Man! Jimmy emits a roar.
I deliver a swift kick to her thigh, successfully making contact; but, she retreats before I can strike her jaw with a punch. Agile, Thia pivots and delivers a powerful donkey kick to my abdomen, almost incapacitating me.
The sudden sound of Bray’s scream emanating from the trees behind us startles both Thia and myself, prompting us to lower our fists.
“He is inflicting pain on Mother!” Bray cries out, and every instinct inside me compels me to rush to his side.
Suddenly, a contingent of guards emerges, with one advancing towards the Queen.
“Your Majesty, we have received notification that Alpha Jacque and his forces have infiltrated the northern and western borders!” We are experiencing an assault!” He exclaims with urgency, prompting everyone to be on high alert.”
“Mother!” Negative!Bray shouts, and my heart races uncontrollably.
“Andrew and I will guide the men to the north; Thia, proceed to the west.” “Contact Mark and summon the Allies,” Josie commands, as the men assume their positions. “Therefore, you should safeguard your family. “I will provide backup immediately,” Josie states, transforming into her white wolf and sprinting northward with Andrew and the soldiers in pursuit.
I require no further prompting and hasten towards Bray’s cries, fury surging within me at the prospect of my pup and mate being harmed. I endeavour to accelerate my movement, yet somehow, Jimmy remains inactive.
Grey, what is the meaning of this? I react abruptly.
Jimmy responds, equally perplexed. I am unable to go out.
I don’t have much time to concentrate on my wolf shape since Bray once again shouts.
I will have to undertake this independently.
Near the training grounds, I saw the foolish French Alpha, Benoit, confronting Ricky and Bray by a tree, with Ricky protecting our pup with her body. Benoit strikes Ricky with a punch to the jaw, propelling her to the ground. Bray cries out right behind her, his huge eyes enlarging upon observing his mother lying motionless.
Jimmy nearly becomes untamed as Bray admonishes his mother.
“Mother!” He cries, overwhelmed by absolute dread as he creeps nearer her. “Mother, awaken!”
As I pursue him, my vision is consumed by rage, yet Benoit perceives my approach and evades my strike, countering with a powerful blow to my jaw. I recoil, hearing Bray’s cries as he covers his mother’s face with his hands to conceal her. Benoit executes a sequence of combination kicks directed at my face and abdomen, the majority of which I successfully block or evade. He subsequently plunges and encircles my waist with his arms, executing a roll to regain his footing as I descend to my knees.
Benoit positions both hands on my back and attempts to knee me in the abdomen, but I strike his kneecap with my elbow to thwart him. He subsequently encircles my neck with his arms in an attempt to choke me, but I seize one of his arms and roll onto his back. He collapses with a groan and rises unsteadily, allowing me to regain my footing and grasp him by both shoulders. I repeatedly strike his stomach with my knee, eliciting grunts from Benoit with each impact. When that fails to satisfy me, I allow him to rise sufficiently for me to strike his left cheek, followed by his right, and then his left once more.
Weakened and disoriented, he offers minimal resistance as I shove him aside to administer the final strike, delivering a kick to his chest that expels his breath. He is propelled backward, his body colliding with a tree. Blood seeps from his nose, temples, and lips, yet my hunger for vengeance remains unsatisfied.
I stride over Benoit’s prostrate form, seizing him by the collar with one hand while delivering a punch to his face with the other.
“CEASE!” A voice instructs me, my body battling the need to comply yet ultimately yielding to the command.
I lift my head to observe Thia and Josie observing me, and I swiftly comprehend that I am no longer in the jungle, but rather back in the fighting circle at the training grounds. Bray and Ricky are absent, and I notice that I am gripping Andrew by the collar of his shirt, his face marred by blood and bruises.
I released his shirt, utterly perplexed by the situation.
Regrettably, I find myself equally perplexed, Jimmy murmurs.
Observing my bewilderment, Josie commences her explanation.
“This is a Moonlit wolf endowed with the abilities of illusions, hallucinations, and dream distortions,” she states. I recalled your swift response to Bray’s targeting, so I thought that constructing a comparable circumstance would elicit your combative spirit. I have also obstructed your wolf connection slightly to maintain your human form momentarily. <text”I failed to assess the extent of your tenacity, even in your human guise,” she remarked with a cautious smile directed at Andrew.
“You are quite an irate young man,” Andrew mutters, cleaning the blood from his nose and rising to his feet. “Josie, I will no longer engage in combat with him.” Absolutely not! He nearly incapacitated me. Administer healing to me immediately! This is unacceptable!”
“Oh, does unfortunate Andrew have an injury?” Thia chuckles, while Andrew squints at his companion. “Unable to withstand a blow?” “
“Amusing, indeed.” Now you will enter the ring with him. “Observe how amusing it is,” Andrew retorts, while Thia chuckles quietly to herself.
“I apologise, Ev,” Josie expresses, cradling his face and administering mending.
He mumbles invectives towards her, however it is evident that he harbours no genuine anger towards his Luna or his mate, particularly when Thia playfully kisses him on the lips. I extend my hand to Andrew in apologies, and he accepts it, but with complaints.
“You are fortunate to be a Moonlit wolf,” Andrew remarks, shaking my hand. I would have incapacitated you had the circumstances been equitable. Merely stating.
Thia and Josie erupted in laughter, while Andrew glared at them for their scepticism, but I merely smiled, aware that he was likely correct.
The trio assists me in honing several combinations I employed on Andrew throughout the assault, providing guidance on executing devastating strikes while conserving energy and maintaining agility.
“We will continue to focus on the footwork next week,” Andrew states as the training session concludes. “Subsequently, you may commence patrolling with the team.” You have been designated to River Moon, as it is likely to be the initial target of Alpha Jacque and Benoit.
