I have no idea where I’m headed, but I don’t slow down. Suddenly, I trip over something. It’s a body... Taaron King! The Alpha is in such a bad state, his throat torn open, I can’t bear to look. I don’t know who killed him, but I can’t stop. I get back up and start running once more. I try looking for a familiar face, anyone who can help me. Where is Liam, where is Nate? The gunshots have stopped. I run into someone, and some unknown wolf attacks me. A grey shadow and his fangs suddenly grasp my leg. I let out a cry of pain, but the pressure’s suddenly gone.
“Nora!”
I turn around. William! I grab my cousin’s collar, still in his human form and start screaming everything my lungs have left.
“William, Damian’s hurt! He’s hurt! Someone was shooting at us, and he... he got in between, he... He was losing blood, a lot of blood! William, please, you have to help him! I beg you, please!”
My cousin puts his hands on my face, looking horrified. “Nora, you’re injured, you—”
“I don’t care! Just help Damian, please, William! Please!”
He hesitates, but I’m just begging and crying like crazy. He quickly nods, and suddenly turns around while taking off his jacket, looking for someone.
“David! Nicki! Pierce! ...Lara!” He calls around.
He puts his jacket on my shoulders, and two wolves suddenly emerge from the black smoke. William pushes me toward them, but I ignore him.
“William, Damian, Damian he—”
“Nora, I swear I’ll go find him, but you have to get away from here! Stay with those two, they’ll escort you out! Okay?”
I can only nod, a bit numb to whatever he’s saying. But his words and Bobo’s resonate in my head, and I get it. I have to get out of here, run away. My wolf is begging me to go back to Damian, and I want to listen to her so, so badly. The only thing I’m scared of right now is my mate. I don’t care about the explosions around us, the raging battle between all werewolves, or the corpses we run across.
The two wolves run in front of me, and I follow them like I’m in some nightmare. My legs are going numb, but I just can’t stop. My heart stayed behind, where Damian was lying. I can’t believe this is happening...
The stadium is invaded by smoke, and fires started after the explosions. Ashes are flying all around us, spreading so much smoke that I have no idea where we are headed. I just follow the duo blindly through the chaos.
Suddenly, a new gunshot bursts. The wolf that was running next to me stops running mid-air and rolls on the ground. Moon Goddess! Her head is covered in blood. She’s dead. I gasp, and the other wolf turns around, facing a silhouette running towards us.
Another bang and he falls down like a dead weight. I scream in horror. Moon Goddess, they are both... I turn around, trying to look for the culprit. Who did this? Who shot them?
“Nora, Nora...”
A chill runs down my spine. That voice... Oh, Moon Goddess, no, no, not him, not now... I start running in the opposite direction. My legs take full speed, and I shapeshift in the middle of it without slowing down. My wolf takes over, and she’s braver than me. Fear doesn’t stop her; she keeps running as fast and as far as she can.
Why is he here? How the hell did he get here! This nightmare is getting worst by the minute. I can hear him running behind me. Can I outrun him? Can I? I have to!
“What the...? Nora?”
I turn my head, and I suddenly bump into someone at full speed. I fall on him, but he helps me up right away.
“Nora? Moon Goddess, you’re covered in blood! Who—?”
“Run!”
“What?”
“He’s here! He—"
I see his eyes finally spot the silhouette behind me. In a split second, Vince’s expression changes, and he pushes me away from him. I hear another gunshot, and Vince’s eyes suddenly go blank. I scream uncontrollably. He falls on his knees like a puppet. Moon Goddess, Vince! I can’t stop looking at the Jade Moon Alpha’s corpse, lying at my feet. A loud crying echoes in my ears, making me go insane. Moon Goddess, please make it stop...
A flash of pain suddenly tears my leg apart. I scream again, from the pain this time. I barely heard the gunshot. I fall, the pain bursting through my whole body. I suffocate. The bullet’s silver is killing me, making my whole body spasm. I try to gasp for air, but a slap across my face throws me down.
“Finally! Finally, I can give you what you deserve, you little whore!”
His voice disgusts me the most, despite whatever else I’m going through. I spit some blood and raise my eyes to look at him, ignoring the pain.
Marcus.
