Chapter Seventy–Two- Casually
Chris’s Pov
Black Hills had declared a state of emergency. How dare that Lycan terrorize my pack! A guard had been found dead at his lodge- the same one who had guarded the Lycan’s prison during the early days. Killing him must have been revenge.
“This Lycan won’t survive today! How did it even know I was coming to kill it?” I growled to myself, searching around. Our warriors were sprawled across the palace, scouring every corner. It wouldn’t have gone far.
My father was tugging at my mind link, but I ignored him. He shouldn’t involve himself in handling the Lycan. His strength wasn’t what it used to be, and he was the last honest parent had. He needed to stay safe.
“Alpha, Beta Ray…!” a guard began, but he didn’t finish his message
Fear gripped my heart, What had happened to Ray? I ran toward the direction of the guard’s voice, but all I saw were trails.
“Alpha!” another guard screamed behind me.
What was all this confusion? Where was the Lycan? Where was Ray? Reluctantly, I opened my mind link.
“Alpha, the Lycan is running into the forest. I’m on its trail!” Ray’s voice rang in my head before he shut the link.
“Beta Ray is in the forest. Get me the warriors!” I ordered the guards who immediately sprinted off.
The forest was dark and misty. I hoped the Lycan wouldn’t try to counterattack Ray. The destruction in the prison still stunned me. How had he broken free while only advancing to Delta rank? He surely hadn’t received any help.
I trusted my warriors to catch up soon. I stooped low and began shifting. My wolf surged forward, eager to aid Ray, who was now in
harm’s way.
“That Lycan will lose a…!” I snarled mid–sentence, the last part morphing into a growl as my wolf took control. Black fur sprouted from my skin, and my bones cracked, reshaping into a dominant stance.
With a single leap, I sped into the forest, following the faint scent of Beta Ray. His wolf rarely left a scent when running, and if he weren’t from my pack, tracking him would have been nearly impossible. I wondered how the warriors would manage to find us.
“Alpha, he’s moving toward Silver Pack. Should I alert my sister?” Ray’s voice asked again, breaking through the mind link.
Could he do that–alert someone who wasn’t from our pack? The trees ahead began to look different, resembling the ones near Silver Pack. What did the Lycan want there?⚫
“If you can, do it. But tell her to pull all her border warriors inside to keep them from dying!” I replied.
His mind link shut again, and I heard a loud howl. Was that his plan? I hadn’t even considered it. Another wolf howled in response, followed by another, and another.
“Alpha, he stopped at the border. Should I let him enter and find out what he wants?” Ray asked.
At that moment, I caught sight of his wolf, crouched by a tree. His gray fur shone under the moonlight, giving him a superior glow. His wolf moved toward the Lycan. I followed cautiously, my jaw dropping when I saw it.
The Lycan stood a sturdy eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and black fur. He was on his hind legs, staring at Silver
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territory.
“She’s your sister, isn’t she?” the Lycan asked, his deep, trembling ce cutting through the stiff air,
Was he speaking to Ray? Ray’s wolf let out a soft sound that seemed to confirm it. Were they communicating?
“She is a powerful girl, that one. A lot of power runs through both of your veins,” the Lycan continued, turning fully toward Bay.
I couldn’t understand what was happening. This creature had escaped prison, killed a guard, and was how casually chatting with my
Beta.
The Lycan took a step forward into Silver Pack. “I’d like to meet your sister. There are things only she can help me with.”
What? How did he know she was Ray’s sister? And he thought he could casually waltz into Silver Pack to ask for help?
“If you’d take me to her, I’d be grateful and leave your lands in peace. All I want is to save myself. I don’t mean trouble,” he added.
He didn’t mean trouble? Hadn’t’he caused destruction and death in my pack? I crept closer, but a twig snapped under my paw. The Lycan turned, and I quickly ducked back. A surprise attack was the only way to bring down something as massive as him.
Ray’s wolf sprang forward, eyes glowing orange with his usual stubborn determination.
“Alpha, his weak point is the head,” Ray said through the mind link.
I crawled closer, relieved he wasn’t trying to let the Lycan meet his sister.
The Lycan smirked, rising to his full height. “You don’t seem like you’re going to take me to her.”
Ray’s wolf snarled and lunged at him. The Lycan stepped back, the smirk still plastered on his face.
“Get him from your angle,” Ray ordered, headbutting the Lycan with full force.
The Lycan staggered but quickly regained balance, growling. My claws extended, and I dove from my hiding spot, slashing across his neck. Thick fat cushioned the blow, making the injury superficial.
Ray struck him again, forcing him to retreat. My claws swiped at him, but he dodged, kicking up sand.
“This won’t end well,” the Lycan barked, crouching into a fighting stance. His hind legs bent back, bulking with muscle.
Ray lunged, but the Lycan sidestepped and sprinted toward Silver Pack’s border, crashing through.
“Ray, block him! He’ll harm innocent wolves!” I shouted.
Ray quickened his pace, howling in alarm. The Lycan sent a barrel of silver powder flying toward us. Ray leaped past it, but it slowed
me down.
Why did Silver Pack keep barrels of silver lying around the border? Their wolves must have some resistance to it. I was reminded of when they’d attacked.
Ray tore through the Lycan’s fur, slowing him momentarily. But the Lycan kicked him back into a tree, leaving him bleeding and
swollen.
I froze, staring at the Lycan’s glowing red eyes–burning with anger and hate, filled with nothing but sinister inten
“It’s an Alpha Lycan King,” Ray rasped, his voice fading. “Alpha, avoid
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him…”
“Ray! Ray!” I called, but my cries echoed unanswered through the empty forest,
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