Silus lunged at me and Dom ducked to the side and bit down on Silus' neck. Silus rolled onto the ground in circles and we separated. We continued to trade blows and bites. Silus was snarling and determined to kill me. Dom was faster and stronger. Silus charged with his head low and Dom rolled out of the way. Dom quickly stood up and dug his right claw into Silus' right eye blinding him completely.
Silus howled in pain and Dom knew we had won. Silus started snarling and snapping trying to feel for Dom and fight without vision. Dom charged into Silus and dropped him to the ground. I shifted back to human form but kept my wolf claws shifted. I kicked Silus in the head several times.
“SHIFT!” I yelled at him. My sides were dripping blood, but it didn't stop me. “SHIFT!” I growled and continued to kick him.
Silus shifted back and Stefanos laid before me panting on the ground, blinded and groaning. “IT'S TIME TO MEET YOUR MAKER IN HELL.” I said and plunged my claw into his chest.
“This is for everyone you ever hurt, you heartless bastard!” I ripped out his heart and held it up. The nightmare was finally over, and his lifeless body laid on the ground. Howls and cheers erupted. I’d like to say that I wished he would find peace in the afterlife, and finally be reunited with my mother. But I’m not even sure he deserved that. He was so cruel and monstrous, he deserved to rot in hell. I tossed his heart into a burning fire pit and moved to go check on Raven.
The remaining rogues started running back through the woods trying to escape. Lucy let out a roar and chased after them, Diesel shifted into his wolf and I gave my pack the approval to join the hunt for the rogues.
“MOON WARRIORS JOIN THE HUNT, NO ROGUE LIVES!” Hades called out.
“YES ALPHA!” They responded and joined the hunt.
“Alec, how's Raven?” I linked him and ran up the southern stairs of the pack house to the roof.
“She's not responding.” He replied.
I arrived on the rooftop and ran to the bird’s nest. “RAVEN, open the door.” I called out. “RAVEN?” I pulled the door open and the nest was empty.
I tried to mind link her and got nothing. I linked Alec “are you with Raven?”
“Yes Alpha, I found her on the northern stairs, she's not responding.”
I raced to the other end of the roof and pulled the door open to the northern stairs. Raven was laying on the floor and Alec was trying to wake her up. “There doesn't seem to be a physical injury to her, I think she passed out.” Alec said.
I picked her up and ran to the clinic. Dr. Vovos directed us into a room and started examining her.
“Alpha you're bleeding on my floor, please let my nurse wrap those wounds for you.” Dr. Vovos said.
“Attend to my mate first.” I told her.
“Your mate will be fine. I just need to run a few tests on her. I understand she has two elemental gifts that she used tonight?” She asked.
“Yes, we kept her safe in the bird’s nest and she was able to use her gifts from the roof.” I explained.
“Alec, make yourself useful. Wrap these around the Alpha so he stops bleeding on the floors.” She tossed some large bandages at Alec and pulled the curtain back between Raven and us, so she could continue examining her.
The nurse entered the room and stepped behind the curtain to help Dr. Vovos. Alec helped me roll the bandages around my waist to help stop the bleeding from Silus' claws that dug into me. I could hear them removing Raven's clothes and Dr. Vovos speaking to the nurse who was taking notes. “Heart rate is steady, temperature is good, pressure is normal, keep her on the monitor until she wakes up, here’s the order for the blood work. If she's not awake in a few hours we'll start her on an I.V.”
“Alpha, she's just resting. The usage of too much elemental power, too soon, could have exhausted her. There's never been a wolf with two gifts so her energy and strength may have just been depleted. I'll start the Luna's blood work now; it should take about an hour.” Dr. Vovos told me.
“I'll leave you two alone and go check on things. Let me know if you need anything.” Alec said.
“Fresh clothes would be great.” I said.
“I'll have Spiro run some over in a few minutes.” Alec told me and stepped out.
I sat with Raven watching her sleep. She looked pale and exhausted. Maybe it was too much, too soon. I should have sent her to the safety shelter with the others. I took her hand in mine and laid my head on the edge of her bed. I heard Dom let out a whimper, he was worried about our mate too.
A while later, I felt Raven's hand running through my hair and looked up to find her beautiful blue eyes staring back at me. “Raven, do you remember what happened?”
“I started feeling weak after using my element so much. I could hardly stand and managed to make my way to the stairs, I sat down for a moment and that was it.” She told me.
“You nearly gave me a heart attack. Didn't I tell you not to set foot out of the bird’s nest?” I said.
“Does this mean you owe me a spanking?”
