The Alpha novel Chapter 51

Ethan's POV

My body immediately shifts into a protective stance with Scarlet behind me as my gaze lands on the dozens of soldiers that are now blocking our only escape. With my peripherals, I notice Will has also moved forward, helping to separate Scarlet from the enemy wolves. There are about three times as many men as what I have with me at the moment, so I quickly mind-link the others. Once I know they are on their way and working on clearing a path out of here, I focus on what's in front of me. The spiraled staircase is too narrow. If we try to attack them in such a cramped space, there are sure to be casualties. It would be best to get them to come to us, but right now we have a blazing inferno at our backs as Scarlet's fire eats away at the pornographic paintings of her. I try not to think about the images that are now forever burned into my head. The idea of that sick bastard envisioning my precious mate in such a sexual way makes me want to rip him to shreds. I am beyond pissed off that the coward got away.

I have so many questions. There are so many things that I want to know, that I want to understand. But right now is definitely not the time. Right now, I need to focus on trying to get us out of here. "Hand over the Luna or perish," the soldier at the front of the herd says.

"Hell no. She's MY Luna. Now get the fuck out of our way or YOU'LL be the one to perish," I demand as all my men take fighting positions, ready and waiting to see what will happen. I can feel my alpha aura pulsing within me and it seems stronger than it ever has. I notice that it seems to be affecting the men in front of us as they shift anxiously on their feet, looking unsure. The Lieutenant in the lead is the first to grit his teeth and resume his defensive stance. After a moment the Silver Shadow Pack finally charge and I turn to Scarlet. "Stay here."

Her eyebrows instantly furrow and she opens her mouth to argue, but I turn my attention back to the warriors that have taken up arms against us. I rush into the fray, not bothering to shift since we are restrained by both time and space. We'll be able to get down the spiraling stairs faster in our human forms and I plan to dispatch the Silver Shadow warriors quickly. I instantly come up to the Lieutenant who swings his dagger at my neck. I duck and jab him in the gut before swinging my leg out and kicking his feet out from under him. He falls back, slamming into the ground with a grunt as the air is knocked out of him. I don't allow him any time to recover as I jump on him and punch him repeatedly in the face until another member of the guard jumps at me. Leaping up from my position, I charge at him and send him flying as my shoulder plows into his chest. I duck another swipe of a knife as a different soldier attacks me. While I am fighting back those two, one of my other groups comes rushing up the steps and joins in the action.

Within minutes the fighting is over and we regroup before running down the stairs as I grip onto Scarlet's hand again. She almost immediately pulls me to a stop before taking her hand from me. "Scarlet, we have to go," I urge impatiently, not sure why she is delaying our escape. I reach out for her again as I see that several of the Silver Shadow soldiers are now dusting themselves off and gathering their weapons once more. She ignores me as she closes her eyes, her hands held out to her sides with her palms facing upwards. Suddenly, a burst of blue light shoot at the ceiling at the tops of the stairs and the stone arch crumbles down in front of us, completely blocking the soldiers' exit.

Finally, she turns back to me and I immediately grab her hand again and drag her along as we hurry down the stairs. We reach the bottom as we sprint towards the main doors. Fallen soldiers are strewn about the floor and I hastily pick up an abandoned sword as we pass. I can hear the sounds of fighting outside as we near our exit. When we burst through the double doors, both wolves and humans are scattered across the gated front lawn as they pummel and bite at one another. My men notice as Scarlet and I run into the fray and they quickly surround us, protecting us from our attackers and taking out anyone who gets near. More and more warriors surge into the battle and begin to overrun us. Scarlet seems to notice too as she stops me again. This time I know why as I allow her to stand in front of me as she closes her eyes once more, focusing on whatever power she seems to possess. I'm dying to know where she got these gifts and what all she can do with them. Has she been keeping this secret from me this whole time? I shake my head, ridding myself of those questions. Now is not the time.

I turn my focus to Scarlet as the air begins to hum around her. Light bursts all around her, temporarily blinding everyone as the ground begins to quake. I drop my arm from my eyes once the bright blue glow has faded and see that all the Silver Shadow soldiers are frozen in place. Literally. Ice covers them as they stand and lie in various poses, clearly mid-fight. My fingers wrap around Scarlet's as I pull her towards the gate just as our vehicles come screeching to a halt in front of them. I hurry to open the back door to the closest one before placing a hand on the small of Scarlet's back and guiding her in before I follow. We quickly speed out of there with tires squealing as the wheels throw up rocks behind us. The rest of our party do the same and soon a whole train of SUVs are flying down the road. We are thrown around as the cars maneuver rapidly through the city streets as we make our way back out of the city. Scarlet turns to look out the rearview window and closes her eyes before I see another brief flash of blue. "What did you just do?" I ask before I think of another question that I'm just dying to ask. "And how are you even doing that? Since when do you have powers?"