Raber Wolf Pack Book Three (16 page)

KENLY’S FOUR LEGS
are unstable. The pack tried to prepare her for what was going to happen. They tried to warn her to get her ready and even did mock fights in preparation. But nothing…nothing prepared her for this. This is chaos—horrible, utter chaos. The smell of blood infiltrates her nose as she tries to take in everything around her. She’s been lucky so far and no wolves have come her way, but not for a lack of trying. Max is fighting with all his might, trying to protect her. It’s not that she isn’t capable, it’s the overwhelming urge that she is going to do something wrong. The guilt is eating at Kenly that Max has to stay by her instead of being free to fight off the pack. She’s still so new to the whole wolf thing and wishes she had more confidence in her fighting abilities.

Kenly has never actually had a kill. Never, and the thought of doing it is eating her up inside. All the snapping and snarling around her is sending her back to that place where she was attacked, bringing up so many horrendous memories that she can’t focus.

A very recognizable yelp comes from her left. Sabrea is fighting off a female wolf who seems to have the upperhand. Fuck it. Kenly decides it’s time to pull up her wolf and get busy. She leaves the safety of Max and darts over to Sabrea, hitting the female on top of her with the top of her head, sending her flying to the dirt.

Okay?
she asks Sabrea through the pack link.

Sabrea gets up, shaking herself.
Yes. Kill her,
she barks at Kenly and they both attack the female wolf.

Kenly uses every trick that the pack taught her. Her claws dig into the female’s flesh as her fangs nip her muzzle. Sabrea and Kenly work so in sync, it’s like they know what the other is thinking and move to accommodate each other’s steps.
Now
, Sabrea says and Kenly sinks her teeth into the female’s throat, feeling that first gush of blood inside her mouth.

Kenly relishes the taste only for a brief moment as she throws the flesh to the ground.
Good job
, Sabrea says just as two more wolves attack, one on Kenly and one on Sabrea. Kenly fights with all she has, trying to get her claws at the male’s stomach. Max taught her that if she couldn’t get to the throat to always go for the stomach. She’s unable to reach and keeps struggling, and all the while, Sabrea is doing the same.

MAX IS TAKING QUITE
a beating from the three wolves that he has been fighting off. Lucky for him, he’s able to materialize from one spot to another, catching the wolves off guard. That’s how he got his first kill, by coming up one side while the Lobo wolf thought he was on the other side. One down, two to go. Max tried the move with the other two, but they were ready.

Four more pack links break, but Max doesn’t have time to mourn; he needs to fight for his life. The two wolves rush into him as Max lifts up, snapping his teeth and trying to get some part of either of their flesh. One of the Lobo wolves swipes at Max, getting his shoulder, but he doesn’t yelp.

ZARA HAS RIPPED
out the throats of two wolves and sliced another with her claw down the stomach. Her tongue sticks out as she pants, but she keeps her wits about her and her eyes peeled for every single movement around her.

Two more links from her pack are broken and she lets out a loud whine. Before she even finishes the whine, three more links are broken. The Raber pack is falling hard as more links continually break while she searches for Xavier. This is no time to mourn, but knowing with each link disconnecting it is another life gone is taking its toll on Zara, sucking her energy as the ache for each one builds inside. She tries to push it away.

Zara turns to find a snarling male wolf. His teeth are exposed while drool drips from his fangs. His scent fills her and Zara’s insides freeze.

XAVIER FIGHTS OFF
two wolves his own size, which means they’re huge. The two wolves keep trying to push him back, but he refuses to go. Xavier has already taken four lives in this battle. With each loss of his own pack, he feels it, but buries it down deep, knowing right now he can’t. It is just too much.

Xavier grabs on to one of the males, ripping his head almost totally off his body as he falls down. Xavier feels more of his pack falling victim to the Lobos, and it makes his stomach want to wretch, but he continues fighting. He takes on the male who bites and claws at him, ripping fur from his body.

Xavier! Seth has me!
He hears from Zara and his world stops. No, no. no. no! The male wolf takes this opportunity to claw hard at Xavier’s side, ripping it open slightly. Xavier doesn’t give a shit as he turns and rips the throat from the wolf.

Xavier looks around, seeing his pack along with many, many Lobo wolves scattered around the grass. He searches for Zara, but doesn’t see her.
Where are you?
he calls, catching the attention of each of the pack.

She doesn’t answer back, but he still feels the links both mating and pack so she is alive. He tries tapping into her again as he searches. More wolves come at him, but he takes but a mere moment to tear out their throats or claw their guts open. Xavier is on a mission to help his mate.

SABREA FIGHTS WITH
all her might, but her strength is waning. She’s able to get a small grip on the wolf’s throat and tosses it away as she collapses on the ground.

KENLY KICKS THE
shit out of the wolf and his intestines fall out of his body in a rush, pooling on the ground.

Kenly, I love you,
Max says and she stills. No, no no no! This is not happening. She turns and rushes through the dead wolves on the ground as more of her pack’s links are broken. Three wolves are on top of Max. He’s fighting, but it’s leaving him in a flash.

Someone help!
she screams through the link, hoping someone will hear her. Kenly rushes to his side just as the wolves that were attacking him see her. Kenly has been so preoccupied with killing the wolves that she hasn’t attempted to use her power. She stares each of them in the eye.
Kill each other
, she says, and the three turn on each other in a dash. Kenly keeps an eye on them but nuzzles Max’s side as the wolves in front of her take each other out.
Come on, Max, don’t leave me
, she pleads.

I think it’s time, Kenly. I’m sorry. I love you,
Max says through their mating link.

I love you too, baby.
A tear springs from her eye.
Stella!
she screams as loud as she can and searches for her through the pack link.

Stella is fighting off another female and takes her down quickly. She hears Kenly’s call.
I’m on my way.
Stella rushes to where she believes Kenly and Max are, but gets attacked viciously by two males. Stella is unable to fight them both off and dying, crumbles in a heap.

Kenly feels Stella’s connection disappear and howls at the Heavens. She is lost and doesn’t know what to do.
Sabrea!
she thinks quickly, knowing that Xavier is looking for Zara.

Tired
, Sabrea returns.

Max is going to die. Get over here now!
Kenly chides just as another Lobo wolf darts for her, but this time Thor is next to her and takes the wolf out.

Sabrea!
he thinks, shaking his head, the wolf’s throat between his teeth.

Coming.
Even through the pack link, Thor can hear her energy disappearing fast.

Move your ass! Zara is lost, Stella is dead. I need your help or Max will be next!
Kenly barks.

Sabrea uses up every bit of energy she can muster to trot over to where Max lies on the ground. Thor nuzzles her then takes off and attacks whoever is around, wiping the slate almost clean of the Lobos.

What do we do?
Sabrea asks Kenly.

Shift.
Sabrea nods her head and shifts to human, checking to make sure no one is around and coming up clear. Kenly is next to shift back.

“All right. Grab hands and touch Max at the same time. See if it will help him,” Kenly instructs and Sabrea agrees.

ZARA’S HEAD HURTS.
She’s pretty sure that she got hit badly with something. She slowly opens her eyes and Seth stands before her in human-form. She quickly realizes that she has changed to human-form as well.