Chapter Twelve
I knew I should have taken care of the tracks we’ve left behind. But I was so focused on getting the medicines and helping Carly to even give it a second thought. But I was now regretting that decision as I looked at probably three army trucks coming our way.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcAIicpUli1
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No wonder the wolves had fled.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaPhdJnXkIl
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These trucks would be a freaking nightmare to take care of. With most of our members sick, we couldn’t take the risk of moving them. And with this snow, it wouldn’t take long for our trusty truck to give up on us. The others looked at me for my decision. And I could feel everything spin around me as I tried to think of a solution that would be best for all of us.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLdG11scFI
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“Do you think we could move them?” I asked Carly from the door.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrVyeksBqCu
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She shook her head, “At this point, they could barely stand. I’m afraid to think what would happen to them if we move them,”1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe45aAsLQVM
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I clenched my fist as I turned to look at the trucks again. Thanks to the trees and the snow, we had roughly ten minutes before they reach us.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuBFw8qLOml
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“I’m afraid to think what would happen to us if they got us!” Jack cried. 1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEauzJ7L8t
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Everything seemed to stop around me as I looked around the faces of the people whose life would depend on the decision I would make. It was such a huge responsibility for someone who just turned 18. But- it all fell to me when I made the decision to save them the first time. Now, I need to make another decision that would either save or kill us.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuxwGns7Agk
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“Griffin,” I called, every one turned quiet as they listened to me. “I know you haven’t tried it before but I need you to call forth that invisible force of yours to protect the whole main cabin.”1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhMXIQo13Dq
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Griffin turned pale at what I said, “Pa-ardon?” he asked, his voice shaking.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmN4umoLJiL
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“I know it’s a long shot but if we’re going to face them we can’t leave the cabin unattended. Now, I need you to tell me you can do it.”1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwc1hYNWT6
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“I-” his voice broke. “I’ll try,”1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTQSPEugyDU
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“No, I need you to do it!” I said firmly and he nodded.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqwNhnvijPZ
“I’ll do it.”1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixHiDQfohO
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I let out a breath, “Good,” then I turned to Jack, “Jack I know you haven’t made friends with the ice. But this is the right time to do so.” 1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOn5vkVKYck
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Jack nodded, his face full of determination. Then, I turned to his brothers and told them to guard Jack until he could control the ice. If he managed to, he’ll be the one to guard Griffin, who’ll put a shield around the cabin.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYnvIX5w0cI
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Lily was to stay inside to assist Carly because I needed Coleen’s ability outside. Her fire would come in handy. Zoi, whose ability we haven’t witnessed yet, volunteered to fight outside. During our exercise, I’ve seen his undeniable talent for hand-to-hand combat so I was confident he would be a great help. Drew would try to get as close as he could to trucks and destroy their electronic devices. Steven, with his blinding light, would distract anyone away from Drew.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1l7E4vSW88
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With five on offense, we aren’t that confident that we’ll be able to protect everyone. But when I turned to look at all of them, I see the determination in their eyes.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFfgOSo7Fqk
Determination to protect what we love.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0md2kn7HoP
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We exit the cabin and nodded at the others. They would be the last line of defense if my team failed to do its job. We jogged down the middle of the camp to take the fight as far away as we could from the cabin. Since, the wolves would probably waiting around, we couldn’t risk going inside the woods.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWl0I7hNbaf
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Finally, the first of the trucks emerge from the woods. Shortly after it, two more appeared. And my heart stopped beating at the sight of our enemy. Two dozen or more soldiers came out from each truck. All were holding a gun that looked like a blaster. A weapon effective for close and far range shooting.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixZfDoW8KF
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They spread out and when a group came closed to the cabin, Steven opened his light and blinded them as a warning not to take another step closer. The warning worked and they retreated a few steps. But we were still surrounded. The five of us were the only thing separating the cabin from these blood-thirsty killers.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkZEKaiQ3j
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Our little haven- the place we worked hard to keep safe, was infiltrated just liked that.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtRdCJPP0H
And as if that wasn’t enough, the crowd from the middle separated to reveal a man, probably the one in charge. And I felt my world stopped spinning as my breathing hardened and I found myself unable to support my form. I fell to the snow as tears started to blur my eyes. 1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8MulWTaOoB
The sweet sounds of the birds singing have long stopped, when they felt the threat in the vicinity, leaving everything in a deafening silence. There was nothing I see except for the man that was making his way towards me like he was just walking in a park. I didn’t move. Even though I could feel my friends shaking me. Their words of plea for me to wake up, from my hypnotized state, fell on deaf ears.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwUp9YgcA6
Zoi knelt beside me and repeatedly asked me what was wrong but I couldn’t find my voice. I couldn’t focus on anything else but to stare at the emerging man. He towered over his soldiers and he radiated power and command on his every move. His hair was a faded blonde and his blue eyes the same one that looked at me since I was young. Someone who I thought I would never see again.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sj6L1fn6p
“Papa?” I whispered.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTifGVtuVup
I could feel the shock everyone had at that one word. I felt their hesitation and confusion but I couldn’t find it in me to elaborate or even explain. But through it all, I could still feel that they got my back.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdyuZqnSDC1
“You’ve grown so well, kitty.” He greeted with that warm smile of him using the nickname he gave me. 1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmcql6puA4
“But- but you’re dead,” I answered. “You . . . you died years ago,”1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqUWk3h3ld
He laughed. And it rang it my ears. It was the same voice that would laugh even at the lamest joke I made. The laugh that was so infectious. But there was nothing infectious at it now. All I heard was malice in his voice.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvLGqfn2SvS
“I’m far from dead, kitty.”1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJPFXhHg9jD
“Why are you doing this?” I cried as tears started to stream down my face.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtcodxGfzk
“Reins should die!” he answered as he stopped a few meters away from his soldier and a few paces from us. But I knew that his soldiers had his back. “There’s no place for the likes of you in this world!”1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaqtSNW01Hm
My heart shattered at his cold words. It shattered beyond repair that I swore I heard the pieces fell to a dark pit. “But- mama was one of us. She was a Rein, too.” 1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1B69UWYEXI
He gave me a sinister smile that sent shivers down my spine. “Who do you think killed her?”1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxpJSYNjTO
With nothing but anger controlling me, I jumped up with a shriek even before anyone could noticed my actions; I landed on my dad and we both rolled to the snow. His soldiers followed our movements but they didn’t dared to shoot in fear of hitting him.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ZH5ruuEQj
The other soldiers have moved on my friends and the sound of war dominated the air.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWd1DnQfV4Q
My dad tried to push me off of him but I held on tight as I fought with him over his gun. None was willing to lose. Fury clouded my eyes and all I could see was blood. I couldn’t believe that the man I have trusted the most was the one who’d betrayed me the hardest.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡruvUNQP5wj
With a shriek, I managed to take his gun away from him and as I pointed the cold metal to his forehead. Fear was obvious in his eyes and I couldn’t find the humanity in me. All there was at the moment was a monster that wanted revenge.1014Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡapUk6OVDxP
But when I looked in his eyes, I saw all the good memories I had with him and I hesitated. That one mistake almost costed me my life when I felt a sharp pain in my side. My hand flew to it and I could feel my palm soaked with something I know was not water.
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