Life After the Storm novel Chapter 66

I know that I can't run, there is nowhere to run. I need to stay and fight. As much as I hate all that has happened to me, I know this is where I belong and Landon is my Alpha and I need to save him. I go to open the bookcase door, I then look back at Jayden and smile, “I'll be right back, I love you.”

Even though he is upset with me, a smile appears on his face, “I love you too, Lilly.”

I open the bookcase as quietly as possible. Knowing that I cannot be heard, the consequences could be awful. It is so dark it's hard to see. Then all of a sudden, I can see a golden glow, shocked when I realize it's coming from me. My eyes are glowing. Once blinded by the dark, but now I can see everything. I can still feel discomfort from Landon, but they must be letting him rest to heal a little. Before they begin to torture him even more.

I'm confused about how I can feel his pain. I don't understand, but I don't have time to try to figure that out right now. I try to listen for any type of noise, but I hear nothing. Have they given up and left, or are they waiting? Is it a trap? I am not sure what to believe. I just want to help. But what scares me is what if my help leads to our deaths.

I get to the staircase, knowing that once I go down the stairs, there is no going back. Do I really want to know the truth about what is happening? Or should I just say fuck it and run far from here? I just can't knowing how it feels to have no family in this world, I can't allow Jayden to suffer to feel the pain that I feel every day.

I need to dim my eyes, but I'm not sure how to do so. I then just give it a shot. I close my eyes and I then begin to think of darkness. I slowly begin to open my eyes, praying that it worked and when I see everything is black, I know that it worked. I walk down the steps, still not hearing anything. I make my way to the dining room, where I believed it was where Landon was being tortured.

Suddenly, I heard a big Bang, as I turned around. I see the front door being pushed open and smashing against the wall. I then hide myself into the darkness, worry I'm unseen. I see 2 men holding up what looks to be a lifeless body. When the scent hits my nose, I then realize that it is my mate.

Anger overcomes me, and I am unable to control it as I shift into my wolf. I wait for them to get closer and as they do, I then jump the first one as I rip his throat out and his lifeless body falls to the ground. The other man comes storming towards me, and I wait for the perfect timing. My jaw's latch on to his skull as I bite down, and it turns it to nothing but mush.

I walk over to my mate, licking his wounds, healing him and whimpering, knowing he is hurt. It must just be instinct to protect your mate. Wondering why I didn't feel him being hurt, but I felt when Landon was being tortured. I am worried that if they took Ivan down, is the entire pack gone.

I am so full of rage, I am not sure how to control it. I want to rip them to shreds, every single last one of them, Including Dean, the trader that he is. I then Rush over to the front door, I shut it and lock it. Hoping that Ivan wakes up faster, Knowing I'm going to need his help. I will not be able to defeat these monsters on my own, But I will make sure that they pay for every life that they have taken.

I didn't want to get Jayden involved, but I have no other choice with Ivan not healing fast enough. We are guaranteed to get caught. As I shift back into my human, I am shocked by my strength. It is remarkable, I picked up Ivan and threw him over my shoulder. It's like he weighs nothing. I then make my way to Jayden, as I get to the bookcase I knock. I watch as it opens.