Mine to Protect Chapter 144: UNDER ATTACK

*Hazel*

Ok, now I know where the wind power is coming from…I wonder if Derek can use this power by himself, or if they can only be channeled through me.

“Derek, the wind power is yours, you could try to channel it,” I say through the link, but don’t get a reply. I see that he is busy fighting three mutants at a time, and I decide to let him concentrate on his task, any distraction could be fatal.

Suddenly a sharp pain pierces my shoulder, I turn around and see that a mutant attacked me, but luckily a black wolf has pushed him back, and is now tearing him apart. I don’t know this wolf, but it somehow looks familiar.

“Stop standing there like a statue! Shift and protect yourself!” Cindy’s voice comes through the mind link, and my eyes widen in surprise; she’s the black wolf who just saved me!

“Cindy? Why are you out here? It’s too dangerous!” I scold her through the link.

“I am a Beta daughter, I got trained since I could walk, and I can kick some serious ass. Unlike you,” she adds, making me frown.

She is kind of right though, without my powers I would be killed in 0 time, I suck at combat.

“Ok, then, but please be careful!” I admonish.

“Yes, mama. Don’t worry, Lukas is keeping an eye on me, he won’t let anything happen to me,” she says, with certainty in her words.

And sure enough, not far off, I spot a blond wolf charging and slashing through a group of mutants, he catches my eye, and nods at me in greeting.

“Aren’t you going to give us a hand? If you haven’t noticed, they are kicking our asses really bad. You are the one with the mighty powers!”

Always the charmer; but even if I don’t like his tone, he is right, I need to keep moving, before more people are killed.

I concentrate a place a shield on our and Lukas’ warriors, although it might not work completely, it should still protect them from the majority of the bullets, I don’t think they have enough of my blood to cover all the bullets and ammunitions. I place a shield also around the bunker where I know all the children are hiding.

“Derek, where are you?” I mind link.

“I am in front of the packhouse.”

“I am coming, stay there!”

I don’t waste any time, I shift in my wolf and start running through the gate and towards the packhouse, blasting all the mutants and military I encounter. I know I will have to answer for the lives I took today, but it is kill or be killed, and sure as hell I won’t let my people be killed, if I can avoid it.

I spot two tanks just inside the fence, I surround them with my shield and then blast them to pieces, leaving only ash behind. I don’t know how many people were in there, but I can let myself feel guilty now, I will leave that for later, when this is all over.

I keep running, and see Damon’s fighting near a dark grey wolf, he’s kind of protecting it. I wonder who that wolf is to him, and I make a mental note to ask him later.

Finally, I reach the packhouse gardens, and spot Derek fighting a black wolf with white paws, I don’t know how I know it, but I immediately recognize the wolf to be Preston. That son of b_tch! Even now, he’s still siding with them, betraying his own kind.

I speed up my pace, wanting to sink my claws into his throat, a simple blast won’t be enough for him, he needs to suffer!

But before I can reach him, another wolf tackles me to the ground, my barrier not working against it. Sh_t! If only I could get closer to Derek and make use of his power.

I try to shrug the wolf off me, but without success, until I feel its teeth slowly sink into the nape of my neck, so I send out a blast of light, but it avoids it, freeing me and getting out of the way at the last second.

I stand up quickly, and the wolf attacks me again, before I can get into a protective stance. This time I can see it clearly, it is a black wolf, with sparkling blue eyes, the same eyes of my mate. I have no doubt that the wolf attacking me is Derek’s mom.

That’s quite shocking, is she working with Preston? With the people who wants to eliminate the werewolf species? Why?

I knew she hated me, but before she only tried to send me away, not kill me. Apparently, things have changed now, her hatred has grown, and now she wants my head.

I duck her attack, getting out of her way, but she manages to scrap my side with her claws, making me whimper in pain. A satisfied glint appears in her eyes, and I am debating if I shouldn’t just blast her and be over with, but she is Derek’s mom, will I be able to do that to him, to take his mom’s life?

She charges at me again, and this time I am ready to end her, when a dark brown wolf bumps into her from the side, tackling her to the ground. Melissa ends up belly up, the deep brown wolf hovering over her; he bares his teeth at her, and she snaps her jaws at him.

Derek’s dad, taking my defense against his own wife. I feel so guilty for tearing their family apart, it shouldn’t have been this way. I could have loved her like my own mother, we could have been a family together, instead my arrival only brought hate and discord.

I sigh internally, I don’t think there is any way to fix this, and I decide to let Hugo deal with his charming wife, while I run towards Derek, who is still trying to strike Preston down. Derek has his shield down, I wonder how he did that and why, considering that the shield was there for his protection, and that I put it there!

“Derek, where’s your shield?” I ask him through the link.

“I don’t need a shield to take this fucker down! Let me finish him how I want it. He’s mine!” he roars through the link.

“Hey! I thought I was yours!” I reply faking indignance.

Derek’s wolf rolls his eyes, making me chuckle.

“You know that’s not what I meant. Now get out of the way and let me battle him to death.”

Now it’s my time to roll my eyes.

“Can’t do, I need to be near you for the shield to work properly, and to make use of the wind power. Apparently, it is your power, not mine; it disappeared as soon as you left. Maybe you should try to use your powers, instead of just fighting with your teeth and claws, and leave the white socketed prick to me. Why would a person so disgusting have such a cute wolf? It’s just unfair.”

“Kitten, you are digressing. Don’t fight me, I’ll take care of the little sh_t, you work on the shield.”

Damn Alphas, always need to have the last word!

“Kitten, I heard you…”

“I am well aware!”

I decide to stop arguing, my stubbornness is not going to win against Derek’s, and I guess I can let him have him, there is another person I am looking forward to killing today, even more than Preston; I hope she’s going to show herself soon.