SWNOVELS Chapter 88: The Devil’s Siren Call!
“How bad?” Adonis asked when he emerged from the woods wearing a pair of basketball shorts. Blood coated his arms, chest, legs and face.
“Four dead, another fourteen injured” Steve replied. “It could have been much worse”
“Still no sign of her!” Jackson said as he and Elijah exited the woods, they looked in no better condition than Adonis looked.
“He might know something,” Kane said as he pushed a prisoner out of the woods.
“ELIJAH!” Odin barked. Before anyone could say anything Elijah was in front of the man with his fists through his gut and moving under his rib cage. Damon came out of the house in time for that and his hands immediately went to his chest, the day Elijah hit him flashing in his mind.
“Talk!” Adonis barked,
“I-I-I d-d-don’t….kno-kno-know….any-any-thi-ng” the man gasped out as Elijah squeezed his lungs from the inside.
“Then you’re no good to us,” Adonis snarled
“ELIJAH!” Odin barked again. The man groaned and screamed for them to stop.
….owooooooooooo….
….owooooooooooo….
Went Jackson’s reply, then moved away from the others. Adonis waited as patiently as he could while Jackson got word from his brother. Elijah as well was in a holding pattern. Fighting with Asmodeus, who wanted to end this now. The fear the man was giving off was making him crazy with excitement.
“Two dead deep in the woods on the southside. William and John. Tyler say they be dead some hours. Kenzi was there, he fine her phone. They’s signs of a struggle then it like her jus poof. They’s bigger tracks they gonna follow, see where those go,” Jackson informed him.
“WHERE THE FUCK IS SHE?” Odin growled.
“DR. FINNEGAN....DR. FINNEGAN!” Two warriors came running from the woods a little worse for wear.
“We got injured. Four down and a prisoner. Alpha Adonis it’s Emroy. He crossed the border and said he knew something about Kenzi and he had to talk to you. He got it pretty bad and lost consciousness about thirty minutes ago.” Adonis, Jackson, Damon and Johnny took off running into the woods following the medical team.
Elijah was still fighting back the snarls from Asmodeus. His body was shaking, with each whimper this man made. Asmodeus was holding on, though this man needed to die he wasn’t released yet, but the fear and the sounds were proving too much for him.
“Are you ok Elijah?” Kane asked,
“Cover his mouth!” Elijah said.
“What?” Kane looked at him.
“Cover his mouth!” Elijah repeated again with a little more force behind his words. Hold on Asmo! (🐺I can’t, he’s so scared and I want him!) Hold on Asmo, a little longer! ….grrrr….His eyes flashed orange and his canines were beginning to lengthen ….grrrr…. CRACK! No Asmo! (🐺Please, just let me have him!) Not till Alpha says! He wasn’t sure how much longer he could hold Asmodeus off. SNAP! The fear pooled around them, and each whimper was bringing this man closer to his impending demise. Hold strong Asmo, you’re a good boy! (🐺I’m a good boy, I’m a good boy, be a good boy Asmo….but I want him!) Soon! Kane clamped his hand over the man’s mouth silencing the sounds he was making. It wasn’t much but it helped. He would wait for word from his Alpha. Kane stood there watching the Black Shadow Gamma, again he had to admire the man’s impeccable resolve and his wolf’s determination not to break.
“What’s his condition?” They heard Adonis asking when he and Jackson came out of the woods with Emroy.
“I need more hands” The doctor was trying to assess
“What’s his condition?” Odin repeated, when he finds that out, he’ll release Elijah.
“Stable!” He said and moved onto to someone else
“ASMODEUS!” Odin yelled,
“You can let go now Alpha Kane and you might want to step back” Elijah spoke. “We don’t need him anymore.” Now Asmo! CRACK! SNAP! CRACK! The words were spoken and they all heard the sickening cracks and snaps of the man’s rib cage. ....ahhhhhhhhh.... CRACK! SNAP! Screams rose through the air as they saw the flesh begin to tear away. More bones cracked, more flesh torn. CRACK! With one final jerk of his arms Asmodeus ripped the man’s rib cage apart. (🐺Holy fuck Elijah....can we do that again!) Maybe later Asmo! (🐺Yeah later!) Kane and Johnny looked at Damon who immediately touched his chest again as he stared wide eyed at the Black Shadow Gamma, who now stood there holding the man’s lungs.
Running to meet Jackson and Adonis they got Emroy on a gurney and raced to the medical ward. Elijah was barking things at the nurses as more and more bodies came in.
“Exam five, exam six. OR now.”
“He make a fuck of a doctor” Jackson commented as they watched Elijah own the ward
“He would have!” Adonis agreed.
“Jackson, I need you to hold him down. This is going to hurt.” SNAP! SNAP! SNAP! “Bind the arm and put him in exam four.” The flurry of activity continued for the next forty minutes. Elijah had them helping where they could. Johnny was applying pressure to injuries, while Damon was helping nurses bandage wounds. Marco and Kenneth were on supply runs and Adonis and Kane on more than one occasion assisted in relocating limbs.
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“Nice jammies!” Jackson laughed when Elijah finally entered the room that held Emroy.
“They frown on you being in the OR in basketball shorts covered in blood,” Elijah replied.
“At least these ones fit you” Adonis commented.
“Small favours! I still hate the uniform,” Elijah retorted.
“How stable is he?” Adonis asked.
“Stable enough!” Elijah replied “But you’ll need to be quick and careful. This is the best I could find.” He added handing a legal pad and pencil to Jackson. They positioned two chairs at the bedside and Elijah checked Emroy’s vitals one more time.
“Guess we know what side he on” Jackson said, taking one of the seats.
“He risked his life for her.” Adonis replied. Leaning down he whispered something into Emroy’s ear. Took his hand and placed another on his head.
Adonis closed his eyes and cleared his mind. Elijah stepped into the hall and stood guard over the door.
“What’s going on?” Kane asked,
“We’re gathering information,” Elijah replied quietly,
“He’s awake?” Kane looked towards the room with the closed door, he too lowered his voice though he didn’t understand why. But past experience told him demons did everything for a reason.
“No!” Elijah answered.
“Then how....”
“It’s something that isn’t easy to explain.” Elijah cut him off.
“His freaky mind thing?” Kane speculated.
“A little beyond that. Emroy crossed the border. He knows something but before he got to Alpha Adonis they were attacked. The information is locked in his head. We need it. Unfortunately he can’t tell us, and being unconscious can’t hear his active thoughts” Elijah said.
“What’s going on?” Kane asked again,
“A deep dive! Alpha Adonis is going to go through Emroy’s memories. Odin will tell Ko and he will tell Jackson who will draw them....yes he can do that. But it’s not without repercussions. Alpha Adonis is powerful but it has its risks. Killing Emroy is one of them, killing himself is another,” Elijah replied.
“He’s done this before?” Kane asked.
“It is not something he rushes to do. His first few attempts didn’t go well, but he’s gotten better” Elijah answered. (🐺This guy keeps getting better!) It’s a risk he needs to take!
….grrrr…. ….grrrrrr…. ….grrrr…. Kane and Elijah stood on the other side of the closed door. ….grrrrrr…. ….grrrr…. ….grrrr…. Kane watched in fascination as Jackson’s hand flew across the papers. ….grrrrrr…. ….grrrr…. ….grrrrrr…. Elijah watched for signs of trouble from any of the men in the room. Snarls and growls grew louder and louder the longer it carried on. ….grrrrrr…. ….grrrr…. But no one entered, no one interfered with what was happening. ….grrrr…. ….grrrrrr…. When Adonis’s legs started to buckle Elijah opened the door and entered silently with Kane following. ….grrrr…. ….grrrr…. ….grrrrrr…. He was instructed to remain quiet and under no circumstances was he to touch either Adonis or Jackson. ….grrrrrr…. ….grrrr…. Black blood trailed from Adonis’s nose and ears but both men held strong in their trance like state. ….grrrr…. ….grrrrrr…. ….grrrr….
“Catch him!” Elijah barked when he saw Adonis let go and fall. Elijah was by Jackson’s side, a cloth held to his nose as the blood gushed from it. Checking vitals from all men. Strong and steady they left them in the room.
“They’ll be out for twenty minutes.” Elijah said as he held the sketches in his hand and began to go through them.
“I didn’t know Jackson could draw,” Kane said as he looked them over.
“It calms his mind. Most of the time he draws things Ko wants to kill. Torture drives us, fear excites us, demon minds are truly a terrifying place. We had to find something to calm them. The arts are a good outlet.” Elijah said as he looked at sketch after sketch. Kane looked at the Black Shadow Gamma, wondering what calmed his mind.
“This is Eric” Kane held up one of them.
“This is Ethan” Elijah held up another sketch.
“Then who the fuck is this?” Damon held up a third man.
“A fool, he has Kenzi. ….grrrrrr….” Elijah held up another sketch, a low displeased growl escaping him.
“He’s going to die!” Kane stated.
“Painfully!” Elijah agreed.
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Kenzi lay still on the floor of the cave, her body beaten, bloody and defiled. She fought to control the shivers and shudders as waves of pain rolled through her. She bit back the whimpers and cries as memories flooded her. If she didn’t move the scary man didn’t hurt her, if she didn’t make a sound he didn’t touch her. Where’s Adonis? Please let him finded me!
“Just take her!” She heard one man say.
“Where’s the fun in that?” The low gravelly voice spoke.
“Your fucked Jester!” The first man said.
“That little peach is feisty. I like them feisty.” The gravelly voice named Jester exclaimed.
“That little peach also beat you with a stick and threw rocks at you”
“That was unfortunate” Jester remarked,
“I don’t think she’s going to wake up”
“For your sake she better not die, we need her. She’s the lure for The Devil.” Jester sneered,
“For your sake you better be as persuasive as you think you are. I don’t think The Devil is going to take to kindly to this”
“He’ll do what I want, if he doesn’t she dies” Jester was confident in this. If The Devil didn’t want anything to happen to this little one then he’ll do exactly what he’s told to do.
“She dies, so do you”
“Shut up!” SMACK!
“Fuck you Jester!” The first man mumbled then walked out of the cave. Please Adonis, please come finded me! I don’t want to be here no more! Please come getted me and taked me away from here! These words repeated over and over in her head as she laid as still and quiet as possible.
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“Fuck my head!” Jackson grumbled as he staggered out of the room.
“How do you feel?” Elijah asked, handing him a drink.
“Like I went shot for shot wit Lil Kenzi Cakes an din’t win” Jackson took whatever the drink was and didn’t even hesitate in downing it.
“Drink of death?” Johnny asked,
“Yes, and then some!” Elijah replied.
“Can’t you make that shit taste better?” Jackson shuddered when he finished the glass
“No!” Elijah shook his head. A smile tugging at his lips over the look of disgust on Jackson’s.
“Cause you a sadistic asshole!” Jackson sat in another chair and cradled his head.
“What do we know?” Adonis asked as he walked out of the room. Elijah handed him a drink as well.
“Whoever this is, has Kenzi” Kane said, holding up the picture of the man.
“I think that might be Jester,” Elijah added.
“Where are they?” Adonis asked after he downed his drink, showing no reaction to it.
“Somewhere with rocks and caves,” Damon replied, holding up another sketch.
“Southside has the bluffs they got caves,” Jackson said.
“There’s more” Elijah held up the pictures of Eric and Ethan.
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The hair rising on the backs of their necks as the growl echoed off the walls.
“Somein wicked this way come” Jackson rose to his feet, gold swirling in his eyes as he waited for his Alpha. The raging inferno a blaze in the eyes of The Devil, the men saw the deep abyss of hell. His anger flooded around him as a darkness coated the medical ward.
“Best not to do that” Elijah’s hand shot out stopping Kane as his words cautioned him when he went to step forward. Orange glowing in his eyes.
“Have Tyler head towards the bluffs. He knows what to do to hide Carter’s scent.” Adonis said as he headed out of the medical ward, a dark aura surrounding him. Jackson and Elijah were also on the move. Kane wasn’t far behind them. This was going to be a bloodbath and he had a feeling The Devil was going to need help at the border.
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“STAND DOWN!” Boomed from behind them. Like Kane figured they weren’t getting past the border there were already six dead on the ground, Adonis held a seventh by his neck and more Primrose warriors were coming from the woods.
“Figured you could use a little diplomacy,” Kane said when he saw the questioning look from Adonis.
“Ok honey, you can hold the purse,” Adonis retorted. Johnny bit back his laugh.
“King Kane....” One of the warriors protested as he moved to block the path
“Let them through!” Kane ordered.
“But King Kane....” SNAP!
“Anyone else care to join him? No, then back the fuck up and let them cross.” The warriors moved away from the border and cleared a path.
“I think I’m picking up your bad habits,” Kane said when he dropped the body.
“I’m flattered I have such a strong influence over you,” Adonis remarked as he crossed the border.
“Don’t be!” Kane replied following him. Shifting again they raced through the woods to the southern border.
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“Tyler say they a camp twenty meters that way.” Jackson whispered quietly.
“How many?” Adonis asked, they were up ahead of the royals scouting the area.
“Fifteen in the camp, but they has scouts in the woods,” Jackson replied.
“Make them invisible” Adonis ordered, and Jackson moved away from him.
“Time to cover yur scent boys,” Jackson said, biting his palm and wiping it across Kane, Johnny, and Damon’s chest. Elijah got Kenneth and Marco.
“Your blood can mask our scent?” Kane asked,
“Yup, only ranks can do it” Jackson replied as he moved back towards his Alpha.
“What’s the plan?” Kane asked, when he took a spot on the other side of Adonis.
“Normally we would use the link, but we can’t communicate with you. But essentially the plan is I’m going to walk in there and get my mate back” Adonis replied.
“And then?” Kane asked.
“Great times!” Was all Adonis said.
“Tyler an Carter in position,” Jackson said.
“Elijah, take Johnny and Damon and go right. Jackson you Kenneth and Marco to the left, I want eyes on her.” Adonis ordered and they moved. “We’re going down the middle” He added before Kane could ask.
Moving slowly keeping low and to the shadows as best they could they silently made their way closer to the camp. If any of the rogue scouts got too close to one of them they were dispatched quickly and quietly.
“Eyes” Jackson shook his head. He had the best view of the camp and there was no sign of Kenzi.
“Tyler say her might be in the cave. He can smell her” Jackson whispered back.
“Extraction?” Adonis said,
“Someone small and quick could get there, if there was a big enough distraction” They all looked over at Marco.
“Si!” He replied, nodding his head. He was quick and small.
“Tyler, Carter, I an the big boys can take care of the distraction.” Jackson said.
“They won’t all leave but the ones left behind I can handle. Elijah you and Marco on the extraction. Quick and quiet” Elijah nodded and they moved into position.
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A low whistling toon was heard in the distance. They watched as heads turned in the direction.
“The fuck? Go for a walk in the woods an the las thin I thought we come cross was a big buncha stupids.” They heard the raspy drawl of Tyler. “Look at you all. Ugly as fuck too. Not a nice lookin one in the bunch”
“They smell bad too,” Carter remarked.
“Fuck yeah they do. You ever hear of soap?” Tyler asked.
“You’re calling us stupid? You walked into a rogue camp and started insulting us.” One of them snapped back.
“Hey, you guys walk down the sidewalk, people yell stupids on parade?” Tyler asked, ignoring the man that spoke.
“That’s a good one” Carter said laughing,
“What the fuck is going on?” A large man with a gravelly voice yelled as he exited the cave.
“Hey, it the mack daddy stupid” Tyler said pointing at him.
“Do you think he’s at the start or end of the parade?” Carter asked,
“Oh….thata good question. Wit a mug like that, I’ma go wit the end. He scare the children if he at the start” Tyler replied.
“The fuck are you all standing around for, get them.” The man yelled again. Carter and Tyler took off into the woods, Tyler released another sharp whistle. Four of the men chasing them were taken out by the wolves that were waiting in the shadows.
Jackson led the others around the other way to go at them from behind. Leaving Adonis Elijah and Marco.
“Fast Marco” Elijah told him, then mapped out his route.
“Sì, rapido!” Marco nodded as he listened to everything Elijah told him, then he moved into position as well.
“Get her checked out as soon as she’s safe” Adonis told Elijah.
“I will” Elijah nodded and Adonis moved. Six men had stayed behind at the camp. Speed and height were his advantage, using the assistance of a large oak tree Adonis jumped out of the woods, crushing one when he landed on him.
“Get him!” Another yelled. Two men came at him, one lost his arm when Adonis ripped it out. A kick to the chest sent the man flying back and into the fire ....ahhhhhhhhh.... Screaming as the flames quickly engulfed his body. The other lunged at Adonis, he was quickly caught by the front of his shirt. Gripping tightly, Adonis smashed his face between two rocks. SMASH! CRACK! CRACK! CRUNCH! The sounds of his skull cracking and breaking had the others scrambling further away from him instead of advancing. It was when Adonis ripped the man in half, did one lose his stomach contents. THUD! THUD! The severed body dropped to the ground on either side of Adonis.
“The Devil I presume.” A low gravelly voice exited the cave after the noise had alerted him.
“You have someone that belongs to me and I would like them back,” Adonis snarled.
“The pretty little peach!” The gravelly voice said, “Such a ripe little peach, ready to be picked” ….grrRrRrRRRrRrRrrr….
“Easy, we haven’t been properly introduced. I’m Jester, leader of the rogues.” Jester said, he extended his hand.
“You’re a dead man, so your name is irrelevant. I’m just deciding if it’s going to be a slow torturous death, or quick and painful ….grrRrRrRRRrRrRrrr….” Adonis growled.
“That’s no way to speak to someone. I thought you had better manners than that,” Jester replied. Adonis took a step towards him.
“I’ll show you my manners ….grrRrRrRRRrRrRrrr….” Adonis snarled,
“Easy there, you come any closer and the little peach dies,” Jester cautioned.
“Let her go, and I’ll make your death quick ….grrrRrrrr….” Adonis replied,
“If you want her back, then you better do as I say” Jester countered. Adonis stood quiet as he stared at the man.
“Good Devil! You and I have some enemies in common. Take care of them and I will return the little peach….intact” Jester emphasized the last word, hoping Adonis would catch his meaning.
Adonis remained quiet, but he saw the movement behind Jester. Marco moved fast towards the entrance of the cave. When he slipped inside unseen Adonis took another step towards Jester.
“No!” He snarled ….grrRrRrRRRrRrRrrr….
“No? What do you mean no? Do you want her back or not?” Jester asked, shocked at how easily The Devil turned him down.
“I will get her back….intact. I don’t need to make deals with the likes of you to do it. You see how easily I have taken these three out. There are four of you le….” SNAP! The body of another man fell to the ground, his neck completely snapped around. No one could figure out what happened, when none of them saw him move.
“Make that three! How easy do you think it would be for me to end the rest of you? Do you really think you are a match for me? Do you really think you stand a chance? You have what’s mine, you are holding her from me, and like a stupid fool you are threatening her, like that is going to do anything to get you your way. I know who your enemies are and they are as good as dead already, they’re last breaths will be coming soon, they just don’t know it yet” Adonis replied, his cold black eyes piercing into the man.
Jester swallowed hard, this was not going the way he saw it going. The rumours about The Devil were supposed to be just rumours. Things people said to make them fear him, they were made up stories.
“Except they’re all true, those made up stories, every word of them. I am the boogeyman, the monster under the bed, the nightmare in your dreams. I am fear! The things I can do, someone like you can not even begin to imagine.” Adonis remarked. Jester’s eyes widened.
“You’re second guessing yourself” Adonis commented and again took a step forward. He took a whiff of the air and his eyes engulfed into flames.
“I can smell you, your fear. It feeds my demon and he wants you. He wants you to beg and plead for your pathetic little life. He wants to see the realizaton cross your face when you realize The Devil doesn’t grant mercy. You made a mistake when you took her. When you touched her. When you threatened her. And now you’re going to regret all those mistakes.” Another step towards him and Jester took a step away. For a long time they stood there neither moving nor saying a word to the other. Neither taking their eyes away. The intensity of Adonis gaze and he saw the first tremble rip through the man’s body. ….grrRrRrRRRrRrRrrr…. A slight flinch, a sign of weakness. Submission! ….grrRrRrRrRRRrRrRrRrrr…. A bigger shudder, this man was a weak coward. ….grrrRRRrrrRrRRRrRrrrRRRrrrr…. And the man hit his knees.
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Marco moved slowly along the cave wall towards the back. He could feel the fear surrounding him, suffocating him. He could smell the rich copper scent of blood. The moist saltiness of tears. Cookies….he could smell cookies. Moving quicker he stepped into the cavern of the cave and there he saw her. His heart wrenched, as he took in her sight. Her head hung down as blood dripped from her face. The discoloration around her bound wrists as she hung dangling above the ground. The blood trailing down her arms, the ropes were so tight they cut into her flesh. Her body, battered, bruised, caked in mud and blood. Her shirt was ripped and torn exposing her. He saw the marks on her. The savage swipe to her side. The scratches of claws on her arms, legs, between her thighs. He saw how her body shivered and trembled. He had to get her down and out of here. Moving quickly he touched her and she started struggling and kicking. Her movements were slow, her whimpers were nothing more than hushed whispers. She had no strength behind her but she didn’t stop trying to fight him off.
“Piccola, sono io Marco. Marco, sono io Marco (it’s me Marco. Marco, it’s me Marco)” He said to her quietly.
“Ma-Mar-Marco?” She could barely lift her head to look at him. Her sight was blurry as her left eye was swollen shut, and her right eye was no better. Her lip was cut open and blood poured from her nose. Both her cheeks were swollen and he saw the bruising around her neck.
“Si, Marco. Piccola sono io Marco.” He was overwhelmed with what he was seeing. Alejandro wanted to burn them all. Quickly getting her loose he gently laid her on the ground untying the ropes from around her wrists. She wasn’t walking out of there, that was certain. Marco grabbed a blanket to wrap around her and he scooped her into his arms holding her tight to his chest.
“Ho te piccola, ho te (I have you little one, I have you)” Marco whispered over and over to her as he moved towards the entrance of the cave.
When he appeared, Adonis saw her, he saw the battery to her face, and the look on Marco’s said the rest of her wasn’t any better. His anger boiled. (🐺WHAT DID THEY DO TO HER?) Odin raged in his head. Marco couldn’t move with speed to get her out of there, she was fragile and he needed to move slowly. Elijah was trying to tell him to move faster but he would shake his head and look down at her then back up, his eyes pleading with Elijah to understand. Elijah’s eyes widened and he understood. Moving closer to the rock face, he cleared the way as best he could for Marco to exit the camp quickly.
“They’re getting away.” One of the men yelled as he pointed in Marco’s direction.
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Ripped through the camp and all men hit the ground keeping their heads bowed. ….grrRrRrRrRRRrRrRrRrrr….
“No one is going to stop them. You’re all going to stay right there until I get word.” ….grrRrRrRrRRRrRrRrRrrr….
“W-w-word of what?” One man asked.
“On what you did to her” Odin replied. The men swallowed hard and looked from one to the other. ….grrRrRrRrRRRrRrRrRrrr….
“Jester did it all” one said,
“None of you stopped him, makes you all guilty and you all will pay” Odin replied. ….grrrRRRrrrRrRRRrRrrrRRRrrrr….
Marco cleared the camp and he heard Elijah’s slight intake of air as he looked at his Luna for the first time. Jackson, Tyler and the others had come back as well and were waiting for them. Jackson saw the look on Marco’s face and Tyler was by his side in a second taking his sister from him. He held her tight to his chest as the demon’s brought their Luna further away from the others so Elijah could fully assess her injuries.
“The fuck” Jackson’s voice shook as his rage was threatening to over take him.
“Lay her down gently” Elijah instructed, he had nothing with him, nothing to deal with the injuries he was seeing he could only imagine what was being covered by the blanket
“WAS SHE?” Odin boomed through the link
“I’m sorry Luna!” Elijah spoke. ….grrrr…. ….grrrRRRrrrr…. ….grrrrrr…. He began to unwrap the blanket and the more they saw the more they couldn’t fight back the snarls being released by their demons. ….grrrrrr…. ….grrrr…. They crowded around her blocking her from everyone, no one else needed to see her like this ….grrrrrr…. ….grrrRRRrrrr…. Kenzi tried to keep Tyler’s hand clasped in hers but she had no strength left to even hold it. ….grrrrrr…. ….grrrr…. She was weak and broken so Tyler held tightly to hers. ….grrrrrr…. Tears continued to stream down her cheeks as she buried her face in Jackson’s chest. ….grrrr…. ….grrrrrr…. Elijah was doing his best to check her over, but he was torn between that and consoling her. ….grrrrrr…. ….grrrr…. She wanted to hide, she wanted to disappear, she wanted them to hold her and not let go. ….grrrRRRrrrr….
“I’m sorry” she choked out. Her voice, soft and raspy. It hurt to talk, but she kept repeating it.
“Hey you nuttin to be sorry for lil girl. Ok, nuttin” Tyler replied. Jackson moved her into his lap and wrapped his arms more around her and she did her best to cling to him, her body trembling. This would allow Elijah to finish his quick examination. His Alpha was waiting on an answer. A sigh of relief escaped Elijah. As far as he could tell she still was. The marks on her inner thighs said she was touched, but she fought back to stop anything else from happening. He would have to do a more thorough examination when she got to the medical ward. He bit back the snarl when he saw the ghastly swipe to her side. He finished his assessment of her and pulled the blanket back around her body then took her from Jackson and held her close to him. Kenzi crumpled into him burying her face. The men sat around her, a protective barrier against the outside world.
“Rest now Luna, rest. No one is going to hurt you” Elijah whispered this over and over to her. Tyler released a low whistle and the wolves surrounded around them guarding them, protecting them, making them invisible and untouchable to the others.
“I don’t believe so, but she was touched!” Elijah spoke through the link
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“You made a grave mistake” Odin spoke to the man still cowering on the ground. ….grrrRRRrrrRrRRRrRrrrRRRrrrr….
“What?” He asked, looking up at him. Odin pulled the man to his feet. ….grrrRRRrRRrRRRRRrRRrRRRrrrr….
“You shouldn’t have touched her” Odin threw him into the middle of the camp. ….grrrRRRrrrRrRRRrRrrrRRRrrrr…. Kane rounded the corner in time to hit his knees and cover his ears.
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His eyes widened, the men were holding their ears, doing what they could, but it was no use none of them could block the sound. Blood poured freely from the eyes, nose, and mouth. The sirens call only rose louder and louder. Overpowering their cries and screams of anguish. Like a balloon blown too big the first head went, and he no longer wondered what would happen if the Devil’s siren call was directed at you. He got a first hand show. Closing his eyes he didn’t need to see the rest of the heads explode, and was thankful the call covered the sound of it.
“You ok?“ Adonis asked after he nudged Kane in the side to get his attention. Kane looked into the clearing, bloodbath might have been the wrong term for what happened.
“You probably shouldn’t have seen that. Jackson saw it once, gave him nightmares and he’s a demon” Adonis held out his hand. Kane swallowed and nodded as he accepted.
“Yeah! Could have gone my whole life without seeing that” Kane agreed.
“Thank you!” Kane could only nod, he didn’t need clarification on why. Adonis walked out of the campsite with Kane following behind. The wolves parted for him, and he saw his men huddled on the ground. Nothing was getting to his mate now. Tyler moved first, then Jackson. There in his Gamma’s tight embrace was his beautiful little mate. Her body still trembling, her fear still flooding around them all. Elijah stood and placed her gently in his arms.
“You came, you finded me!” Kenzi whispered, her voice hoarse from where the scary man had tried to choke her.
“I will always find you sweetheart,” Adonis whispered back. Holding her closer to his chest he moved them from the woods. His demons falling in step behind him with their wolves at their side.