The Golden Prodigies

Chapter 56

I didn't update last night because I was so caught up with reading: Making the Fur Fly by YourRoyalDeadness I read through half of it in like 4 hours. It's great so please check it out!!! It's completed too ;)

Also, thank you so much for the lovely comments regarding my 'appreciation post' they were all so heartwarming to read!

- Sian

The anticipation made Jacota a little breathless. His heart smashed hard against his chest. It even rung in his ears. Hunter stood right next to him, sniffing the air. A thousand other wolve's scents lingered in the hot breeze despite it being almost eleven at night. His pack sat behind them in their wolf forms too, ready to protect their Alpha. The only absent member was Sam. He stood by the house with William. Hunter would have scolded Sam if he brought his mate to the front. William can fight and defend himself, but once knocked off his feet, it was a struggle to get back up.

The Gods sat next to Jacota, feeling just as nervous.

"I can hear them," Phoenix thought to the pack. "They're running fast." The thuds of hundreds of boots pounding the forest floor were no soothing sounds. Demons would soon collide with the wolves. Everyone knew they would be armed with all kinds of weapons.

"They are minutes away," Jacota thought and stood up. The wolves behind him stood up too, creating a tidal wave through the crowd, reaching the house where everyone else stood.

"I can't believe we let them talk us into staying at the back. We should be up there fighting alongside our family," Anthony said, chewing the inside of his lip and keeping his eyes on the dark forest. There were torches all around the field so wolves could see what they were doing. If the tear still swallowed the sky, the world would look utterly terrifying.

"It was Jay's orders." Scott found it hard to stand still too. "He's the God, we can't disobey him, even if we are family."

"He doesn't want you to get hurt," Flora sighed, standing next to her daughter. "That's what scares him the most." Flora and Margo hadn't yet spoken about Sam. They didn't have the time, and right now, Flora didn't have the patience. She was disappointed in her daughter for keeping something like that from her. She knew it would be for a good reason, mainly if it involved an Alpha's oath, but it didn't weaken the pain she felt every time she looked at the Beta wolf.

Hunter not only had a brother but a twin. Sam deserved more, a lot more.

"It will be a miracle if someone doesn't get injured." Scott's strong gaze found Panuleon and Corey standing on the edge of the field. They had tied their wrists together with a shoelace, too afraid to feel the stretch of their bond. Death felt better than reaching their five-metre mark.

Kaiden and Milokan stood on the opposite side, staring at the trees, not wanting to catch an anxious face of anyone who usually looked strong. Milokan wanted to believe that everyone was determined and confident. He knew that wasn't the case.

As the demon's neared, the ground felt like it started to shake. Jacota saw their shapes between the trees. "READY?" he yelled and every werewolf in the field heard his roar. The wolves found the eyes of their loved ones, or the eyes of those who came alone, sharing an invisible force that bound them together.

Sam's wolf was halfway through transitioning into an Alpha when Grace's wolf stepped into view and stopped on the edge of the field. She panted from running and the adrenaline in her bones.

Scott narrowed his eyes to see better, but Sam whimpered, digging his claws into the grass as the white travelled down his back, covering his black fur.