Rejection on the Full Moon (Rejection Series) Chapter 58

[Lease, how many?] I question, needing an update.

[Forty-five alive, forty dead.] We are just over two hours into the battle with almost half of the enemy dead, but I thought we would have killed more by now. Anger boils inside me, and I use this to help fuel my fight.

I race towards the nearest Soulless and quickly tackle the she-wolf, her body sturdier than expected as we tumble to the ground. My claws rake against her side, black blood now coating my flame-like fur. She tries her best to throw me off of her, her crazed mind making her movements jerky and unstable. My teeth quickly sink into her throat, ripping it wide open and ending her life. Her companion tries to tackle me, but I move quickly, dodging to the left before rounding on this new enemy and knocking him to the ground. Before he can get to his feet, I pounce onto his neck, using my weight to snap the bone.

In this moment, I am rage, I am fury, and I am an Alpha wolf, using every bit of my strength to bite, shred, and tear apart any Soulless who stands in my way.

[Amberle, are you okay?] Dominic's voice enters my head, relief filling me knowing that my mate is alive.

[I'm fine, where are you?] I reply back, sinking my teeth into another Soulless and ripping his head off. It feels like this battle is never ending, with wolves in some form of combat all around. We needed this to end, and soon.

[By the forest, west of the pack house. I found their leader.]

[On my way.] I turn around, ready to run to help my mate and manage to dodge a Soulless, her teeth aiming for my throat and just grazing my skin. Anger radiates off of me at the fact that this bitch tried to kill me, and I quickly lunge for her, my jaw closing around her hind leg as I snap the brittle bone. She falls to the ground with a whine, her paws swiping out at me, in hopes of causing any form of injury. I push her flailing limbs out of the way, sinking my teeth into her jugular and effectively ending her life as I tear her throat open. With another Soulless dead, I quickly run towards the forest, my one thought being getting to Dominic and making sure he is safe. Along the way, I kill another two Soulless, shocked to see Leo helping me in ending both their lives before he rushes towards the east side of the pack house. For a pathetic excuse of an Alpha, he is skilled at killing Soulless. My paws continue their path towards the west side of the pack house, praying internally that Dominic is alive and safe.

As I round the corner of the building, I spot signs of the battle now ended, with black and red blood coating the snow-covered ground. I make a mad dash towards the tree line, spotting Dominic just inside the forest with five strong-looking Soulless surrounding him. His fur is covered in both red and black blood, the scent of his own mingling with the stench of decay in the air, informing me that he is injured. Anger continues to build inside me with the injuries to my mate and the fact that he's on the losing end of this fight. I manage to reach him just in time to tackle a she-wolf in mid-air intending to end Dominic's life. We roll to the forest floor and I quicky rip out her jugular in the process. One down, four to go.

I can see the relief in my mate's eyes, knowing that help has arrived, and that with the two of us working together, we can win this and hurry back to the others.

[Lease, enemy count!] I call out into the link, rushing to Dominic's side and helping him fend off the next wave of attacks from the Soulless in front of us.

[Twelve. No, ten left.] Lease replies. This meant that there are six others, excluding the four in front of Dominic and I. The two of us get to work, springing from our spot in front of the tree to rush at the Soulless. Our bodies move as one in a fluid dance that months of training and trust has allowed us to refine. I would attack, hitting their weak points, then dodge the now-injured Soulless as Dominic ends its life. This worked for the first two we attack, with their warm, dead bodies laying in the snow behind us. Now, we face off against what looks to be an ex-Alpha and ex-Beta, their turn to Soulless recent with how clean their fur is. Dominic distracts the Alpha, giving me a nudge to battle the Beta. It is hard to focus on the enemy before me when my mate is fighting someone else, but I keep my focus. This Soulless Beta is fast, just barely dodging my attacks as my claws and teeth graze his skin. He has little to no injury that I can see, causing me to feel frustrated. Each attempt at attack pulls me further away from Dominic, and that's when it hits me. He is trying to separate me from my mate.

[Who is near the west side of the pack house and can be there ASAP?] I call out through the link.

[Miles and I are, we're on our way.] Christian calls out. Relief fills me when Miles rounds the corner of the building, his grey wolf form spotting me instantly as he rushes towards the Soulless I'm fighting. Christian is hot on his trail, his form being a beige wolf covered with blood and wounds. I return my focus to the Soulless in front of me, keeping his attention on my body as I continue to attack. I needed to keep him busy long enough for Miles and Christian to take him by surprise, it would be our only chance at defeating him.

[Take care of this Beta, I'm going to help Dominic.] I link, ducking out of the way just in time for Miles to tackle the Soulless to the ground and turning my body towards the direction I last saw Dominic. I catch sight of the dead bodies from our earlier kill, but Dominic and the leader of this Soulless pack are missing. The trail of fresh blood sends me into a panic the moment I recognize the scent as my mate's. His injuries are worse than before, and I have no clue where he went. Following the trail, my paws carry me through the trees. Bare bushes have their branches snapped, indicating a battle took place beforehand, as fur from both Dominic and the Soulless is left tangled in the brambles.

Then I spot them.