Sold To The Alpha
Blood L**t Chapter 36

'I have a bad feeling Kieran' Justin said slowly as he turned to face the Vampire who's eyes widened as he spotted something behind the Alpha, looming over his shoulder from within the shadows. Turning slowly, Justin came face to face with a large monster who's skin was covered in fur that was as black as the darkest cave. The entity towered over the pair, saliva dripping from its mouth, as it opened its jaws wide, revealing razor sharp teeth, raising its head to the heavens, it let out a piercing scream that echoed throughout the forest. Looking over at Kieran, Justin started to back up slowly, 'uhh I think this might be our cue to leave' he muttered.

'You read my mind Alpha' Kieran replied quietly, keeping his eyes on the beast as he retreated.

As one, they spun around and sprinted into the trees, the beast howled loudly as it gave chase, the forest floor shuddering under its powerful paws as they thundered over the dry earth in pursuit.

Dodging left and right, the two warriors didn't spare a backwards glance as they could hear the splintering of tree trunks behind them as the beast smashed its way through everything in its path. Roaring loudly, it tried to gain ground on its pray, the Alpha and bodyguard started to take sharp turns, realising the creature could not switch direction as fast as they could.

The feeling of hot breath fanned against their sweating bodies, telling them that the beast was right behind them, spinning around suddenly, Kieran launched himself at the monster, extending his nails and fangs as he fastened himself to the animal's chest, ripping at the skin.

Justin skidded to a halt, preparing to help as the Vampire shouted out 'run Alpha! Now!' before resuming his attack.

In the split second that Justin hesitated, Clara and the rest of their group lunged out of the shadows from the side, throwing themselves at the beast who howled in pain as knives and nails cut into him. Throwing his backpack aside, Justin shifted into his wolf and joined his team, his teeth sinking into blood covered flesh as he ripped out chunks of matted fur.

One of the attacking Vampires was thrown from the mass, smashing into the sturdy bark of a blackened tree and falling limply to the ground.

Clara, her legs wrapped around the monsters neck, slammed her small dagger into its left eye, half blinding it as her warriors dragged it to the ground, biting and tearing until it no longer moved. Backing away, the group stared at the lifeless predator as Justin quickly shifted back and grabbed some spare shorts from his backpack, pulling them on.

'What the hell was that?' one of the werewolves asked, eyeing it apprehensively.

'Not a clue, but I don't want to hang around and see if it has friends' Clara replied tersely.

Making his way to Kieran, Justin helped the injured Vampire to his feet, supporting him as he hobbled his way to the monster's corpse.

'You didn't have to do that you know, but thank you' Justin murmured.

'I swore to protect you Alpha, I take that oath seriously' Kieran replied as he winced.

One of the other warriors went to check the Vampire that lay motionless at the foot of the tree, checking his wounds before looking up and shaking his head at Clara who growled in anger. 'Neck is broken Ma-am' he growled before standing up and dusting the mud from his clothes.

'Leave him for now, we will pick him up and return him back to the clan on our way out of here, I doubt our enemies will be bothered with our dead' she replied.

Pointing to one of the last of the Vampires, Justin indicated to Kieran, 'can you get him out of the forest and stay with him, hopefully any of the other groups that have injured will have the sense to send them out of the trees where they should be safe! The Vampire nodded wordlessly as he walked up and took Justin's place supporting Kieran who looked as if he was about to argue. Patting his shoulder, Justin smiled, 'you fulfilled your oath warrior, now let me take care of myself.

Kieran hesitated momentarily before nodding slowly and allowing his kin to help him, the pair disappearing into the gloom within minutes.

Leo and the remainder of his team were still pushing through the thick foliage, more witches had appeared, attacking them with fire and spells as the werewolves had taken them down, ripping their heads from their bodies as their screams of agony rebounded off the closely knit trees around them.

The vampires had taken to scouting ahead, trying to trip and traps that had been set and lure out the witches which then allowed the werewolves to surge forward and take them out.

Most of the team were covered in abrasions and burns, one of the wolves was limping from damage to his rear paw and a couple more of their group had lost their lives in the onslaught.

As they continued to forge their way to the centre, a tall majestic woman stepped out into the open, raising her hands above her head as she muttered to herself. The trees around them swayed and creaked before the branches whipped back and released flints of wood toward the group, the sharp barbs impaling in their skin as they let out yells of pain, trying to protect their face with their arms as they dropped to the floor in foetal positions, limiting the amount of flesh that was exposed.

Raising his face, Leo took a quick glance at the beauty, taking in her concentration before dropping his head again under his arms. Taking a moment to calm himself, he took a deep breath before shifting, ripping his clothes from his body, and lunging at the witch. Ignoring the spikes that pierced his skin, he connected with the woman's body, pushing her backwards and breaking her spell as she yelped in surprise.

Grabbing her throat, he ripped it out without mercy, dumping her lifeless body before shifting back and collapsing.

Scrambling to their feet, his warriors raced toward him, all shifting back into their human forms as they dropped beside him to try and stem the blood from the countless wounds to his body.

Carefully pulling the shards from his torso, one of the warriors rummaged in their back pack and pulled out dressings, quickly applying them to each wound whilst cursing under his breath as Leo's face paled at the loss of blood.

'Stay with us Beta' he growled as Leo's eyes started to close, 'Alpha didn't give you permission to die and I am not taking his anger if you try and return to the Goddess without his say so, so keep your damn eyes open'

Forcing his eyes open, Leo gave a weak grin, 'I'm not going anywhere, going to take more than a damn tree to stop me getting back to my mate, she'll revive me just to kick my a*s if I try and die here' he muttered with a pained sigh.

'You know it Beta, don't piss Carmen off man, you keep with us' the warrior replied as he continued to check the deep wounds that covered the warriors body.

Once all his wounds were covered, they dragged Leo to a tree and propped him up against the trunk, the rest of the group checking their own wounds which were mostly superficial due to Leo's quick reaction.

'Give me a minute and I'll be ready to go' Leo wheezed out as his laboured breathing hitched in his throat.

'Not a chance Beta, it's time to sit out, we'll carry on' the warrior who attended his wounds replied sternly.

'I thought I was in charge?' Leo asked arching an eyebrow.

'You are, and we'd like to keep it that way, so with all the respect to you Beta, your a*s is out of the fight' the werewolf replied as he beckoned over one of the group, 'Toby, take the Beta and get him out of the forest, protect him with everything you have' he ordered as the werewolf bowed immediately and placed his arm under Leo's armpits, helping the Beta to stand.

Half carrying him, Toby dragged the Beta back the way they had came as the few remaining members of the group steadied themselves and continued into the darkness.

Viktor and his team were still picking their way through the woods, keeping close together as they warily watched the peaceful greenery around them. Making their way over the mossy ground, Athan stopped suddenly looking at his feet, 'did you feel that?' he asked, a trace of fear in his words.

'No' Viktor replied confused as he looked at the ground for an indication of what his bodyguard was referring too.

A slight tremor, shivered under his feet, eyes widening, Viktor and his group stared at the ground as it slowly started to move, small undulations through the dirt that gradually increased in size until they were struggling to keep their footing. 'What is going on?' Athan shouted as he fought to stay upright.

'Earthquake?' one Vampire offered weakly before the ground opened in front of them and two yellow eyes slid out of the gaping hole, rising higher and higher into the tree line until it's head looked downward at the warriors who were frozen in place.