The Wolf In Me novel Chapter 31

Sure enough, he was quietly reading a book with just a lampshade on.

"Ah, there you are. I came to check on you, to see that you are ok," I announced at the door.

"Come in dear," he said motioning with his arm to move forward.

"Have a seat. I'm fine. Thanks for checking on me. Where is my son?" He asked.

"With Lylah. He wants her to put a spell in a secret passage we found in the dungeons. The vampires were coming in from there," I explained.

"Secret passage?" He asked confused, "I have never seen it on the map."

I explained how we have come to find it and he was stunned.

"Tomorrow is the day I will be expecting to finish them off. I will avenge my late wife and mate and everyone I have lost because of those brats. My mind will be put at rest knowing that you will live safely and peacefully," Gerald said expressing his thoughts looking straight into my eyes.

"And yours," I said smiling.

He smiled weakly back for a moment, then looked down at the book in his hands, closing it. He placed it on the table next to him and turned back to look at me.

"I will not be here for long."

He looked at the clear full moon from the window and continued, "She brought me here to help Luka win this fight. When the fight is over, she wants me to join her again."

"No. Please, don't go. Luka would be so devastated. He has just got you back and he barely had time to catch up with you," I pleaded.

He took my hand and smiled. "I might not be physically here, but I will be taking care of you from up there," he said turning his head towards the moon.

There was a quiet moment before he looked straight into my eyes looking serious.

"Don't tell him just yet. He mustn't know."

He raised his eyebrows at me waiting for my answer. I nodded quietly as tears were forming in my eyes knowing that Luka would be sad, losing him for the second time. Also, the child that I am carrying would not know his grandfather. It was like he was reading my mind when I saw him looking down at my belly.

"Raise the kid well. Here. This is for when he or she is born," he opened his hand exposing a delicate gold necklace.

It had a large moonstone attached to it. I gasped knowing that it was rare to find one amongst the wolf packs. We exchanged hugs and I promised to keep it safe until it was time.

It was 5 am and everyone woke up by some commotion coming from outside. Luka stood up from the bed and looked out from the window.

"Bingo" he roared. "Just what I have been waiting for," he mumbled.

"What's happening?" I asked still half-asleep in bed.

"It's her. She came to fight our witches it seems, or possibly myself. You know what that means?" He looked at me smiling.

"We are on the winning side and she came out from her hiding out of desperation."

I looked at him thinking about what he had just said. He might be right. I stood up from the bed to go see what the witch was up to. There she was, with her grey long curly hair pulled up in a side braid raising her arms as she screamed in our direction.

"Face me, you cowards! Come down and face me! You don't come and kill my children, then cower in your safe haven. Where are you, witches? Let's have a chat just the three of us! I know you are in there. I saw you in my visions."

She kept at it screaming, wondering when she will ever stop.

"It's time," I said placing a hand on his shoulder.

He turned to look at me and nodded, then headed off to the hall.

Luka's POV

Our witches were already downstairs, ready for action. They were chanting with their language looking at the door. A gust of wind formed from inside the hall as it pushed the massive and heavy door open. Lylah and Nelly started walking outside, holding their hand together whilst chanting, raising their voices as they repeated the sentence over and over again.

"Is that all you've got?" The vampire witch screamed now standing closer to our grounds.

I needed to help them. It was still dark outside so that was in my favour. I noticed a lot of wolves from every pack was coming into the hall to see some action. I sniffed the air and there was no scent of the vamps. They must have cowered away and left her to fight on her own. I grinned as I took the first few steps outside of our territory. The witch turned to look at me. She looked furious and I knew with all the rage she had collected into her system, she would not pay attention to any detail and so she was torn between fighting me or the witches.

"I can tell you are alone. Where are your beloved children and your husband? Have they abandoned you?" I yelled in intimidation, standing close to Lylah's side.

She hissed and waved a hand into my direction. A strong force of magic threw me on the floor, a meter away from where I stood and hit my head on a piece of stone. It made me a bit dizzy but I was fine. I stood up holding my hand over my head rubbing where it hurt.

"Is that all you got? You ugly piece of a witch!" I yelled, knowing it would make her angrier.

"Come out my children. Do not fear!" She screamed and waited but no one showed up. "Come out or I will perish you myself! You should stand in the front lines and protect me. That is why you are alive, to serve me, you baffoons!"

She looked around and suddenly a swarm of vampires gathered behind her. She smiled crookedly and raised her arms.

"Them first," she said pointing at the witches.

Lylah and Nelly stopped the previous chant, looked at each other and nodded in agreement to chant something new.

"Proe u yy stro qui o d mon, le the co bu tea the lim a cru the ru d grou. Ta the ba ru whe the belo, the no o dis eath, the do below."

A few that were approaching them screamed and screeched and became a pile of dust. As I observed my surroundings I realised that it was time to let the beast out. I ripped off my skin releasing my wolf. My eyes turned ice blue as I howled at the moon, sending a message to all the alphas to join me outside. My wolf looked at the witch, staring deep into her eyes feeling dominant whist Simba waited for backup. A swarm of wolves came out from the packhouse and waited behind me, ready for some action. They were all growling with their fronts lowered down, ready to jump at anything that gets near.

"You were once one of us, Vivienne. You were living a happy life. Look what you have done to yourself. You cursed it," Nelly shouted over the sound of the howling wind that picked up around us.

Vivienne snarled, "what tells you I am not happy living with all my beautiful creations? Look at them. I was never happy living a fake life with the coven. I have my own now and I feel stronger than ever."

The vampires moved forward ready for their master's order.

"Kill them! Take them all. Suck the blood out of them, don't stop till the last drop!" She pointed at my pack laughing her heart out.

The vampires hissed and rushed to attack us.

"Now," I yelled through the mind link. I jumped in front of our witches to protect them from any attack. A few tried to get to them but I ripped them into pieces, leaving my mouth full of vamp blood seeping out, dripping on the floor. I motioned to Lylah and Nelly to go back inside to protect the packhouse but Nelly shook her head and they both stood their ground.

"No, Luka. We need to be out here and fight with you. One of our covens did this, so we must fight in the front line!" Lylah said looking down at me.

With their chants, they were hurting Vivienne's brains. She screamed with pain and fell to the floor, holding her arms on her head.

"Argh, no. You. Don't," She said finding the strength to stand back up.

She lifted one arm towards Lylah and Nelly and started to chant. It was time to take action. Simba rushed to her whilst battling a few vamps on the way. It jumped higher than it ever had before, avoiding the commotion beneath me, landing just in front of the witch, exposing my teeth.

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