his position in the pack, he was afraid. Because they obviously don’t believe that infrabornes deserve to pass on their genes or some shit.
And now this bastard alpha plans to kill who he considers the weakest member of his pack.
“Go after Evander. I need to help Kellan.” The command comes easily enough, and shock rolls through me as Chase and Tristan obey.
“Restrain her for me, my pup. You’re now Twilight Cove’s infraborne.” Rocco’s rumbly voice shocks me. His words aren’t intended for me though. They’re intended for Davian.
It’s now that I realize why he hasn’t left or obeyed me.
Davian bares his fangs, releasing a low growl. His body trembles, and he slowly steps forward. I can’t do anything as he bows in his wolf form, giving in to the alpha without a fight. And holy shit. The strange disconnect cuts through me, and whatever I felt from Davian before vanishes. With his bow, he will no longer be able to resist the command of his pack alpha. Not now. Not like this. I’m no longer of influence.
Jerking around, Davian crashes into me, planting his big paws on my chest. I snarl and whip my body, biting into the fur on his chest, trying to break away.
“Davian. Davian, get a hold of yourself. Don’t do this. This isn’t you. We are part of a pack, remember?” I think the words, trying to send them to Davian through a mental link.
He doesn’t respond. He doesn’t move.
I don’t want to hurt him, but I don’t want to die either. And the Twilight Cove alpha plans to kill me. That’s his way of getting back at the Sunset Pointe pack for stealing me out from under them. I was promised to Twilight Cove by the Crystalrock pack after all.
“Bring her here. She will watch as you kill this traitorous bastard,” Rocco says, the dark eyes of his wolf staring at me as if I’m his prey.
“I’m sorry, Eliana.” The softness of Davian’s voice hurts me more than his teeth grabbing me by my neck.
I buck my body, trying to break free of his hold. I feel like a small puppy getting carried around. His wolf frame is twice the size of mine, and he easily drags me forward no matter how much I fight. I can’t swing my body close enough to bite him.
Davian only releases me when Rocco grabs me with his teeth next, slamming me to the ground and pouncing on my side, pinning me in place.
I meet Kellan’s bright blue eyes, his wolf whimpering with blood staining the white parts of his coat.
“Davian, please. Please don’t do this. Remember who you are. You’re not some feral animal. You’re a human. You are from the human world. Don’t give in to your beast. You don’t have to do this. Please.” I whimper with my words, my wolf crying with my deep distraught. It’s as if a part of me dies even though I continue to live.
“Do it. Do it now,” Rocco snaps, pounding his paws against my ribs.
I howl in pain, struggling to breathe in my new form with the weight of his body crushing me. I expect Ravi to come rushing to my side, but he doesn’t. I don’t know where he is. I don’t know where the others have gone chasing after Evander. They didn’t know that Davian would fall victim to the call of his alpha so suddenly. I didn’t know that either.
Rocco snarls. “Now!”
“Davian, no!” The words whip from me with a bark, the noise wild enough to strike strength into Kellan. He manages to shift his body, but he can’t get to his feet. I bark again, thrashing, putting up a fight. I will not submit to this beast. I will not allow him to treat me like this or let him hurt Kellan. “You need to fight with me, Kellan. Davian is lost. You need to fight. You need to turn your back on the Twilight Cove pack. I will take you as my own. But you have to fight. Prove to me you’re worthy of a bond. Fight!”
Rocco swings his big head down, locking his teeth to my neck. Pain seers across my body, but instead of incapacitating me, it jolts me into action. I whip my head and snarl, snapping my teeth, trying to bite him anywhere I can. He stumbles, my movements knocking his big paws away, and he automatically releases me. I manage to snag his front paw with my teeth, and I bite as hard as I can. I won’t let go. Someone is going to have to pry me away or kill me. This alpha is not in control. I’m not a thing for him to claim or discard. I’m moon blessed and goddess chosen. I accept the call of the moon. I accept this fate.
