Chapter 109
Lewana POV
Michelle and I had barely made it upstairs when we felt the house shake. I grabbed Michelle and pushed her towards the doorway, thinking it was an earthquake. That was until we heard the screaming from the compound and the urgent mind-
link.
“WE’RE UNDER ATTACK“.
I tell Michelle to get to the safe room in the building and race outside to defend my pack.
The heat hits me first. In the middle of the compound, there is a man in only black pants, powerful and covered in flames.
A Phoenix.
I have never come across a Phoenix before and this fucker landed in my pack’s territory with such force he left a crater. He was terrorizing the pack members and damaging our land.
The smell of fear was overwhelming. Pack members ran for cover from the flames that were shooting across the compound like a flame thrower. He smiled while he did it. I watched him and it was strange as he wasn’t setting anything on fire. He was just enjoying the screams of terror.
Soldiers had formed a ring around him with weapons drawn but were unsure of how to attack. Conrad was coming up beside me to protect me. I could sense his fear for my welfare. I knew he would stop me from attacking this strange enemy
so I had to attack first.
I felt Serena’s strength and knew I could do this. I didn’t know how I knew, but I knew I could defeat him and she has
never led me astray.
I could feel Serena pushing herself just to surface to protect me and I noticed the flames felt warm but not as punishing. I sprint into the compound ducking under the flame he shot out so I could within arms reach. This will have to be hand–to-
hand combat.
He swung his right fist and I grabbed his wrist not feeling the flames on his body ducking under to kick him. He pushed me away slightly. Just enough to see the smile on his face. He was having fun.
We continue our battle but it feels more like training as we are mainly just blocking each other attacks while making jabs of our own. Something isn’t right but this needs to end.
I feel the earth move again and see the Royal Fae Family come out of the forest. Walls of water go up around the compound protecting my pack from further fire as the Sirens come into view. This distracts the man for a split second and I can swipe him across my chest with my claws making him bleed.
He jumps back and starts laughing.
“Well, you’re a little firecracker this time aren’t you. Blessed one“.
Conrad storms forward with a gun pointed at this man’s head. Soldiers flanking him. He instinctually put me behind him while growling at this intruder.
“You are an intruder on my territory. Get out now or we will be forced to use lethal force“.
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The stranger starts manically laughing. “I would melt all the bullets before they reached me. Besides, the other guardians got fancy dinners. You’re not going to roll out the red carpet for us“.
Conrad growled back. “They asked. Not demanded“.
That’s not the part of what he said that concerned me. “What do you mean, us“.
He turns and stares directly into the sun and lets out a bird call. Two more figures were concealing themselves in sunlight and flew down in phoenix form. They land gently in the compound and transform into a human form.
The female speaks first. “Forgive the intrusion blessed one but many claim to be you. We had to make sure. My name is Queen Ember. This is my husband King Azar and our son Prince Eli. We have waiting a long time to meet you“.
She looks around the compound and takes in that the other guardians are here. “We have waited a long time to reunite with everyone else as well“.
We all look at each other unsure of what to do. They all end up looking to me at what to do. I have no idea what is going
but I know I want to find out.
“Call me Lewana. What do you want“.
The Faes and Sirens make a stance by moving to stand on either side of Conrad and me. Prince Eli finds this amusing.
“You have been a busy blessed one. You didn’t want to be friends with us as well. I’m hurt“.
King Florian of the Faes didn’t take kindly to this. “You are the ones who have been hiding for centuries. Rejecting to be a part of this world so don’t blame the blessing when she has had her own battles“.
Queen Ember snaps at him. “Not rejecting. Waiting“. She studies King Florain’s face. “I know you feel the change too. I
know you all feel it“.
All Kings and Queens go silent at this and they look at each other with a knowing look. They all knew what she was talking about. They were all talking around me and I was getting madder by the second.
“What are all of you not telling us. Telling me“.
Conrad comes behind and wraps his arms around my waist grounding me to this moment. He just protectively holds me while we wait for the answer.
Queen Ember continues. “The Shadows are moving which indicates change is coming. As the guardians, we need to make sure that light prevails“.
“We already know that. The Moon Goddess told us that when we talked last Full Moon. What I don’t understand is what it has to do with me“.
Queen Embers looks at me puzzled. “All we know is that change is coming and you will need all of us united. You are not only the light of the wolves but all of our light. Sirens protect water, Faes protect land, and the Phoenixs protect the day. Werewolves are different. The reason you are built fighters is because shadows live in the night. They can move freely in the darkness which is why you are more susceptible to their influence. This is why you are always gifted a light. Darkness has prevented that light from shining for more than 500 years. This is why you are important Lewana. This is the first chance we have had to balance the world and this is the first time the light has survived“.
The weight of this instantly feels heavy on my shoulders. I always knew the Werewolf Kingdom was on my shoulders but
to know that the fate of the world is on my shoulders too.
“What do I have to do“.
“We have no idea, but we know we have to work that out“.
