Big Bad Wolfie

Maria's POV

I gave the hybrid his knife back.

Right between the eyes.

I felt a slight twinge somewhere deep in my chest, but I'm good at ignoring it by now.

I honestly hate taking life. I really do. Even the worst people I have a bit of trouble with.

Even after everything they've done to me, it's hard to kill them.

Because the moon goddess cursed me with a conscience, d@mnit.

I don't know why. Not many other pure bloods seem to have one.

But I do.

So whenever it appears necessary to take someone's life, I'm always confronted with. . .

Who do you think you are? You're not the goddess. Why do you decide who deserves to live or die? EVERYONE deserves a second chance.

From my heart and. . .

I can decide because life's not about 'deserve'. It's about who's strong enough to take what they want. To do what they need to survive.

And it's not an option to let the bad guys get what they want, that'd be the end of the world as we know it, so it's up to us to be stronger, even when we're totally not.

From my brain.

It's not fun at all.

I heard the thunderous growling from everyone around me.

Oh, yeah. Back to fighting for our lives.

More hybrids popped out of the foliage.

Now there are six of them surrounding us.

There are seven of us.

I know they're technically the ones outnumbered. . . But that ratio doesn't give us good chances.

Three of the hybrids turned into their wolf forms and the others stayed as vampires with their fangs out.

Then they pounced.

"Run!" I yelled.

Everyone broke out into a sprint.

"Shouldn't we stay and fight?" Happy questioned, running beside me. "Six less hybrids for us to worry about."

"Oh don't worry, we won't make it far before they catch up and we're forced to fight. I just wanted to make it to this clearing and —"

Happy and I had to drop to our stomachs to dodge the hybrid in wolf form flying over our heads. Eyes glowing blue and deadly mouth in a viscous snarl.

We hopped back up and got into a fighting stance. Happy shifted, and so did Wolfie and Stephan.

I didn't let myself look at Wolfie's fighting form, I don't have time to be distracted.

Moon goddess, please don't let any of us die.

A hybrid still in "human" form set her sights on me. And smiled. A hungry, predatory smile.

Alright, let's get this party started.

I smiled back.

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Jason's POV

Holy s**t

from 30 feet away to nearly biting my leg

over exaggerating when I say

the same speed, he dove for my right flank. I rolled out of the way

of adrenaline and Ki came to the

When this happens, he usually helps me easily rip my opponent to

a feeling this time might be

I was

and fought and we couldn't manage to get the upper hand. The only thing we could manage to

theirs would drop then bounce right back

hybrids got

They

They fight

the h3ll

I heard

busted to the

And I let him.

finally ripped this sucker's throat out after a few more maneuvers with

swung us around to find what made

a new wound,

was even a hybrid near

'I will kill the one who did that

constricted. It looks kind of similar to

His

claw marks across her chest almost match what probably turned to scars on

Left by us when we forcibly marked

Well, when he forcibly

let out an earth

While Maria was helping Cali fight, another mutt was about

Ki tackled him and ripped his sorry head off before he could realize what was

to the girl that Maria had dealt with that was

Cali were fighting, just for being near his mate, but Maria beat him to

Once she moved on to the next, Ki finished him off

Rose and Brandon were having trouble defeating an enormous mutt in wolf form, but once Maria joined the mix, they got the

so

comforting thing in the world for

Knowing they have it under control, Ki went to help Zach and Stephan, and the three of us were able to take care of

I let out

We won.

Now I just have to real Malaki back in.

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Maria's POV

heavily by the end of the

the goddess none

apology, Maria," Cali panted. "You

"Don't worry about it. Let's just get the h3ll away from here. We don't need more to

Cali nodded.

of the group agreed

we started making our way north hoping to find the running water that everyone could faintly smell, keeping in mind the hybrid base

can clean up any injuries

in

. He's freaking

growled at me

And

around him,

I rolled

feel like doing

"What do

his nose against my leg, near wear the claw marks

"Yes, I know Wolfie. That's why we're trying to find a stream, to clean it up. Now get out of my way." I tried to

angry bark and I rolled my eyes

They can't get butt hurt when I call them a dog if they're going