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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QUA9Gmjbx
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No wonder the wolves had fled.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxwNp8EtRBc
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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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWiCienj59
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“Do you think we could move them?” I asked Carly from the door.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFlOoyoKOju
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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,”904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLrTu06lvV4
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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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmb7qXSby6H
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“I’m afraid to think what would happen to us if they got us!” Jack cried. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm766V2sqxM
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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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3JO7lEfG2g
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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.”904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiXlAVkVZ0
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Griffin turned pale at what I said, “Pa-ardon?” he asked, his voice shaking.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmjJ26lPLEB
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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.”904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwbz5eSyo1Q
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“I-” his voice broke. “I’ll try,”904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBnit2TjN3
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“No, I need you to do it!” I said firmly and he nodded.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMoYthqO9ob
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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.” 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsDKIk0gIm1
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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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcLeq6ngRA
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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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTN1RgGBFnJ
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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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvfL1PadD5s
Determination to protect what we love.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVjxyrgoyDr
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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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ056dgamgMa
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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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZXlcvWaGM
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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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgEogMxiwkV
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Our little haven- the place we worked hard to keep safe, was infiltrated just liked that.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqgx2r9EHk9
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. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWtU7lnUZNj
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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDS9HgOEvGZ
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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdhjFh0Z9nr
“Papa?” I whispered.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCgX4z9dnr
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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9W5zs7YzMl
“You’ve grown so well, kitty.” He greeted with that warm smile of him using the nickname he gave me. 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD7mbwq8fiH
“But- but you’re dead,” I answered. “You . . . you died years ago,”904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡINMKdf0XAa
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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTMcFLEj4DD
“I’m far from dead, kitty.”904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe4eA8TTApJ
“Why are you doing this?” I cried as tears started to stream down my face.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCBW6BzmPO
“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!”904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGhg6UBTh1
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.” 904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7rdgMQFHfA
He gave me a sinister smile that sent shivers down my spine. “Who do you think killed her?”904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpNtDTKeBp6
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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhR5FJV8Fox
The other soldiers have moved on my friends and the sound of war dominated the air.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn4NoUA1rkD
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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADvfPL7Kxr
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.904Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRkpKcINg76
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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