Song of the chapter:- The Great War by Taylor Swift.
(A/N: This chapters is slightly (highly) unedited, so please ignore the typos I'll correct it later.)
EMMA'S POV
It was almost midnight, when I felt something wierd. Ethan was asleep beside me, and this was the only time I saw him this relaxed or relaxed at all. We were almost ready.
Almost.
There were still some safety measures needed, some more plans to be made, many more people whose security was to be ensured, and many more goodbyes to be said.
I stood alone in the balcony, the misty, cold winter air blew against me but I didn't feel cold, it was rather comforting, the night sky, with few stars the moon shining bright, it'd probably sound stupid or unbelievable to many but to me there was a whole different feel of night, hell I thought night had its own smell. Cold, icy, yet comforting.
But tonight it was different, and I could feel it. Before I can even think of anything else there was a knock on our door and before I can reply it was opened, revealing Mark.
"Donovan attacked Jake's pack." He went straight to the point, there wasn't time for greetings, it was started, the first move made by Donovan.
And I know I should've rushed down to the planning room and made strategy how to help them more after waking but all I could do was stand there and think.
Donovan attacked Jake's pack.
"Emma? We've got to do something?"
I got out of my trance, after waking Ethan we decided to send some help, a part of our pack was already trained in order for such emergency attack, and they were sent there immediately. Just when we thought all the work was done there was another attack, this time on Ivan's pack which was way smaller than any other pack. Thankfully Alpha Vera decided to help him. And by the morning there was another almost attack at Alpha Vera's pack aswell-almost-because they were unable to even cross their boundaries which made me wonder what kind of defence Vera had.
The next morning everyone was awake as nobody really got any sleep. It was a day like any other except there was a tension in the atmosphere; even a door slamming shut had everyone on their toes. It just got worse by the evening. But there were no other attacks, Jake's pack wasn't harmed and Ivan's pack only faced a little trouble thanks to Vera's help.
It was almost evening when I, and maybe everyone else too, felt it. There was a shift in the air, something changed, the hair on my neck stood, and then we heard it, something like a blast. We all rushed out, just as a guard came telling there was an attack at the Northern border.
Ethan looked at me, and I could see all the unspoken words in his eyes.
It was time. Donovan was finally here. It can all end here today, or we'll end. Either one would happen for sure.
"Get ready to attack", we both said as if we were in sync.
We headed towards the Northern border some of us turned in our beasty form all the temper, anger, rage, heat from the past attacks coming out.
"You all know the plan right?", Ethan asked through the pack. And everyone shouted in agreement. We could see them approaching towards us at the same time they seemed far away. Everything felt unreal one moment we were at the pack house and the next getting ready to attack, to seek our vengeance.
"You know the plan too, right?", I asked softly looking at him and in those few seconds I saw my life, my everything in those warm, honey coloured eyes.
Right. Don't die and that goes for you too", he said softly kissing me.
"Yeah, as if me dying doesn't solve all of this", I said rolling my eyes remembering the conversation we had a while ago with Alister during one training session. He was teaching me about the importance of using my powers at the right place and at the right time.
***(Flashback)***
"One wrong move and your life will end, one in the right direction and you're nemesis will end", he said as I yet once again failed to aim in the right place.
"Go easy on her, she's new at this", Ethan growled from behind. We had established the fact that his strictness during training is kind of biased towards me.
"So was I when I first discovered my powers, everyone is new when they start but it's how they learn that makes them better than the rest, no matter what age", Alister said and then all of a sudden a small dagger appeared in his hand and he put it around Ethan's neck, "What'd you do if I hurt your precious man Emma", he mocked me.
"We both know you won't do that", I replied eyeing him suspiciously.
"I don't know about that", he shrugged carelessly lightly forcing it against Ethan's neck and I saw a thin trail of blood running down. My wolf was fuming telling me to turn and rip Alister into tiny pieces but sane part of me knew he was doing this to help me in this own twisted way, plus Ethan can very well help himself, but this was just their own sick form of motivation for me.
"I'm sorry Ethan if I hit you, it's on him", I said nodding my head towards Alister who was smirking behind Ethan deviously, which disappear when I a hot, burning flash of lightning hit him out of nowhere, well teachnically out of my hands but you get it, and fell backwards.
"That was a good one", he said standing up trying not to flinch but I saw a bruise on his shoulder from where his shirt was ripped.
"Why do we have to do this? Is there no other way?", I asked pulling him up.
"He wants your powers Emma, the only other way is you dying and taking the powers away with you", he said just as he stood up and in a second he was pushed against a tree.
"Don't talk about her and dying in the same sentence", Ethan growled pushing him back against the tree.
"Yeah got it, now get off, I don't like being pushed on trees, unless it's with Rose ofcourse but you don't need to know all that", he said and left.
At this point I wasn't even curious about all the stuff Rose and Alister did since I once walked in on him being handcuffed to a bed.
"Don't even think about it Emma", Ethan said pulling me to him.
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(Present Day)
"Don't even think about it Emma", Ethan said, "when all this is over we'll be finally free. And nothing will ever come between us, we just need to get through his war, alive. Can you do that for me?", I could hear the desperation in his voice and even though living and dying isn't something that can be controlled all I could do in the moment was nod. Ofcourse, if we survived this I'll be his, always.
The moment was ofcourse ruined by when I heard his voice, "you have a chance right now surrender and you'll live under my protection, you'll be forgiven for your stupidity and I guess I'll find a place for you among my army", Donovan said.
"We'd rather die than join you", George, a young guy from our side who had just joined the guarding position in our pack said. And before we can even process what happened he was lying on the floor dead, an arrow in his heart.
"Well you made your choice", Donovan said while laughing.
Laughing.
"ATTACK", was all I said as well all ran towards eachother.
Then everyone was fighting. There were screams, sounds of people ripping eachother apart, fighting with swords, arrows, our claws. I don't know who had better army, or more people but all I know is that my people were willing to fight, die, for me and I'd do the same for them.
Our plan was to get to Donovan without getting killed and killing him first. Simple. But not really. Not when he was surrounded by layers and layers of Wolves. Not just normal wolves these were moslty rouge wolves who were packless, more wild, more tuned into their beasty side than their human form.
Just as I thought I was near him I felt a shooting pain in my left leg which was bit a huge wolf. But he was pulled off of me in mere seconds by a dark brown wolf who clawed his heart out before he can even move, and then softly licked my leg before moving towards Donovan trying to clear my way for him.
Everyone, I mean everyone, around me wss either fighting for their life, or dead. Some bodies I recognised others I didn't. I had been preparing for months, for this moment, to finally end this all. But right now, it all felt unreal. The smell of blood around me, the noise, screams, it felt as if I was having a outer body experience, watching it all from above and I had to remind myself that I wasn't, and snap back into reality. Smith had his people looking out for anything suspicious and his eyes on Donovan. But whenever I tried to reach him someone came in my way. Just when I was about to make a move on him some else would come in my way, distract me but not hurt me enough to kill me.
It was getting exhausted, my energy draining from me so I decided rather than going to him, I'll bring him to me.
One wrong move and your life will end, one in the right direction and you're nemesis will end.
This would either be my winning move or get me in more trouble but in that moment it seemed like the best choice. So I started killing his people random wolves who didn't even have a role, who were just blocking the way.
I lost count of how many of them I killed, but suddenly I was seeing alot more of our people than his, and even though with the sweat beading on my forehead, the slight tremble in my kneeds, I knew this was it. And before I can kill another one of his man I was lifted off of ground and thrown into a huge rock, I managed to lighten the blow but it still hit my shoulder.
"Give up, you'll lose just like your mother you useless girl", he literally spat out the words with poison in his tone.
"I'd rather lose like her, than give up against someone like you", I said.
And after that we were fighting and by that I meant trying not to get hit, which turned out to be really difficult as he kept coming at me punching, slapping, kicking and all I could do was dodge.
I tried to hit him with my powers but he easily moved out of the way everytime. I don't know how long we kept fighting but he took one hit on my face, by head collided with something solid I turned around to see a huge rock, we were near the clearing, the place where he killed my mother.
"This is it, this is your end", he said moving closer. The look he had in his eyes scared me, and I knew if he got these power it would be the worst thing to ever happen.
Before I can reply he backhanded me and I fell. Something sharp poked my leg and I realised it was a dagger, the one my mother owned, the one I stole from Donovan from when he kidnapped me. I had taken it in case of emergency, not really thinking when I'd have to use it or how. But it all seemed preety clear to me now.
I pulled it out and he saw it. I don't know how he knew my intentions but he knew what I was about to do, and he lunged at me but he was too slow too late.
"You'll never win", I said as I plunged the dagger right into my heart.
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Published on:- December 18, 2022.
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