I whipped to face Eden whose jaw was clenched in her own anger, clearly she felt a kinship with Maxim as well. I could see it in the way she narrowed her green orbs at Reynold from afar.

"Eden." She met my stare with hard eyes. "Release your energy, fully. Game on." My words were rushed and confident.

She nodded, closing her eyes and thats when i felt it...

Tangible tendrils of Alpha sized energy.. a copious amount of Dominance radiating from her as she pushed it... towards the wolves on the field.

I could tell everyone sensed it because their eyes all darted around... searching. Reynold did not shake or shy away from Maxim's grip or from his threat but asked, "is there another Alpha here?" His voice quakey.. unsure of himself.

Conrad's eyes widened and he scanned the field, recognizing that Alpha energy. Maxim and X recognized it too as they smirked at each other knowingly..

"You never know." Zaryn winked with a smirk. "Prepare for war, Reynold. You will die today." He leaned over to whisper in his ear while Reynold's son and beta both raised their hackled at my mates threat.

Ive never felt so attracted to him than when he's like this.. so.. in charge.

Maixim shoved the Alpha backwards, sending him stumbling. He, Conrad and X stood in front of the decrepit old Alpha like three greek gods.

Untouchable.

Reynold was now seeing his mistake, slowly backing away but it was too late to back out. They easily could have gone ahead and taken him out but it's sort of a big no no to do that. In wolf culture, if there is war and the Alpha wants words first.. you give each other the notice of when its time.

And X just gave him his notice.

The three Alphas turned abruptly, storming toward the sea of wolves like hurricanes.. barking out orders to ready themselves as Reynold, his son and beta rushed back to their own warriors.. no females from what i could see.

X boomed, giving orders to our pack as Maxim and Conrad did the same with theirs. Once everyone had their orders, all three Alphas shifted into fur along with other pack members who had waited for this moment. Bones crackling and material ripping filled the tense atmosphere.

Here's what we have all been waiting for.

We watched as Reynold commanded his pack, yelling things i could no longer make out over the shifting of wolves. More of his wolves began to shift, fur replacing skin. Some in skin form, others in fur. The strongest of warriors always stayed in skin to fight.. That was the advantage. The Alpha's usually shifted with their wolf warriors... fighting alongside them.

Everything began to blur and my heart sped as Grace, Eden and i watched the scene from between two trucks. It felt suddenly hot, my body being wrapped in Edens cosmic energy. Sweat trickled down my neck almost as if she was breathing fire..

Wolves began charging toward each other from both sides.. hundreds and hundreds of wolves from three allying packs, maybe three hundred all together with the warriors included, charging toward a pack with maybe two hundred. Reynold's entire male warriors. The odds would not be in his favor.

I quickly found Zaryn's, his grey wolf with white markings, so large and muscular, in the center of the trio. They ran side by side; a slightly larger black wolf, Maxim.. and finally the other dark gunmetal grey wolf, Conrad.

They were pumping their muscles a hard as they could, ears flattened, hackles raised. This was not like a challenge. It was all out war... They snarled, rushing toward the Moon Stone pack with an urgency.. warriors, some in wolf and some in skin - charging right behind them. Skins were screaming war cries as they drew their weapons and released their wolves to the surface, eyes glowing with malice, bearing teeth and claws

Alpha Reynold led the Moon Stone pack in his wolf form, a Tawny colored wolf with greying spare fur..not as large our three Alphas.

His warriors were rushing behind him. They were faster than he, but with Reynold being the Alpha, they slowed their pace as to not surpass him and leave him behind.

I felt confident in our wolves. It made me laugh slightly on the inside to see this elder Alpha starting a fight he wouldn't win.

Don't count your chickens, Nova

The moment the two warring groups clashed, there were roars, growls.. blood. Teeth immediately finding fur as wolves rabidly attacked each other. Skin sides swiping the necks of other skins using sharp claws that had seen more blood than this.

My pulse was thumping in my ears.. hammering.

"Shit!" Grace whisper yelled, clutching my arm. I whipped my eyes toward her and saw that her chocolate orbs were locked onto the scene, wide. "Nic.. theres nic!" She said in horror and i turned in time to see my brothers wolf be attacked by a warrior from Moon stone. A ruddy colored wolf, large but not as large as Nic's dark brown one.

Nic turned his wolf onto him, snarling as he began advancing on the wolf.. lip raised, teeth snapping. That ruddy wolf realised he picked an unstable male to mess with. Nic dove onto the wolf, jaws lunging as he snapped any part of that wolfs body he could. Tearing flesh off shoulders... flanks... an ear ripped off as blood poured before finally lunging for the throat, wasting no time in savagely sinking his teeth in and shaking his head, ripping the throat out of that rusty red wolf who collapsed instantly, blood spewing from arteries as it coated my brother.. making him look like a feral monstrosity.

I felt Grace's grip relax slightly as she gasped. She hadn't seen my brother in action sinc his wolf became more powerful. He was out for any blood he could get.

I knew i should have made my way back to my dad by now but my heart was telling me to stay. To keep eyes on my mate but i itched inside to know if my parents were okay.

I searched the field once more looking for Zaryn. His grey wolf, easy to spot as he ripped his way through throats, snapping bones in half, leaving the wounded wolves for the others without finishing them off.

That was his strategy. To wound as many as possible.. leave them helpless for the warriors who came in behind him to finish while running on, finding the biggest wolves to rip to shreds alongside Maxim and Conrad who's wolves fought the same exact way.

Afterall, Zaryn was trained by Grabiel who was trained by Maxim who was trained by his father Maximus who also trained Conrad. The three Alphas were inadvertently trained the same exact way.. by the ruthless and cunning abilities of the most feared Alpha in the world. The deceased cruel Maximus; an evil man.

I felt a rush of adrenaline seeing my mate rip through the tide of oposing warriors.. he was in good hands. These three packs would dominate and I could feel that but worry still flooded my mind, my wolf pacing, wanting to shift and fight, craving the blood but at the same time , knowing she couldn't come out because we had the pup. Her first instinct was to protect the pup and once you are pregnant, as a wolf.. a shift is impossible.

I turned to the girls, noticing Eden's eyes glazed over and darkened. . She was having a vision from the moon which made me antsy. Was something new going to happen? Had things changed?

I closed my eyes, i haling deeply.. letting my wolf's instincts flood to the surface of my mind. She was a Luna wolf.. she would get me through this.

It's time to act like a Luna.

I opened my eyes, seeing clearly now.. it was almost as if she was sitting right behind my skin, driving my brain and using my mouth to voice her thoughts.

Grabbing Grace's shoulder, she snapped her head in my direction.. looking at me with question.

I felt that motherly instinct for my pack as i spoke. "You both stay here. Infact, get insde the truck. Grace i know youve been training and i hear you are good." I rushed through my words, my wide eyes on hers. "But you arent meant to be apart of this. Not yet. Dont make my brother a mateless wolf." Her tiny frown appeared but she nodded her head.

Eden's bright green irsises came into view and i knew she had finished her vision the moon had given her.

"Eden.. Ive never in my life even seen you shift so you stay here with Grace. Out of sight. I need to find my mom and dad.. make sure they are okay." There was power in my tone. One of authority but not one they were subjected to. They werent apart of Crescent moon anymore. They didnt have to listen.

Eden gaped at me, outraged, shaking her blonde curls. "Are you crazy!? No! Im not letting you go anywhere! You are pregnant and zaryn will lose his sht if anything were to happen to you!" She argued at me in disbelief.

I shook my head, narrowing my eyes. "I know what im doing Ede. I had a vision of this.. i will be okay and im the Luna. Im not going to look for a fight. Im going to take care of my pack.. don't worry." Looking up, the sky was darkening with clouds while screams and ferocious growls filled the air, the atmosphere becoming slightly cooler.

Eden grabbed my hand in hers, a desperation in those green eyes of hers for me not to go but i had to find my dad. I needed to keep watch.. see if anyone needed my help too. Like I said, i wouldn't go out there and fight but if someone needed my help, i would be on the side.. watching.. waiting. Ready to help.

"Eden. Tell me what the moon showed you.." I galnced at the battle field, tucking a piece of long chestnut hair behind my ear before turning back toward her earnest gaze.

She held my stare, a sadness in those bright green eyes. "This pack we are fighting is still a strong one despite the numbers. We will suffer great losses. I dont know who... i just know there will be many." Her voice croaked.. a tear running down her cheek.

Taking a deep breath, i prayed that the moon would keep my family safe once more. That everything would end up fine but i felt it in my bones that wouldn't happen. My steely determined gaze fixed onto her saddened one. "I have to do this. Stay safe." I pulled both of them into a hug before sprinting away toward my original spot in front of Zaryn's tailgate toward the east side of the clearing, away from the fight.

I could hear Eden calling my name but i ignored it, my gut telling me to find my dad. My wolf was growling and snarling in my mind.. urging me to take out whoever intended harm toward our pup and for a moment i felt panic rise inside me.

But it wasn't my own.

My sprinting stopped suddenly and i turned to face the feild.. eyes searching for my X frantically.

There were so many dead wolves already, lying in heaps on top of the grass.. blood soaked the earth like warm paint.. pain. I could feel pain surge through the bond and instantly i tried to link Zaryn.

Are you okay!? Whats happened!?

No response.

I couldn't see him.. the battle was in full our war at the moment. Wolves dancing on hind legs, clawing into another as teeth ripped away precious fur. Skin sides were fighting, snapping necks of wolves, fist fighting other skins.. everyone was coated in blood. I couldn't tell who was who anymore. This worried me. I felt real fear for the first time in so long.. but as long as i could feel the bond.. i knew he was living.

Shaking my head out of a daze, i sprinted onward.. my teeth clenched. I had a mission.. to find my dad, make sure he and mom were okay.. then i would find somewhere to sit, not hide, and watch. Watch and wait. Helping anyway I could. Someone would need assistance eventually if things got out of hand. Right now we had the upper hand but all that could always change.

The female warriors from our pack, i noticed, were on the last line of battle, picking off injured wolves, as they weren't as well trained as the Dark moon females.

Those females were fighting claw and tooth, ravaging as many bodies as they could, keeping up with the males.

"Nova!" A loud deep booming voice snapped at me and i jerked my eyes up to see my dad, standing over by where we had all been sat moments earlier, covered in blood that was not his own.. my mom nowhere in sight.

I ran to him with a swiftness, using muscles that i hadnt been able to use in a week. I missed the fight.

Skidding to a stop as i approached him, my lungs pulling in air greedily, "Dad wheres mom!? Where's Zaryn!? Have you seen him? Is mom safe?" I gushed while he narrowed his eyes down at me.

"Your mom is safe inside the truck. I made her hide and thats exactly where you are going too, missy. Lets go!" He grabbed my wrist but i lurched out of his grasp.

"No! I have to help my pack! Zaryn is hurt. I felt his panic and pain! Anything could go wrong. I wont actively go out and fight but i need to watch! I need to make sure no one will need help, dad! Im the Luna!" I screamed out over the roar of the battle cries behind me.

His face morphed into disbelief, "You cant shift! Stop this! Stop! We all need you safe! You cant just go help your Alpha mate! He is plenty capable now stop acting like a juvenile and lets go!-"

My wolf peered out, growling out her frustrations that her dad didnt see us as a warrior since we were pregnant. I just wanted to help. I needed to help. If i wasn't pregnant, they would be asking me to help. Being the moons warrior hadnt gone to my head at all but i was sure of my skills. I was sure with my own fighting ability added to the mix, lying in wait for a wolf who needed my aid, i could save my family. I couldnt sit idly by and hide! Thats the weak way and im not going to let a male tell me i cant do something.