Chapter 155
“They have a heavily guarded perimeter, more so than before. Get me some snipers and start picking them off. Team Clarke on you.” and with that, shifters bolt for trees with their huge weapons and pack Clarke leads the groups. Once snipers start dropping guards off of the roof tops and fence line, pack Clarke lays down cover fire stay close to Thane, following him wherever he ducks and weaves. Cyrus is behind me, he too is firing while Thane leads us toward the compound. My nerves kick up and I feel reassurance push through the bond as I keep one hand on Thane’s back, always letting him know that I am here. He is a killing machine and I am thankful that I am fates blessed or I wouldn’t be able to keep up with his speed. I noticed as we move I am flanked on all sides. Not only are they doing their job, engaging in battle, and looking for points of entry, but they are ensuring my safety. They are protecting me and I could actually cry from the feeling, but now is not the time.
We take cover ducking behind anything we can find to return fire. Thane constantly runs his eyes up and down me, checking for injury before taking my arm and pulling me behind him again. The smell of iron is thick in the air. Screams are a constant sound from dying shifters and so is the noise of the firearms shooting and reloading. It is hard to hear and concentrate. I don’t know how they can focus under these conditions, but they do. Some wolves are shifted from pack Clarke and engaging in fights. We look to have all of our people and I thank the fates for that.
We come up on the entry to the compound and the team fans out listening and observing as Damon opens the door. Shots rain through it and Cyrus throws in something that explodes loudly and the building starts to fill with smoke. I can barely see, but I can feel Thane grabbing my arm and pulling me in behind him as we make entry into the building. We are immediately met with more fire as we weave in, finding places to take cover.
This building is huge and open. A giant warehouse of sorts. The building is open in this area and the team starts to pick off snipers up high, they hit the ground below hard with a thud and I turn away. When I turn I see am enemy shifter raise up his weapon. He somehow got behind Tyler and the thought of Tyler’s beautiful curls coated in blood from getting a bullet to the back of the head causes me to react on instinct. I bring my hand up immediately, yanking on my blue thread internally, sending a shot of my blue shield into the attacker, sending him into the wall behind Tyler. Tyler immediately turns and fires between the enemies eyes, ending him. “I fucking new that shit would be amazing under pressure.” Cyrus calls out and I feel proud of myself. I can feel my wolf preening within, obviously proud as well. Thane sends his feelings through the bond. He is proud, but also enjoyed what he just saw probably too much.
“Good job little wolf. Next time, see if your shield will hold someone in place. Could be useful.” I start to think how that could be accomplished as bullets within the compound die down and the team starts to fan out, clearing rooms. There are a few shifters being knocked out and dragged to a pile, under guard to be questioned later.
