Alpha's Blind Luna novel Chapter 55

'Check the perimeter.' Rydere barked at me.

I looked around outside but I didn’t see anyone. Taking a deep breath, I ran, making sure all four were following. They were and we stopped at the end of the castle. Now was the biggest stretch of land between here and the forest. My heart pounded in my throat. We were so close but there were five warriors lollygagging out front. Crouching down, I motioned around the corner, and I held up five fingers.

Dylan shook his head and whispered. “We won’t make it.”

I nodded and closed my eyes.

'If only they were small enough to fit in a backpack.' Rydere mused as he paced.

My eyes widened. 'That’s it!'

I set the two down onto the grass and had the others huddle together. Going back into the kitchen, I searched around the cupboards until I found a large table cloth. It was a dark green and I smiled. Heading back out, all of them froze until they saw it was me.

“I’m going to shift, kids. Get on my back. Dylan, throw the cloth over and tuck it in. Like you’re all one bundle on my back.”

“Will you…be big enough?” Lana looked a little skeptical and I smiled.

“You’ll just have to wait and see.”

I gave her a wink before pulling off my shirt. My pants ripped though as I shifted into my wolf form. Sure, I was nowhere near as beautiful as an all white or black wolf but I like my colors. My greying over the years was starting to spot the brownish color of my wolf and Rydere was upset for weeks after he made fun of me for my grey hair.

The kids gasped and were wide-eyed as I laid down in front of them. Almost immediately, hands and fingers were scratching me, stroking my fur. Sighing, I let myself enjoy their touch before touching my nose to Dylan. He started putting each kid on my back before climbing on himself. With the power and growth Auri gave us, I could have actually fit two more kids comfortably.

Each one of them grabbed the edge of the blanket and pulled it under them. Suddenly, I had a makeshift backpack full of kids. Up close, it probably looked idiotic but the warriors out front were far enough away that it may just look like a large duffle. Rising up, their weight was barely anything on me. I started to walk around, letting them get used to and hold on tight to my fur. Turning, I took off running.

They squeaked at first but quieted down as I raced across the yard. The five warriors out front stared at me but I was headed in the direction of the front lines, where I was supposed to be going. I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding as none of them moved to follow after me.

I ran for about ten minutes before slowing down. Stopping, I shook a little bit and the table cloth fell to the ground. The kids shifted and sat up a little. Letting them readjust, I started to run again towards the meeting point Vale had indicated. It was still about ten to fifteen minutes because I headed in the direction of the front line not curving down south to the meeting place. The warriors worried me too much and I wanted to make sure they weren’t following.

This time, the kids laughed as I ran. Feeling the freedom and the breeze of being outside for the first time in months. I slowed down to let them enjoy it a little before I smelled the human and vampire group. My trot turned into a walk when I found the clearing. There were seven or eight different scents and I set myself on guard.

I stopped on the far side of the clearing and laid down, allowing the kids to slide off. Then, I encircled them, to get into a tighter group before walking out to the middle of the clearing. The different scents stepped out and before they got too close, I growled. One of them, a vampire, tossed some pants and a shirt at me. Shifting, I threw them on and stood up.

“Are you Hector?”

“Yes, I am.”

The vampire smiled and nodded. “Thank you. You have done a great service.”

Shaking my head, I walked back to the kids and picked up the two that I had been carrying before. The other four huddled around my legs. A woman stepped forward and held out her arms. Two of the children raced to her. She was in tears, as were they. Dylan was eyeing the vampire but an older woman stepped forward as well.

“Come children. It’s time to go home.”

Dylan looked up at me. “Thank you, Hector. Thank you so much. Without you…who knows where we would have ended up.”

I shifted the little girl in my arm and ruffled his hair. “It’s bravery like yours that will lead the future. Don’t forget it. Don’t lose that, Dylan.” Looking at one of other humans. “These two can’t walk. Lana here has a broken leg.”

Two of them stepped up, one taking Lana out of my hands but while the second reached for the little boy, he turned away and buried his face in my shoulder.

“Little one, it’s time for you to go now.” I whispered to him.

He shook his head.

“Spencer, dear, your aunt is waiting.” The woman seemed impatient and it scared him even more. He started to shake.