Big Bad Wolfie

After we found Rose and trainer Marco, he and I drove to a hill near the west edge of the territory where it was deserted and quiet, while everyone else took their own places.

I spoke into the ear piece that lets me communicate with the others, "Check, check. Can everyone hear me? Over."

I got all affirmative responses.

On the hill we'll have the high ground and a visual on anything that's approaching before it has a visual on us.

Not that visual means much to hybrids with their keen sense of hearing and smell, but it's something.

"Alright guys, now that the coms are back online, you know the plan" I grunted into the earpiece. "Draw the hybrid army to the hills on the west corner. We'll use weapon number 5543 and this war will be finished in one battle. Over."

If only there were actually a weapon that could do such a thing.

"What about The King? Over." Rose questioned like we planned.

"Does anybody have eyes on him? Over." I played along.

Everyone said no, as expected.

"If anyone gets a visual on him call it in immediately. If he shows up here without his army the weapon is useless and we're all screwed. Over." I tried my best to act panicked.

There's no way this is gonna work.

"Are you sure it doesn't work on him? Over," Happy interjected.

"Yes. 5543 targets their hive mind. If the king comes and disconnects the sonic holocron arc reactor," hopefully no hybrids are fans of space adventures from a galaxy far far away or super hero hi-jinx, "the jig is up. Over."

"Got it. Drawing front lines towards West Hills now, over." Wolfie responded with one of the first true statements this entire conversation.

. . . Hopefully this was enough to convince the Hybrid King not to take the risk of leading his troops here.

Silence followed over the earpieces but I could still hear the battle going on in the distance.

I guess this is as good a time as any to see if they really do have hive mind.

"Our forces are drawing back there but they're not following, Maria. Over," Wolfie told the group.

Marco and I looked at each other.

Oh my goddess.

For once the hybrids' ability to listen in to radio conversations is going to be to their detriment.

"What?" I couldn't keep the excitement out of my voice, though I'm sure it could easily be confused with panic.

I can't believe this is actually about to work.

I'm gonna kill this b*tch for everything he's done.

I'm not excited about it.

I don't get excited about killing things.

But after all the death he's caused, after my parents, after Desi. . . I'm certainly not going to feel bad about it.

"They're not following to the hills. Over," Wolfie repeated.

Good.

"Try harder. Over," I demanded, which actually meant get back here for backup, but only we know that.

Suddenly the world got a little quieter.

The birds in the forest stopped flying, the crickets weren't chirping, and the rodents had taken shelter underground.

Even the wind blowing through the trees seems to have been scared off.

I slowly turned to the forest behind the hill. Marco, one of the best warriors I've met, the one who taught me and my friends everything, followed.

We were scared.

knew this would happen. This

feel my own fear crawling up

to climb up this hill, and the rage I felt towards him for killing my parents and cousin gave me the courage to wait for him. But now that he is here, all that is left is the utter terror from my nightmares. I don't have to worry about finding the courage to stay here because I'm

hiding the dread, but Marco is doing fine. The only thing tipping me off to his fear

his figure emerged from

suddenly I have

I see is

I'm

don't even feel the pain from holding my breath too

feel

can't even think about running,

the world the open up and swallow me whole more than I do in this

a second he was on the hill

this moment already topped the

"Hello."

Kill me.

it. I can't do

is a disturbing mix of

Wolfie's gets when his wolf speaks through him only if he was possessed by evil

felt someone with sharp claws put their hands

only Marco in attack mode grasping my

could I when my brain is consumed by terror, that my own claws were out and they were digging

but I couldn't tell you what he

And

must you play with your food? Just

he tilted his head in

zombie possessed by

trick. I'm here. What now little girl?

didn't feel myself clawing at my skin, but I did

I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't I can't I

sun started to set behind the

there was an all consuming red fire ball coming to

murderous fangs hidden by the shadow he'd

opening up behind him, just makes him look like a demon emerging from a portal to h3ll come to punish me for getting so many good people

. . I do

burn, but maybe if I hold my breath long

girl we kidnapped from House

my world shatters just

really helped my clan refine

my veins at the mention of such

me start scratching again. I need to rip

painless death, despite how much you helped us. You and your mate are mixed species after all. That's too convenient

brain, just screaming. The screaming that I would be doing if my

of my mate kept me from going off

I'm not

I croaked in a

I thought I

I've ever laid eyes on in my terrifying life. His fangs

"No?" He repeated, amused.

my head rapidly to repeat my point

toothy mouth that I can only assume

are you going to

you," I stuttered, not even believing

And neither did he.

out

you going

badly to release more

he grinned maliciously. "Just come nicely and help me get your

when my brain is out of commission I know none of that

and forced it behind my eyes. For a split second I looked at him with something other

the fear was refusal to submit