Alexander, Alyssa, Juliet, and Luna were well aware that this was war, but they were willing to fight because they cared deeply about their mates and wanted them to live.
The tension in the room was rising as Alexander's rage was frightening his father and mother-in-law, Elena and Gavin.
“Alex, stay away from this fight,” Jace warned Alexander, who stood ready to protect Luna, Alyssa, and Juliet.
“I remember very clearly that the day your cousins abandoned my friends, you told me that I needed to be brave so that I could support and protect them, so that is what I will do,” Alexander said as he glared at Jace.
“You can't protect them all by yourself.” Ronin spoke as Juliet laughed and shook her head, taking a step forward and saying, "Who said he's alone?" While Luna and Alyssa took a step forward, they alerted Ronin that they were with Alexander.
Loukas looked at Jace and whispered, "Now," while Jace nodded and yelled, "WOLVES ATTACK!"
As Loukas, Draco, Ronin, and Jace stared at them, not a single wolf moved.
“I said to attack them,” Jace said as Alexander clicked his tongue and shook his head as Maya took a step forward.
Maya said, "Brother, those wolves will never listen to you," motioning to the wolves who had moved to Maya's side, while adding, "You might be the king, but your orders only work on me so you need to control me to make them listen to you, but you overlooked that detail."
“The wolves are on our side because the pack alpha is on our side.” Nathan said, nodding to her friends who had gathered around the girls to protect them.
“It doesn't matter because few of them are on our side,” Draco said, as Jace nodded and added, “and we have vampires on our side, too.”
Maya was suddenly attacked by a wolf, but she avoided it by quickly transforming into a wolf while standing ready to fight.
“ATTACK!” Loukas yelled as all the vampires, wolves, and witches on his side attacked the vampires, wolves, and witches on Alyssa, Juliet, Alexander, and Luna's side.
Amy, Kim, and Sam sat on the throne without a care in the world, relishing the sight of blood being spilled as the fight progressed.
Everyone knew they weren't supposed to kill the other, but rather make them faint so they could be imprisoned for betrayal.
Both sides obeyed, and all of the wolves had transformed into their wolf-self whereas the vampires had no transformation unless they had royal blood in them.
Adrian and Nathan were fighting Draco while trying to protect Luna, who was also fighting Draco while a wolf was helping him.
While Loukas was attempting to murder Alyssa, he was assisted by a vampire, but Nathan, Victoria, and Isabella were doing everything they could to protect Alyssa.
Alexander continued to try to attack Jace, who was attacking back with the help of two wolves, but Gavin and Michael were assisting Alexander, knowing full well that Jace would not calm down until Alexander was dead or on his side.
Juliet, on the other hand, was attempting to hit Ronin with a broken chair piece while Layla, Mia, and Elena assisted her because Ronin was being assisted by a vampire.
The entire hall was turned upside down as most of the guests who had no idea what was going on fled because they didn't want to be a part of this war.
Juliet was trying her hardest to attack and figure out what was wrong with her mate when she accidentally hit the wolf that had almost attacked her, and the wolf fainted after being hit on the head with wood.
“Oopsie,” Juliet said as she poked the wolf with the wood when she heard Alyssa yell, and she looked over to see her arm had a burn mark.
Juliet noticed Loukas' transformation into his true vampire form, which meant he was using his royal blood's powers.
"Alyssa," Juliet said, terrified, as she saw Victoria use her waterpower to calm Alyssa, who was crying, while Isabella and Noah were protecting them.
“Juliet, be careful!” Mia yelled as she hugged Juliet and was hit by Ronin as she fainted in Juliet's arm, tears streaming down Juliet's cheek.
Juliet yelled "MIA..." as she shook her, and then she yelled again. “...MIA WAKE UP,” as she glanced at Layla, Mia's mate, to see her terrified stare at her mate.
Juliet stuttered out “I-Isabella” as she took a deep breath and continued “Switch places with me” she stood up grabbing the wood as her eyes turned a beautiful shade of yellow as she angrily took steps towards Ronin.
Juliet noticed Elena fainted on the floor as she sighed and stared back at Ronin. She punched Ronin, who blocked her punch, but she suddenly kicked him as he collapsed on the floor.
“You have harmed my friends and family, so I will never forgive you,” Juliet said through gritted teeth as she transformed into her vampire form and punched Ronin again, who dodged it and punched Juliet back, as she fell.
“JULIET WATCH OUT!” Ruby yelled as Juliet saw Maya in her wolf form attack Ronin, who fell yet again as he tried to fight Maya while Juliet remained motionless.
Juliet felt bad because she knew she was being protected by everyone, and she despised the fact that she was so frail that her friends and family were suffering because of her.
Ronin tried to hit Juliet several times, but Juliet noticed that no matter what, someone always saved her.
Though Juliet had noticed that no matter what, Ronin's punches and attacks weren't strong towards her, nor was he using his powers against her, as if something was holding him back because he either didn't punch her by stopping on his own, or it felt as if someone didn't let him hurt her.
Juliet despised the fact that everyone was doing everything they could to protect her, even if it meant putting themselves in danger.
Mia was hurt and fainted, as was Elena, Jace's mother, who fainted in a corner while Isabella was severely injured.
Maya was currently protecting Juliet while attacking Ronin, who was attacking her back, which terrified Juliet.
Juliet gasped, tears welling up in her eyes, as she saw Ronin pick up Maya and throw her against the wall, causing her to faint.
Juliet quickly stood up and ran towards Maya, but she was grabbed by someone and yelled in pain.
“Where do you think you're going?” Juliet overheard Ronin say as she gasped as she was forcefully turned around.
Ronin yanked Juliet's hair as tears streamed down her cheeks as she tried to push Ronin away.
Ronin laughed as he let go of Juliet's hair and said, "Now it's finally your turn to die," as Juliet stared at Ronin in fear.
Juliet suddenly pushed Ronin away with all her strength, but it didn't work, so Juliet began to think of something else that would work while struggling to break free from Ronin's strong grip.
Juliet looked around as an idea occurred to her, and she quickly kissed Ronin's cheek, who let go of her as he took a step back, surprised.
Juliet took advantage of the situation by pushing Ronin down and sitting on top of him as Ronin began to fight her.
Juliet began to fight, and Ronin grabbed her hair and punched her stomach as she gasped, her gaze falling on Kim, Amy, and Sam, who were sitting with their eyes closed.
“JULIET,” Ruby yelled as Juliet glanced her way as Ruby yelled “TAKE OFF THE NECKLACE,” which confused Juliet.
Ruby yelled, "ALYSSA TAKE OFF THE NECKLACE," took a deep breath, and yelled again, "LUNA TAKE IT OFF," which puzzled Juliet greatly.
Juliet noticed Kim, Amy, and Sam holding something and their hands were glowing when Ronin punched Juliet again while she gasped in pain that is when her eyes landed on a string that Ronin was wearing.
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