Chapter 179
Evelyn’s POV
“Evelyn, you can’t be serious!” Alexander tried to call after me, but I refused to stop.
I hastily flew back to the medical ward to inform the rest of the team of the unsettling update that Henri had given me. I watched all the blood drain from their faces. I hated being the bearer of bad news, but
now was not the time to let fear take over.
“Everyone, grab a medical bag and as many extra bandages and salves as you can physically carry,” I told them. “Our plan is to gather at the medi-tent that should already be set up there. Any questions?”
They all shook their heads. I gave a firm, curt nod. “Alright, let’s move out.”
I had Diana lead the rest of the team outside to the cars, whereas I headed back to the lab. I grabbed
both the serum and the topical salve.
My mind immediately raced back to the thought of Kane. When Henri told me that he had been badly hurt, my heart wanted to lurch out of my chest.
It didn’t matter if the two of us were still angry at each other; I still deeply cared for him. For weeks, I’d been worried about what this day would bring. Casualties were inevitable, that much I knew. But I never allowed myself to linger on the possible chance that Kane would be part of that list.
I ordered both of the guards to remain at their posts outside of the lab. “Remember, stay vigilant,” I told them. “Should there be any strange behavior? Stop it and report back to me as soon as I return.”
They both bowed their heads. “Yes, Luna.”
Funny enough, I was still getting used to the feeling of authority that came with the title of Luna. But at that moment, that feeling came off as second nature to me.
From there, I headed out to the cars. I instructed the driver to head to the Southern borders but to park the vehicles a good distance away from the battlefield to remain out of sight.
Much to my surprise, it took us only a little over an hour to reach our neighboring pack’s territory. Already, we could see the dirt and debris that were flying around in the distance.
I willed my nerves to stay calm, but I’m sure the same couldn’t be said for the rest of us. As soon as we reached the territory line that sat just before a small cliff. I had the driver stop the car.
Stepping out of the passenger seat, I was instantly hit with the unsavory smell of adrenaline, ripped up earth, blood, and something distinctly sharp on the senses. Poison.
I took in a shuddering breath. But what truly sent an awful chill down my spine was the uproarious sound that came from far below the ridge. I slowly approached the edge and bore witness to what should have only been the stuff of nightmares.
Feral rogues were slashing through groups of soldiers left and right. Not everyone had fully shifted into
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their wolves as they held weapons in their hands. Both rogues and soldiers were badly wounded, lying limp on the ground.
From what I could see from where I was standing, Kane has soldiers planted in various locations to gain the upper hand.
But was it enough? I didn’t think so.
Diana came up to my side and stared down at the utter Hell that awaited us.
“Oh, my Gods,” she gasped.
“Kane was right. Two feral rogues are with five of our own.”
What I couldn’t get over was just how many feral rogues there really were. They moved with incredible speed and stormed through a group of regular soldiers like boulders. Heavy. Unstoppable.
Meanwhile, my eyes searched every possible part of that field in hopes of spotting Kane. But I didn’t find him. My stomach churned.
“Come on,” I said. “We need to head to the medical tent.”
We unloaded all of our equipment from the vehicles and found the medi tent set up a good hundred feet away from where all the action was taking place. Upon entering the tent, we instantly took notice of how many were injured and in need of immediate first aid.
“It’s a good thing we brought those extra cots,” Diana muttered.
“Diana, have the team treat whoever is in here now,” I instructed. “Once that’s done, try and see if you guys can start pulling any soldiers who are currently on the ground back here to be treated.”
“You got it!”
I felt my wolf simmering at the surface. I left the tent and resumed my search for Kane. I pressed heavily on my wolf’s ability to seek him out.
Over there!
I snapped my head in the far right direction, where I spotted a large oak tree. Lying beneath it, heavily injured, was Kane. My first instinct was to rush over, but there were at least several rogues in my path, preventing me from doing so.
“Evelyn!”
I turned my head to see Henri, leading a small group of soldiers. He graced me with a gracious, compassionate smile.
“Henri, I need to get to Kane,” I told him. “But there are too many rogues in the way.”
Now was not the time to be feeling self-conscious about my wolf not being fully established to where I could fight off multiple rogues at once. Henri was quick to pick up on my dilemma.
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“We’ll cover you,” he said.
“Are you sure?” I asked him. Not for nothing, but even he looked moments away from collapsing.
He nodded with assurance. Before I could get another word, Henri shifted along with the rest of the group. They each took on a feral rogue, distracting them long enough for me to get to Kane’s side.
As soon as I reached him, I fumbled to my knees and laid a hand on his chest. His heartbeat slowed down tremendously. His eyes were barely open, yet when he saw that it was me, Kane’s whole body went stiff.
“What the hell are you doing here?!” he shouted. “You shouldn’t be here!”
I rolled my eyes and scoffed. “And yet, here I am,” I declared dryly.
Kane let out a string of muffled curses and ramblings that I paid no attention to. Instead, I directed my focus to the areas in which he’d sustained his injuries. His shoulder had been dislocated, but my real concern was his right leg.
From his knee cap and downward, Kane had been badly cut by some kind of blade. That same horrible scent hit my nose from before. The blade had to have been laced with some sort of poison because of
how inflamed the wound was.
He needed to get treated before the infection spread too far.
“I need to get you back to the medi tent,” I said briskly.
I tried getting behind him to hook my hands under his arms, but he was too heavy in my current state. I
had to shift.
Kane snagged my hand. His eyes filled with great apprehension and worry, as if he knew what I was about to do. I tore my eyes away to find Henri, who had just finished dispatching one of the rogues.
“Henri!” I called out. “Take Kane back to the tent.”
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