Hunter

With a thundering growl my dad jumps on the boulders blocking the entrance and starts digging them out with his paws. He’s desperate to get to his mate and soon the other guys join him.

I glance at the unconscious girl in my arms then carefully carry her away from the mayhem. The amount of bruises on her body is concerning, but the only thing that catches my wolf’s attention is the smell of male’s seed coming from her body. I notice a trail of dried white substance on her thighs, confirming my fears. The blood between her legs tells me she was forced. I will kill the fucker who did this to her.

I carefully lay my mate by the tree then take my shirt off and put it on her. She’s only wrapped in some ripped jacket. I don’t like other man’s clothes on her. She’s mine!

I hear dad’s growls as he digs through the boulders, but suddenly he stops and all of the guys jump away from the tunnel. I turn to them in shock right when the entrance explodes for the second time and my mom’s body flies through it before hitting a tree right next to me. I cover my mate’s body from the rumble and I feel my back get hit by stones and dirt.

I whip my head to my mom, who’s already on her feet, leaping through the air towards a big burly guy exiting the tunnel. They clash mid-air and my mom manages to hit him before he throws her off again. Mom hits the ground and dad charges at the man, biting into his shoulder.

The guys circle the big fucker, while my mom tries to get up. I rush to her, but she pushes me away. That’s when I notice her eyes are red.

Shit! Bloodlust!

I back away from my mother, knowing that she’s about to blow. She hasn’t had a bloodlust in over 20 years, the last time it happened I was about 4. Since then I’ve never seen my mom’s red eyes.

“Stay away! He’s mine!” She growls, prowling towards the big guy, who’s busy fighting off the guys from the pack. I stay with my mate, even though my wolf is fighting to come out, eager to rip the fucker to shreds.

Mom exchanges countless hits with the guy, the power of their hits make them sound like thunderbolts, the two have broken couple of trees while throwing each other around. I have never seen anyone match my mother’s strength. Actually, I think the fucker has the upper hand. He’s got more hits in than mom, and she’s in much worse shape than him.

Swords!

I brought my mom’s swords with me!

I scan the area, trying to find them. There they are!

I leave my mate for few seconds to get the blades.

“Mom!” She briefly turns to me and catches the sword I throw her. She can only use one, since her left hand is badly injured.

With swift moves, she slashes the blade through fucker’s throat when he charges at her then whirls around to plunge the sword into his heart.

But he still manages to ram his fingers into mom’s stomach and cut her open. They stay like that, facing each other, bleeding out on the ground for few seconds before mom pushes away from him. She’s out of breath, barely standing, but she still manages to turn to my dad and go to him.

A small gasp brings my attention back to my mate. She’s looking at me with big chocolate eyes, filled with fear. My wolf whimpers at the scared look on his mate’s face.

“Don’t be scared, precious. I will not hurt you.” I softly tell her, but she flinches when I try to touch her.

“Hunter! Get your mate and let’s get out of here!” I hear Shane call out from somewhere. Both my mate and I turn to him, only to see my parents kissing hungrily, my dad already shifted.

“H-Hunter?” A shy voice reaches my ears. “You’re Hunter…” My mate sounds surprised.

“And you are?”

“S-Skye. – her eyes widen, looking around – Where’s Thea? Sh-she’s hurt and the big guy was there and-”

“Shhh, mom is okay. She’s with my dad.”

“She said I’m your mate…” She trails off quietly.

“You are. I can see you’re hurt, so I will shift and you’ll ride on my back, okay? Our pack is quite far.” I tell her, making sure to keep my voice gentle to not scare her further. I can tell she’s been through a lot.

“Okay.” She agrees easily.

“Okay.” I smile at her.

“Grey! The boss is inside. He’s still alive. Tie him up and take him to the pack.” Mom commands between breaths. “Hunter, get Skye and let’s go home. Stay close to the border. Do not cross it!” I frown confused, but nod and do as she says. Mom takes a shirt from Aiden and puts it on before speaking. “Take all the fucking weapons from inside and get them to the dungeon. I will deal with the boss back home.” She manages to say before she collapses.

“ANGEL!” Dad exclaims in panic, catching my mom’s body before it can fall to the ground.

“They didn’t feed her.” Skye quietly says, causing my dad’s gaze snap to her.

“What do you mean?!” He growls. Skye whimpers and I pull her to my chest, giving dad a warning look. His look softens when he notices how scared my mate is. “What do you mean by that, Skye?” He must’ve caught my mate’s name earlier.

“They didn’t feed her. Just gave her water once in a while and beat her up all the time. M-my father wanted to make her weak.” Her father?! “She didn’t even sleep, trying to get out of the chains.” She whimpers quietly, but my dad still catches it.

Dad looks both furious and sad as he maneuvers my mom to his back and I cover Skye’s eyes from the view of his naked body. – she does not need to see my dad’s package – Then he shifts, so my mom ends up lying on his back.

‘Let’s go home. They need rest.’ He tells me through the mind link already walking towards the woods.

“I’m going to shift now, okay? Close your eyes, precious.” Skye does as I ask with no objections. I drop my jeans and wrap them around my ankle before shifting into my black wolf. I lie down on the ground to make it easier to Skye to get on my back and once she does, I follow my dad and other wolves, silently enjoying the feeling of the soothing tingles running through my body. Skye clutches onto my fur, as though afraid of falling.

She doesn’t need to be afraid.

I would never drop her.