Filed to story: Wolf Crying Mate of the Alpha by Jazz Ford
Kadva smiles, nods, and brings his lips to my ears to whisper who, even though I already know. But before he gets a chance to whisper it, Magnus lets out a bigger growl, sprints towards us in a flash, and pulls me behind him from Kadva’s arms.
‘Magnus!’ Kadva and I growl.
Alec also appears by Magnus’s side with his arms crossed and glares at Kadva.
Magnus steps right up to Kadva and looks down at him.
‘If you think you can just come and claim my mate and Alec’s blood flame for yourself, then you have enough thing coming, Mage!’ He grits the words out between his teeth.
‘What are you talking about?’ I say now, stepping in front of Kadva and glaring up at Magnus and then at Alec. ‘What in the world of Mysteria has gotten into you two men?’
‘I saw you on the staircase. You embraced each other, and Kadva kissed you!’ Magnus snarls.
‘Tell me it’s not true,’ Alec asks.
‘Are you two kidding me right now?’ I growl.
They both stand shoulder to shoulder, steeling themselves with arms still crossed. I burst into laughter, no hysterics. To the point, I fall back onto the grass and laugh.
Kadva is unsure what to think of the situation and slowly backs away a few steps.
‘You seriously think Kadva and I are seeing each other?’
Alec and Magnus nod.
‘I can barely handle you two nincompoops, let alone another mate on top of that!’ I say, clutching my belly from laughing too much.
‘But I saw-‘ I don’t let Magnus finish.
‘You saw me hug a ‘friend’ because I was so happy for him after he informed me of something. You saw my ‘friend’ place a kiss upon my cheek as he was relieved as to how I took it,’ I explain.
Magnus and Alec give each other a look.
‘What did he say?’ Alec asks.
I stand and turn to look at Kadva. He seems a little uncomfortable.
‘Maybe we can have this discussion later?’ I say nervously.
Only to then notice Magnus and Alec chasing Kadva down. Letting out a heavy sigh, I shift and catch up to them and shift back. They barrel Kadva down at the same time.
‘What sweet things did you whisper to my blood flame?’ Alec asks.
‘Tell us!’ Magnus growls.
‘I’m gay. I like men. That’s what I told her, I swear!’ He shouts in panic whilst held down.
Magnus and Alec stiffen and gaze at each other momentarily and release Kadva. They turn around nervously to see me standing in a steely position, arms crossed and a look that could kill. I watch as they both squirm with guilt on the spot.
We all halt and stare in confusion as haze forms in the distance and all around us. A thunderous roar echoes throughout the land. As Alec and Magnus stand on either side of me, I take their hands and hold them tight. I look between them with a worried expression.
‘This doesn’t sound good,’ Alec says.
I run toward Maia and place a hand on her shoulder.
‘What was that?’ I ask.
‘I-I don’t know. I’ve never heard anything like it before.’
Damon holds Maia by his side and mind-links his warriors to be on the lookout. We can no longer see anything but fog.
In the far distance, I can only make out the silhouette of something humungous coming towards us.
‘What is that?’ I say, pointing toward it.
Everyone looks in the direction and begins to step back.
‘Nina,’ Alec says, ‘Stand back,’ he says with worry as he tries to pull me behind him.
Magnus stands on the other side of me and smells the air.
‘It’s not a scent of human, fae, vampire or any other species that I’ve smelt before. Whatever it is wreaks of power, an immense power I’ve never felt before.’
Suddenly a giant serpent-like creature slithers forward. He must be at least one hundred metres tall, with bat-like wings. His arms are covered in black fur with clawed fingers. He holds a large wooden staff that has a red stone on top. He is horrifying.
More creatures appear near his tail. There are thousands of them, but these appear to be a foot taller than us. I can’t yet make out what they are, though.
The giant serpent-like creature lets out another thunderous roar, but this time he swings his staff around, which emits a beam of flame, setting everything it touches on fire.
We begin to scream and yell for everyone to run. Fear overtakes us as we have no idea who these creatures are or why they are attacking us.
I can hear a stampede of hooves gaining on us. I turn to see a horde of minotaurs wielding axes. The ground continues to tremble, and I notice giant worms with sharp teeth emerging from the ground. They fly half a dozen metres into the air before disappearing into the ground, leaving large holes in the ground. Loud screeching sounds are coming from high up in the sky. I trip and fall over and land on my back. My mouth gapes open as I see dozens of dragons flying in the sky.
A minotaur comes toward me as I sit up and swings its axe. Magnus shifts into his wolf and lunges at him as Alec grabs my arm and lifts me from the ground.
He pulls me behind him and holds his hands out. I watch as black mist emits from his hands as he summons Grimghouls and Shadow reapers that crawl from the ground.
The little orcs fight back against the minotaurs that have gained on us. Then to my horror, I hear Saskia scream. A giant worm opens its mouth. Its teeth are like that of sharks. It eats Saskia and burrows into the ground once again.
‘No!’ I scream.
Werewolves and vampires are circled by minotaurs, along with a few little sprites and orcs. Alec sends the Grimghouls and Shadow Reapers onto them. Two werewolves and a vampire are killed as the rest of the group manage to flee, running past me. I look around to see the once beautiful and lush world of Mysteria is now devastating to look upon, with fires and dead loved ones everywhere. Magnus grabs my hand and pulls me along behind him.
We follow Maia and Damon along with everyone else, running toward Moon Crest Castle.
As we arrive, we halt to find hundreds of hideous women with wings for arms flying around the castle. They open their mouths and let out the most horrid screech.
‘Harpies,’ Alec says. ‘We must go around it and go to Moonhowl woods.’
‘Alec, what are they doing here? Why is this happening?’ I ask as we all follow Alec.
‘I don’t know. All I do know is we are at war,’ he says.
Queen Maia gasps, ‘I don’t understand. I have never seen these creatures before,’ she says.
Damon pulls her into his chest, and he hugs her tight.