Chapter 51
Ethan''s POV
My body immediately shifts into a protective stance with Scarlet behind me as my gazends on the
dozens of soldiers that are now blocking our only escape. With my peripherals, I notice Will has also
moved forward, helping to separate Scarlet from the enemy wolves. There are about three times as
many men as what I have with me at the moment, so I quickly mind-link the others. Once I know they
are on their way and working on clearing a path out of here, I focus on what''s in front of me. The
spiraled staircase is too narrow. If we try to attack them in such a cramped space, there are sure to be
casualties. It would be best to get them toe to us, but right now we have a zing inferno at our
backs as Scarlet''s fire eats away at the pornographic paintings of her. I try not to think about the
images that are now forever burned into my head. The idea of that sick bastard envisioning my
precious mate in such a sexual way makes me want to rip him to shreds. I am beyond pissed off that
the coward got away.
I have so many questions. There are so many things that I want to know, that I want to understand. But
right now is definitely not the time. Right now, I need to focus on trying to get us out of here. "Hand over
the Luna or perish," the soldier at the front of the herd says.
"Hell no. She''s MY Luna. Now get the fuck out of our way or YOU''LL be the one to perish," I demand
as all my men take fighting positions, ready and waiting to see what will happen. I can feel my alpha
aura pulsing within me and it seems stronger than it ever has. I notice that it seems to be affecting the
men in front of us as they shift anxiously on their feet, looking unsure. The Lieutenant in the lead is the
first to grit his teeth and resume his defensive stance. After a moment the Silver Shadow Pack finally
charge and I turn to Scarlet. "Stay here."
Her eyebrows instantly furrow and she opens her mouth to argue, but I turn my attention back to the
warriors that have taken up arms against us. I rush into the fray, not bothering to shift since we are
restrained by both time and space. We''ll be able to get down the spiraling stairs faster in our human
forms and I n to dispatch the Silver Shadow warriors quickly. I instantlye up to the Lieutenant
who swings his dagger at my neck. I duck and jab him in the gut before swinging my leg out and
kicking his feet out from under him. He falls back, mming into the ground with a grunt as the air is
knocked out of him. I don''t allow him any time to recover as I jump on him and punch him repeatedly in
the face until another member of the guard jumps at me. Leaping up from my position, I charge at him
and send him flying as my shoulder plows into his chest. I duck another swipe of a knife as a different
soldier attacks me. While I am fighting back those two, one of my other groupses rushing up the
steps and joins in the action.
Within minutes the fighting is over and we regroup before running down the stairs as I grip onto
Scarlet''s hand again. She almost immediately pulls me to a stop before taking her hand from me.
"Scarlet, we have to go," I urge impatiently, not sure why she is dying our escape. I reach out for her
again as I see that several of the Silver Shadow soldiers are now dusting themselves off and gathering
their weapons once more. She ignores me as she closes her eyes, her hands held out to her sides with
her palms facing upwards. Suddenly, a burst of blue light shoot at the ceiling at the tops of the stairs
and the stone arch crumbles down in front of us,pletely blocking the soldiers'' exit.
Finally, she turns back to me and I immediately grab her hand again and drag her along as we hurry
down the stairs. We reach the bottom as we sprint towards the main doors. Fallen soldiers are strewn
about the floor and I hastily pick up an abandoned sword as we pass. I can hear the sounds of fighting
outside as we near our exit. When we burst through the double doors, both wolves and humans are
scattered across the gated frontwn as they pummel and bite at one another. My men notice as
Scarlet and I run into the fray and they quickly surround us, protecting us from our attackers and taking
out anyone who gets near. More and more warriors surge into the battle and begin to overrun us.
Scarlet seems to notice too as she stops me again. This time I know why as I allow her to stand in front
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of me as she closes her eyes once more, focusing on whatever power she seems to possess. I''m dying
to know where she got these gifts and what all she can do with them. Has she been keeping this secret
from me this whole time? I shake my head, ridding myself of those questions. Now is not the time.
I turn my focus to Scarlet as the air begins to hum around her. Light bursts all around her, temporarily
blinding everyone as the ground begins to quake. I drop my arm from my eyes once the bright blue
glow has faded and see that all the Silver Shadow soldiers are frozen in ce. Literally. Ice covers
them as they stand and lie in various poses, clearly mid-fight. My fingers wrap around Scarlet''s as I pull
her towards the gate just as our vehiclese screeching to a halt in front of them. I hurry to open the
back door to the closest one before cing a hand on the small of Scarlet''s back and guiding her in
before I follow. We quickly speed out of there with tires squealing as the wheels throw up rocks behind
us. The rest of our party do the same and soon a whole train of SUVs are flying down the road. We are
thrown around as the cars maneuver rapidly through the city streets as we make our way back out of
the city. Scarlet turns to look out the rearview window and closes her eyes before I see another brief
sh of blue. "What did you just do?" I ask before I think of another question that I''m just dying to ask.
"And how are you even doing that? Since when do you have powers?"