They will not join forces as each coven wants the entire right to
sacrifice Lucy. None of them will actually share her. Divided magic is not what
they’re looking for. They’re hoping to divide, extract, and conquer,” Matthew
said. “We’ve got time.”
Caleb looked through the telescope and saw the witches
trying to take down the force-field.
“Should I take Lucy, and run?”
“No.” Matthew shook his head. “You’re stronger here
surrounded by your pack and your loved ones. Believe it or not, Lucy has just
showed our pack and the witches where her loyalty lies.”
“She’s loyal to us,” Caleb said. He didn’t have any
doubt. She would fight for them.
“Yes, but any doubters within the pack have just been
shown they don’t need to be. She picked us. She didn’t go running toward the
witches.” Matthew held his hand up as Caleb was about to protest. “It’s a weird
kind of logic, but it works. Go with it.”
“It’s still fucked up. They’re going to try to kill
Lucy to get to her. Why would she side with a coven of witches intent on actually sacrificing her?” Guy asked.
“I said it was a weird logic. You’ll be surprised how
many people are willing to kill themselves for their pack or their coven. It
makes no sense.” Matthew tapped his shoulder. “It also helps you’ve mated to
her. You’ve shown the pack you mean business. You can’t leave.”
“I won’t leave. I’ll do whatever I have to do to keep
her safe.” Caleb looked through the telescope, and moved it toward the town. He
saw Lucy sitting with her palms out as she added more barriers to her spells.
Bianca was lighting candles around her, and was close. “What do we do?”
“We call a pack meeting,” Matthew said. “We don’t have
any human mates, so we’re not worried about that.”
“We need to keep the submissive wolves safe,” Emma
said.
“We round up the wolves, and we protect our own.”
Matthew left the tower. “I need someone here.”
“I’ll share it with Guy,” Caleb said. “Together we can
keep an eye on our women, and the town. We’ll both be ready to fight when the
time is right.”
His father pulled him in for a hug, and left.
He watched his parents leave the watchtower. Forcing
himself to stop watching Lucy, he started looking around the boundary of the
pack. He couldn’t find anything so far. Only one coven of witches was trying to
get to his mate.
“How are you holding up?” Guy asked.
“My mate is being threatened, and I want to kill every
last one of those bitches.” Caleb would tear them apart one by one.
“It’s a shame they could use magic on us. It’s not a
fair fight.”
“There’s ways of taking on a witch.” He looked toward
the coven, and they were each taking turns trying to attack the invisible
barrier.
For the next three hours, he kept guard, checking the
perimeter. Guy left to go and take food to their women, and he watched as Lucy
paused in her spells to eat. Even through the telescope, he saw that she was
exhausted.
Guy brought him some food, and he ate while watching.
Chapter Nine
Lucy ate her sandwich, enjoying the small break she
was getting. She was so tired. The biggest problem with dealing with magic, and
her being so new, she was easily tired. It was just too much at times. The pack
was counting on her, and she was scared of failing them.
“Are you okay?” Bianca asked.
“Yeah, I’m just eating some food.” She wiped at her
eyes, feeling the exhaustion taking over.
“If you need to rest, then rest.”
“I can’t. I need to do this. This is all happening
because of me.”
Bianca moved past the candles, and wrapped her arms
around her neck, hugging her. “It’s not.”
“If I wasn’t here, the coven wouldn’t be here trying
to kill you all.”
“You’re part of us. Caleb is your man, you’re his
mate.”
“Speaking of mates, you’re with Guy now. I see the
mating mark on your neck.”
Bianca sat in front of her,
sacrifice Lucy. None of them will actually share her. Divided magic is not what
they’re looking for. They’re hoping to divide, extract, and conquer,” Matthew
said. “We’ve got time.”
Caleb looked through the telescope and saw the witches
trying to take down the force-field.
“Should I take Lucy, and run?”
“No.” Matthew shook his head. “You’re stronger here
surrounded by your pack and your loved ones. Believe it or not, Lucy has just
showed our pack and the witches where her loyalty lies.”
“She’s loyal to us,” Caleb said. He didn’t have any
doubt. She would fight for them.
“Yes, but any doubters within the pack have just been
shown they don’t need to be. She picked us. She didn’t go running toward the
witches.” Matthew held his hand up as Caleb was about to protest. “It’s a weird
kind of logic, but it works. Go with it.”
“It’s still fucked up. They’re going to try to kill
Lucy to get to her. Why would she side with a coven of witches intent on actually sacrificing her?” Guy asked.
“I said it was a weird logic. You’ll be surprised how
many people are willing to kill themselves for their pack or their coven. It
makes no sense.” Matthew tapped his shoulder. “It also helps you’ve mated to
her. You’ve shown the pack you mean business. You can’t leave.”
“I won’t leave. I’ll do whatever I have to do to keep
her safe.” Caleb looked through the telescope, and moved it toward the town. He
saw Lucy sitting with her palms out as she added more barriers to her spells.
Bianca was lighting candles around her, and was close. “What do we do?”
“We call a pack meeting,” Matthew said. “We don’t have
any human mates, so we’re not worried about that.”
“We need to keep the submissive wolves safe,” Emma
said.
“We round up the wolves, and we protect our own.”
Matthew left the tower. “I need someone here.”
“I’ll share it with Guy,” Caleb said. “Together we can
keep an eye on our women, and the town. We’ll both be ready to fight when the
time is right.”
His father pulled him in for a hug, and left.
He watched his parents leave the watchtower. Forcing
himself to stop watching Lucy, he started looking around the boundary of the
pack. He couldn’t find anything so far. Only one coven of witches was trying to
get to his mate.
“How are you holding up?” Guy asked.
“My mate is being threatened, and I want to kill every
last one of those bitches.” Caleb would tear them apart one by one.
“It’s a shame they could use magic on us. It’s not a
fair fight.”
“There’s ways of taking on a witch.” He looked toward
the coven, and they were each taking turns trying to attack the invisible
barrier.
For the next three hours, he kept guard, checking the
perimeter. Guy left to go and take food to their women, and he watched as Lucy
paused in her spells to eat. Even through the telescope, he saw that she was
exhausted.
Guy brought him some food, and he ate while watching.
Chapter Nine
Lucy ate her sandwich, enjoying the small break she
was getting. She was so tired. The biggest problem with dealing with magic, and
her being so new, she was easily tired. It was just too much at times. The pack
was counting on her, and she was scared of failing them.
“Are you okay?” Bianca asked.
“Yeah, I’m just eating some food.” She wiped at her
eyes, feeling the exhaustion taking over.
“If you need to rest, then rest.”
“I can’t. I need to do this. This is all happening
because of me.”
Bianca moved past the candles, and wrapped her arms
around her neck, hugging her. “It’s not.”
“If I wasn’t here, the coven wouldn’t be here trying
to kill you all.”
“You’re part of us. Caleb is your man, you’re his
mate.”
“Speaking of mates, you’re with Guy now. I see the
mating mark on your neck.”
Bianca sat in front of her,
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