Filed to story: Wolf Crying Mate of the Alpha by Jazz Ford
‘Alpha Magnus, I will not participate in your destruction of humanity. My immediate concern is for my sisters here, and I want to remain and defend them until Luna returns.’ Yiselda informs him.
‘I understand,’ he replies.
All of the witches retreat to the basement.
May informs Magnus, ‘I’m going with them.’
‘All right, I’ll mind-link you if I need you.’ Magnus says.
‘Sure,’ she says, frowning as she walks away.
Alec takes a step toward Magnus.
‘How do we get in contact with the wolf council?’ Alec inquires.
‘They reside in the north. It will take most of a day to get there,’
‘Let us go to them. If we can eliminate them and save Nina, we will avoid annihilating the entire human race.’
Magnus nods, shifts into his wolf, and dashes towards the woods, followed by Alec and Reaper.
After a night’s trip, they arrive on the territory of the wolf council just as the sun rises.
Wolves in the dozens approach us, growling and snapping to keep us at bay. Alec stands unconcerned and smiles coyly, revealing his fangs. The wolves are taken aback and confused about what to do. Some turn and flee in fear. Most wolves remain put but are unsure if they should stay or flee.
‘I’ve come to retrieve my blood flame. Step aside or die!’ Alec cautions.
Boisterous laughter comes from the wolf council’s residence. The door swings wide to see Alpha Bennet chuckling. Alpha Theaton stands beside him. Alpha Amir reappears alongside Nina, holding a knife to her throat. A cloaked figure accompanies them.
‘Alpha Magnus, I’m glad you kept your half of the agreement,’ ‘Now Alec must do his share and exterminate the humans,’ Alpha Bennet says.
Nina gasps, ‘Alec, please don’t do it,’ she yells. Alpha Theaton smacks her hard against her face.
‘Touch her again, and you will die!’ Alpha Magnus yells.
Alec speeds ahead but comes to a halt when the hooded figure’s enormous ball of flame spirals towards him. Alec is unable to react quickly enough, and the flame strikes his arm, severely burning him. Alec hisses and tightens his grip on his arm. Alpha Amir puts the knife softly against Nina’s neck, causing a trickle of blood to drip.
‘Any closer and she dies,’ Alpha Amir warns, ‘I won’t hesitate to cut her delicate little throat open. And she wouldn’t be the first she-wolf I’ve killed,’ he smiles.
Alec takes a cautious step back, keeping his gaze fixed on Nina, who alternates her gaze wistfully between Alec and Magnus.
‘Alec, he will kill Nina if we get any closer. Do you know who that hooded guy is and how the hell he made that ball of fire?’ Magnus asks.
‘No idea. I’m just as stunned as you are, Magnus,’
‘Alpha Magnus,’ Reaper corrects him through mind-link. Alec scoffs and rolls his eyes at Reaper.
‘What is it?’ Magnus asks.
‘Nothing,’ he replies.
‘I think he might be a mage,’ Reaper mind-links.
‘Reaper says he could be a mage,’
‘What? They exist too?’ Magnus says.
‘Yup,’
Alpha Bennet takes a step forward.
‘I suggest you leave and not return until the humans are all dead,’ Alpha Bennet yells. He steps towards Nina and hits her hard against her face causing her lip to bleed. ‘The longer you delay, the more harm your precious Luna will sustain,’
Magnus and Alec exchange worried glances.
‘If we approach Nina, Alpha Amir will cut her neck, and with the mage shielding them, we will be too late to stop Alpha Amir,’ Magnus adds defeatedly.
‘Then there is only one thing I can do to save her,’ Alec says. He holds his hands out and summons the Shadow Reapers and Grimghouls.
They arrive in droves, ascending from the earth around us.
‘If we approach a human city, they will deploy the army and all it possesses, including soldiers, tanks, and jets. What if I destroy their city without harming the civilians and lure the army to return here? The wolf council and the mage would be caught in the crossfire, forced to battle for survival. Perhaps this will provide us with an opportunity to rescue Nina while they fight? Additionally, they forget that when I attempted to exterminate humankind hundreds of years ago, they lacked the armament they possess now. Therefore, even if I desired to wipe out humanity with their bombs, chemical weapons, and arsenal, I would be unable to accomplish so.’
‘You are right. None of this occurred to me. Why did you not bring this up earlier in the dungeon? You might have been released sooner if we had considered the strength of humankind now in comparison to centuries ago,’
Alec shrugs. ‘I guess I was waiting for one of you to figure it out and realise I’m no longer as significant a threat as I once was. I hoped I would get the benefit of the doubt from someone, and I did, from Nina. She knew in her heart she could trust me.’
Magnus’s expression transforms into one of remorse. ‘She pleaded with me to release you, but I refused. I’m… sorry,’
‘I’m sure you are,’ Alec smirks. ‘Now, let us proceed to make our presence known to humanity.’
Magnus nods, shifts into his wolf and joins Alec, the Grimghouls and the Shadow Reapers in their pursuit of a large city. Magnus mind-links May their plan.
‘That might just work, Alpha. I’ll put the television on and mind-link you to what is happening on the human side. Yiselda has somewhat relaxed that she now knows you are only planning on destroying some buildings without harming humans. I’m worried, Alpha Magnus, even if we get Nina back safely. What will happen to us if the humans don’t back down?’
‘I’m not sure, May. I guess we will worry about that part when we get to it.’ Magnus mind-links her back.
Alec sends his minions to spread out on the first street they enter. The Grimghouls climb onto parked cars, rip the mirrors off and chew through the metal of the vehicles with ease. Car alarms sound, and people run and scream. Then, the Shadow Reapers coalesce into a giant swirl of dark matter and flow beneath the vehicles, hurling them into the distance. Alec makes sure there are no humans in the cars before they are tossed aside.
Magnus shifts into his wolf and howls. All the humans watching are terrified and film what they can with their phones before fleeing. Magnus chases after some of them, purposely running as slow as possible to allow them to escape. Police cars spread out along the street, and the officers shoot directly at the Grimghouls and Shadow Reapers while others radio for backup.
A helicopter soars high above them. It’s from a News network.
‘Magnus,’ May mind-links. ‘We can see you on the television. They are filming it all live and announcing the military is on its way. They are advising residents and shop owners to remain indoors and out of sight.’
‘Perfect, as soon as the army arrives, we will draw them back to the territory of the wolf council,’
‘Good luck, Magnus,’ May mind-links.
More vehicles are flipped over, and street signs and poles are twisted. There is rubble from automobiles and buildings strewn everywhere.
After many hours, the military arrived, bringing tanks, aircraft, and soldiers.
‘Stand down!’ They shout.
I howl at them, and something unexpected happens. They move so fast, that I don’t realise what they are until they approach Alec and me. Vampires.