time passed as she sliced and clawed her way through them. Maybe half an hour, maybe longer.
After killing one of the seven foot versions, she whirled, ready for another attack, and saw only bodies of the dead demons littering the lawn. There were a few injured wolves limping back toward the main house, but she didn’t see any casualties. The property was large though so she couldn’t be sure.
Weapon ready, she scanned the thicket of trees. When she saw Victoria changing to human form she hurried toward her.
The tall, dark-haired female’s expression was grim. “I think they’re all dead.”
It was a little jarring to be talking to a completely naked woman, but that was the least of her concerns now. “What the hell was that? Has that ever happened before?” Finn hadn’t mentioned the demons breaching the property like that. He’d just said his pack had a problem in the city.
“That was pure insanity,” Victoria muttered. “And no, that’s never happened.”
“Do you know why Finn isn’t back yet?” She doubted he’d been hurt, but she couldn’t fight the worry she had for him.
“I don’t know.” Victoria’s head tilted to the side for a second as if listening for something. Then Lyra heard it too.
The main gate opening.
Skirting around the corpses, they hurried across the massive property until they reached the long, winding drive. Gabriel, Finn and the shifters she recognized from their earlier search were all getting out of their vehicles.
Everything else around her funneled out as she spotted Finn. His military-style fatigues were dirty, his long-sleeved shirt was ripped and the coppery scent of blood and sulfur clung to him as she hurried toward him.
Keeping her gaze locked on his, she ran her hands down his chest, needing to know he was okay. “Are you hurt?”
Something flashed in his eyes as he shook his head. “No, but what the hell happened here?”
“A shitload of demons attacked the place,” a male said. “It wasn’t well thought out from a strategic point of view, but they must have thought they had numbers on their side.”
She turned and was surprised when Finn wrapped his arm tightly around her shoulders. In front of his entire pack. She returned his embrace as they faced everyone.
“Injuries?” Finn asked.
“Nothing major. Everyone who was here when the fighting started is accounted for,” the same dark-haired male said.
Almost all the wolves were still in animal form, but a few had changed back to human. It surprised her when Gabriel shoved his shirt at Victoria. The female just rolled her eyes but put it on.
“Burn the bodies. We’re on lockdown for the night. I’m going hunting tonight with Gabriel and a handful of warriors but everyone else remains here.” Finn looked at the same male who had spoken twice now. The man was clearly a warrior. “Make sure no one leaves. I want a list of everyone off-property and I want you to contact them. Everyone needs to get back in the next hour.”
The man nodded, then flicked a look at Lyra. “Thank you for fighting,” he murmured quietly before heading back to the house.
After that, all the wolves started moving toward the home, some shifting, some remaining wolves. But everyone listened to Finn. She knew in a few minutes, the demons would all be ash.
Before she could question Finn, he turned to Victoria. “Are you strong enough to heal those injured?”
“Of course. I’ll let you know if anything is serious.” As Victoria strode toward the house, Lyra saw others starting to burn the demons’ bodies.
“What happened to you guys?” Lyra asked, looking at Finn and the others.
“Same thing that happened here. We caught a group of them about a mile from here… I got your text.” He quickly changed the subject. “The state fair is in town, it might be what she heard. Spiro used the details you gave to narrow down her possible holding area to two miles. I wanted to come back and get you.”
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After killing one of the seven foot versions, she whirled, ready for another attack, and saw only bodies of the dead demons littering the lawn. There were a few injured wolves limping back toward the main house, but she didn’t see any casualties. The property was large though so she couldn’t be sure.
Weapon ready, she scanned the thicket of trees. When she saw Victoria changing to human form she hurried toward her.
The tall, dark-haired female’s expression was grim. “I think they’re all dead.”
It was a little jarring to be talking to a completely naked woman, but that was the least of her concerns now. “What the hell was that? Has that ever happened before?” Finn hadn’t mentioned the demons breaching the property like that. He’d just said his pack had a problem in the city.
“That was pure insanity,” Victoria muttered. “And no, that’s never happened.”
“Do you know why Finn isn’t back yet?” She doubted he’d been hurt, but she couldn’t fight the worry she had for him.
“I don’t know.” Victoria’s head tilted to the side for a second as if listening for something. Then Lyra heard it too.
The main gate opening.
Skirting around the corpses, they hurried across the massive property until they reached the long, winding drive. Gabriel, Finn and the shifters she recognized from their earlier search were all getting out of their vehicles.
Everything else around her funneled out as she spotted Finn. His military-style fatigues were dirty, his long-sleeved shirt was ripped and the coppery scent of blood and sulfur clung to him as she hurried toward him.
Keeping her gaze locked on his, she ran her hands down his chest, needing to know he was okay. “Are you hurt?”
Something flashed in his eyes as he shook his head. “No, but what the hell happened here?”
“A shitload of demons attacked the place,” a male said. “It wasn’t well thought out from a strategic point of view, but they must have thought they had numbers on their side.”
She turned and was surprised when Finn wrapped his arm tightly around her shoulders. In front of his entire pack. She returned his embrace as they faced everyone.
“Injuries?” Finn asked.
“Nothing major. Everyone who was here when the fighting started is accounted for,” the same dark-haired male said.
Almost all the wolves were still in animal form, but a few had changed back to human. It surprised her when Gabriel shoved his shirt at Victoria. The female just rolled her eyes but put it on.
“Burn the bodies. We’re on lockdown for the night. I’m going hunting tonight with Gabriel and a handful of warriors but everyone else remains here.” Finn looked at the same male who had spoken twice now. The man was clearly a warrior. “Make sure no one leaves. I want a list of everyone off-property and I want you to contact them. Everyone needs to get back in the next hour.”
The man nodded, then flicked a look at Lyra. “Thank you for fighting,” he murmured quietly before heading back to the house.
After that, all the wolves started moving toward the home, some shifting, some remaining wolves. But everyone listened to Finn. She knew in a few minutes, the demons would all be ash.
Before she could question Finn, he turned to Victoria. “Are you strong enough to heal those injured?”
“Of course. I’ll let you know if anything is serious.” As Victoria strode toward the house, Lyra saw others starting to burn the demons’ bodies.
“What happened to you guys?” Lyra asked, looking at Finn and the others.
“Same thing that happened here. We caught a group of them about a mile from here… I got your text.” He quickly changed the subject. “The state fair is in town, it might be what she heard. Spiro used the details you gave to narrow down her possible holding area to two miles. I wanted to come back and get you.”
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