Chapter 100: THE FIRST STRIKE
Chapter 100: The First Strike
Vex raised one perfect hand, and hell broke loose. The attack came from all sides at once.
Vampires moved faster than lightning, appearing behind wolves before they could even feel danger.
Fae magic twisted the air itself into binding chains that wrapped around fighting supernatural beings. Witch spells turned the ceremonial ground into a nightmare of thorns and shadow.
But it was the angels that made Liana’s blood freeze. Their wings weren’t the white feathers of tales. They were made of pure energy that burned everything they touched.
When they spoke, their voices demanded absolute obedience. "KNEEL," one ordered, and dozens of wolves dropped against their will.
"SUBMIT," ordered another, and several pack leaders found themselves crawling toward the High Council members.
"No!" Liana screamed, her Guardian strength exploding outward in a silver shield.
The shield caught three vampires mid-strike, sending them flying backward. It broke the fae chains holding Elena Moonwhisper’s coastal wolves. But there were too many enemies and not enough of her.
Kael shifted into his massive black wolf form, lunging at a Council member who looked like live starlight. His teeth found nothing but air as the being flickered out of existence, reappearing behind him with claws that left glowing cuts across his ribs.
"Brother!" Jace howled, but his own fight was going badly. Two witches had trapped him, their curse-fire turning his fur black wherever it touched.
Rowan tried to use his empathic skills to confuse their attackers, but the High Council members felt nothing. No feeling. No doubt. No mercy. "They’re not alive," he gasped to Liana through their bond. "Not like us. They’re something else entirely."