to remind her of the visions she had been having. She didn’t see much in the vision, but she heard chanting and wolves.
She pulled Ox down and whispered in his ear. “Ox, is there anyone on the council that you know or trust?”
“I know of them but not enough to trust. I do know one of the enforcers, though, we used to be in the same pack years ago. I trust him. Why?”
“I’ve been having partial visions of something bad about to happen to the wolf nation. I couldn’t get a clear vision, I think, because I’m involved. I feel something is about to happen tonight. See if your friend has anyone that could be called in for backup.”
“Diana, I can’t leave you unprotected.”
“I’ll be fine right here until you get back. We need help, just in case.”
He growled but then turned and walked off into the shadows where she had seen the enforcers retreat. She felt eyes on her, and when she looked around, she thought she saw glowing eyes, a lot of them. Fuck, this was going to turn really bad.
She watched as Lucas continued his fight with Kilian in wolf form. He was moving slower than usual due to the non-healing wound. She wanted to rush to his side and take care of him, but she couldn’t. Any interference by her, for any reason, would forfeit the match to Kilian.
Movement in the woods had her inner wolf pacing back and forth in anxiousness. Her wolf wanted them to leave, she scented danger. Diana’s previous visions all featured glowing eyes; this was all so surreal.
Come on, Lucas, take him down. Lucas took a swipe of claws from Kilian in the face. Lucas shoved him away with his head. Kilian was getting cocky. He lunged forward again when Lucas seemed to be breathing heavily. Lucas moved out of his way at the last minute and then turned the tables by making his own lunge straight for the throat. He pinned Kilian and sank his teeth in Kilian’s neck, drawing a little blood.
“Call it!” Councilman Shamos yelled out.
Two of the enforcers stepped forward and halted Lucas from making the kill. Lucas and Kilian shifted back to human form, both bleeding and bruised. Lucas’s shift was shaky. There was definitely something blocking the magic of his shift, or at least making it drag out. Once they were both in human form, the enforcers pulled them to stand before the council. Kilian was barely standing, needing one of the enforcers to hold him up. The council members conferred, and there seemed to be some arguing back and forth. All of a sudden, Councilman Dolf stormed off into shadows of the woods. What was that about?
Councilman Shamos stepped forward. “Let it be recorded that Councilman Dolf refused to make the declaration. The winner of the challenge is Lucas Danvers. Danvers’ claim is the primary claim and the council recognizes this mating as a good mating.”
Just as Lucas turned toward her with a smile, Councilman Dolf emerged from the shadows. “The council has been compromised and I am going to clean house.”
Shamos glared at him. “You and what army?”
“Mine.”
The glowing eyes she had seen in the dark moved forward and they found themselves surrounded by over a dozen lone wolves. Oh shit.
Chapter 16
Lucas turned to Diana. “Run!”
There was no way in hell she would leave her mate to face all these rogue wolves. She would fight by his side. She stepped forward only to be stopped by her father, who grabbed her from behind. She struggled to get loose. She stomped on his foot hard, then elbowed him in the gut. Her father gasped and let her go. She turned to face the man who had treated her like she was nothing her whole life.
“You little bitch. You should have been the one to die instead of your mother. At least she was a full gypsy and had powers. What can you do?”
“I can beat the shit out of you.” She threw a hard punch right in his face and knocked him backward. The force of her punch stunned him.
“How?”
She circled him keeping her eyes on him.
She pulled Ox down and whispered in his ear. “Ox, is there anyone on the council that you know or trust?”
“I know of them but not enough to trust. I do know one of the enforcers, though, we used to be in the same pack years ago. I trust him. Why?”
“I’ve been having partial visions of something bad about to happen to the wolf nation. I couldn’t get a clear vision, I think, because I’m involved. I feel something is about to happen tonight. See if your friend has anyone that could be called in for backup.”
“Diana, I can’t leave you unprotected.”
“I’ll be fine right here until you get back. We need help, just in case.”
He growled but then turned and walked off into the shadows where she had seen the enforcers retreat. She felt eyes on her, and when she looked around, she thought she saw glowing eyes, a lot of them. Fuck, this was going to turn really bad.
She watched as Lucas continued his fight with Kilian in wolf form. He was moving slower than usual due to the non-healing wound. She wanted to rush to his side and take care of him, but she couldn’t. Any interference by her, for any reason, would forfeit the match to Kilian.
Movement in the woods had her inner wolf pacing back and forth in anxiousness. Her wolf wanted them to leave, she scented danger. Diana’s previous visions all featured glowing eyes; this was all so surreal.
Come on, Lucas, take him down. Lucas took a swipe of claws from Kilian in the face. Lucas shoved him away with his head. Kilian was getting cocky. He lunged forward again when Lucas seemed to be breathing heavily. Lucas moved out of his way at the last minute and then turned the tables by making his own lunge straight for the throat. He pinned Kilian and sank his teeth in Kilian’s neck, drawing a little blood.
“Call it!” Councilman Shamos yelled out.
Two of the enforcers stepped forward and halted Lucas from making the kill. Lucas and Kilian shifted back to human form, both bleeding and bruised. Lucas’s shift was shaky. There was definitely something blocking the magic of his shift, or at least making it drag out. Once they were both in human form, the enforcers pulled them to stand before the council. Kilian was barely standing, needing one of the enforcers to hold him up. The council members conferred, and there seemed to be some arguing back and forth. All of a sudden, Councilman Dolf stormed off into shadows of the woods. What was that about?
Councilman Shamos stepped forward. “Let it be recorded that Councilman Dolf refused to make the declaration. The winner of the challenge is Lucas Danvers. Danvers’ claim is the primary claim and the council recognizes this mating as a good mating.”
Just as Lucas turned toward her with a smile, Councilman Dolf emerged from the shadows. “The council has been compromised and I am going to clean house.”
Shamos glared at him. “You and what army?”
“Mine.”
The glowing eyes she had seen in the dark moved forward and they found themselves surrounded by over a dozen lone wolves. Oh shit.
Chapter 16
Lucas turned to Diana. “Run!”
There was no way in hell she would leave her mate to face all these rogue wolves. She would fight by his side. She stepped forward only to be stopped by her father, who grabbed her from behind. She struggled to get loose. She stomped on his foot hard, then elbowed him in the gut. Her father gasped and let her go. She turned to face the man who had treated her like she was nothing her whole life.
“You little bitch. You should have been the one to die instead of your mother. At least she was a full gypsy and had powers. What can you do?”
“I can beat the shit out of you.” She threw a hard punch right in his face and knocked him backward. The force of her punch stunned him.
“How?”
She circled him keeping her eyes on him.
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