Suddenly, one of the Jade Moon wolves, who I recognize as Marc, one of Amber’s lovers, leaves the group to run towards us. He is clearly attacking us, but even before he is within reach, two of the Blood Moon wolves jump and kill him on the spot. Right behind him, I see his sister whimper, and she starts running, too. But this time, no one stops her. She runs straight to us, visibly aiming for me.
But the she-wolf is suddenly stopped by Nathaniel’s hand. I did not even see him move, but he managed to grab the brown wolf by the throat and holds her at arm’s length, her paws not reaching the ground. She whimpers and tries to free herself from his grasp, but he is clutching, and we suddenly hear her neckbone breaking.
Nathaniel’s eyes roam the assembly, but no one dares to move an inch anymore. He just killed a wolf with a single move, while still in his human form. He opens his hand, and the dead wolf falls at his feet.
“I warned you. Anyone else wants to try me?”
“Enough, enough, please!” Says Vincent, shaking.
Nathaniel turns to him.
“I have yet to hear any names.”
“Nathaniel, stop it.”
Surprised, both Alphas' eyes turn to me, but I’m only looking at Nathaniel.
I can’t really feel sorry for the Jade Moon pack. I wonder if that’s wrong of me, but I just don’t. They were about to trust Amber’s words instead of mine, and they probably didn’t care to know if I was telling the truth anyway. If it wasn’t for Nathaniel, I might already be back in the basement getting a beating by now. I can’t feel sorry for them anymore.
However, even if I don’t consider them my pack anymore, I can’t let the Blood Moon just keep killing them without saying a thing. There are innocent families and children among them. I don’t want to be the reason for bloodshed and tragedy.
I step up to the man I once considered my Alpha, and Bobo comes to stand close to me, acting like a bodyguard again. He finally spits out the lifeless arm. Ugh, I wish he had done that earlier, that’s so gruesome. Nathaniel’s wolvesall start growling loudly, pushing Vincent’s warriors to retreat away from him. I face Vincent, clenching my fist.
“I’m not stopping them because of you. I still hold you responsible for what happened. But this Clan needs its Alpha, and I’m done with seeing blood spilled today.”
“From today on, the Blood Moon Clan is hostile to the Jade Moon Clan,” declares Nathaniel. “Any of you takes one step into our turf, and you will face the consequences.”
This is basically exiling the whole Clan out of Silver City. Even if the Black brothers only reign over half of the City, the remaining Clans won’t take risks by having contact with the Jade Moon Clan. Any other pack’s turf will now be a potential threat to them. Nathaniel just isolated the whole pack in two sentences. Vincent looks like he is about to cry, but unfortunately for him, this is not over yet.
“In ten days at dusk, I want this whole pack to come to the East Point Ground. If a single person is missing, no matter the reason, we will hunt them down. This is a challenge for the Alpha position.”
I stare at Nathaniel, dumbfounded.
A duel to take over the Jade Moon Clan?
Chapter 5
Nathaniel took us back to the city, and a car is waiting for us. Almost all the other wolves have already dispersed one after another, leaving only a few of us. Tonia changes into her human form as soon as she retrieves her clothes from the trunk. Visibly pissed, she quickly puts on her jeans and a tank top and takes the driver’s seat without a look for me. Bobo, who was busy licking the blood off his face and cleaning himself, goes to lay on the back seats. Liam takes his backpack back and changes to his human form, too. The whole time, Nathaniel’s eyes won’t leave him. It seems like I’m not the only one in trouble...
“Nora, you get in the car with Tonia. Liam, you come with me.”
Liam and I exchange a look, but we don’t dare protest. He rolls his eyes and obeys his brother’s, following him to another car. I bet he’s going to get scolded...
I take the first car’s passenger seat and notice a cream wolf with mesmerizing amber-colored eyes jumping in Nathaniel’s car behind us. Aside from Bobo, she’s the only wolf left from the ones that came with Nathaniel. She naturally stands close to him, so I assume she is a member of the Blood Moon pack. So pretty... Who is she? I don’t think I’ve ever seen her before.
I try to get a look at the trio, but Tonia starts the engine, and I lose sight of the other car in a few seconds. We drivefor a while, clearly aiming back to the apartment, but a heavy silence as taken over the vehicle. She doesn’t even put the radio on, and the oppressive atmosphere is unsettling. After a while, I decide to give it a go.
“Tonia, Bobo, I’m sorry...”
“Oh, really?”
She sounds pissed. She must be. I did sneak out of the apartment while Bobo was sleeping... What can I say now? She seems focused on the road, but I’m sure she is boiling inside. Everyone stays silent for a couple of minutes, but suddenly, Tonia explodes and starts yelling.
“Nora, what did you think you were doing! Do you have any idea how mad the Boss is now? Nathaniel could barely keep him from coming! And you know what would have been the result of him coming to get you? Do you know? A slaughter! And you! Do you have any idea how dangerous and stupid of you that was? This idiot Alpha of yours could have hurt you! Or any of those wolves! Do you want to go back to the hospital again? That was a foolish idea to go there alone, Nora!”
“I wasn’t alone...”
She hits the dashboard, making me jump.
