Chapter 105- It’s A Fucking Bomb!

“I am facing you”, Darian spat, clenching his fists together. The air was full of tension and it was enough to make any man mad, “Believe it or not Asher, I am not a coward liken you. I know the best ways to get to you- I am your best friend after all”,

Asher’s features turned stone cold and he glared viciously at Darian, “You are no best friend of mine!”, he yelled, “You- Darian are nothing but a traitor and a snake. You have crossed the line and now you must pay “,

A sadistic smirk made it’s way too Darian’s lips, “I guess this is the point where I start pleading and begging for mercy”, he received no reply from Asher, “Over my dead body”,

“And a dead body you shall be. Since you have refused to stop this and retreat your men, I have no choice but to fight you so I’m giving you a last chance Darian. Turn yourself in now”. Asher’s tone stated that he wasn’t playing around, he was fed up of everything and could not wait for that phase to be over.

But before he could gather his thoughts or put his defenses back up, Darian started charging right towards him.

Meanwhile, a few miles away in an old, beaten down building, Viola and the men were finishing off the rogues who had stayed behind to guard the house and Addilyn.

They had just killed the last one of them, leaving the older woman defenseless. Once she realized that there was no one else to protect her, she decided it was time to flee the scene. She took to her feet but before she could take a step out of the building, Liam was on her tail and he pulled her back, throwing her roughly on the floor.

He would usually never treat a woman like that but this was different. Addilyn was not a woman, she was a monster- the devil himself in a female from- evil in flesh, that was what this woman who was looking up at him with no remorse or regret in her eyes was. It baffled him how she could still manage to have that stupid glint in her eyes when her cover has been blown and she was now on her own.

Or did she still have a trick up her sleeves?

It was more like under her shirt. She immediately raised up her shirt, revealing a bulky black vest with wires connecting to a box in the middle of her chest. She pulled out a remote and bit the red button, still with a smile on her face. The box turned on and a countdown from two minutes started,

“Fuck!”, Levi yelled, his eyes wide as he ran to the door yelling, “It’s a fucking bomb!”, he could hear his heart pounding through his ears as the rest followed him.

A sickening laugh left Addilyn’s lips, “You will never take me alive and if I’m dying, you will all die too”, she started chasing after them like a mad woman on steroids,

“This bitch is crazy!”, Liam yelled as he made his way to the door that was now sealed shut. Sweat began to pour from his face- he was ready for so many things but death was the least of them.

He looked at Addilyn again and the timer was one minute, the had one fucking minute to leave that building or they would be toast. He had a sudden adrenaline boost and he started to hit the door as hard as he could, hoping- no, praying to the goddess that it would open.

He hit it once- it didn’t budge, he it it the second time and it was the same thing. He turned to his brother and the other men, “Don’t just stand there! Fucking do something”, yes, he was panicking but they were almost out of time and the door still wasn’t fucking budging.

The timer was down to twenty seconds which meant they had approximately ten seconds to leave the premises.

They hit the door again and this time, it fell off a hinge- just one more push and bam! The large door crashed onto the floor and the five of them scurried out- now they had five seconds to get as far away from Addilyn as they could and they did- after all, youth was on their side.

Five… the tension was high as they all took to their heals, scattering in every direction, leaving Addilyn with a choice of who she should follow and after a millisecond of contemplation, she decided to tail her dear old niece.

Four… Viola could feel every tiny stone digging into the sole of her feet and every stick laying around cutting through her skin.

Three… Viola made the stupid mistake of turning around.

Two… Viola tripped but was able to get herself up as the adrenaline rushed through her veins.

One… Viola kept on going, making sure to put in a good twenty-five feet between them.

Zero… Boom! The timer went off and the bomb exploded, the impact causing Viola to fly straight into a tree, her head hitting the trunk harshly. She passed out immediately and fell to the ground, her head bleeding profusely.

Of course, the loud sound could be heard throughout the forest as the bomb went off and it caused a raging fire. Once the others had realized the bomb had gone off, they all came to a halt and it was only then that they noticed they were alone- where were the others?

The four men did what they had been trained to do in cases such as this one- regroup at the place where you last saw each other.

The four men walked out of the woods at the same time and Liam immediately rushed to hug his brother, not caring that they were naked, Thank goddess you’re alive”,

Levi tapped his brother awkwardly and nodded, “Well, she didn’t follow me”. Liam broke off contact and that was when he noticed,

“Where is Viola?”, he felt guilt rush into his body as Liam gave him a blank stare,

“Her aunt ducking followed her”, his eyes widened in realization and he immediately got to action, “If you came from the east”, he pointed at one of the men “And you”, he pointed at his brother, “Came from the west whilst I came from north-west axis and you went north-east… that means that she went-“,

“North”, Liam finished, “She went north- that was also where the noise came from”.

Levi nodded and gulped down on his own spit, “Do you think she’s…”, he dreaded the very thought of that- they was no way! It was absolute impossible.

“Of course not”, Liam said, “One thing I know is that Viola is an extremely strong female and she is capable of handling herself”, he sighed, “But to be on the safer side, we should go and look for her”,

“Another problem is the fire”, one of the men stated, “How would we pass through it?”,

Liam thought for a second, “North-west and north-east, did you notice an opening to the Northern part of the forest?”, both men shook their heads and he nodded, “Then we will take the trees before the fire spreads- it will give us an aerial view of the forest in a way and it will make our search quicker”. He turned to one of the men, tossing him a phone, “Once we find her, look for somewhere with reception and call the fire department”,

“Humans?”, the man questioned with a raised eyebrow and Liam nodded, “But wouldn’t that risk exposure to our kind? You know, if they find Addilyn and decide to run tests?”,

“That’s the only thing we can do- if not, we won’t have a forest anymore and that is bad for us. So what if they do find out she has a different DNA type? Everyone will probably think the scientist just inhaled too many chemicals or something and I am quite sure that she would be burnt to a crisp by now”, he shrugged, “We should get to it. The more time we spend talking, the more time we are wasting and let’s not forget that we still have another battle to face”.

Darian charged at him and hit him with so much force that he fell to the ground on impact. Asher groaned in pain as he stood to his feet- this time, he was on high alert and he wasn’t bringing them down, “Fair enough- you have chosen your choice”.

The fight started again and Asher was doing the last thing he thought he would ever do- fight his best friend to the death. Yes, this was a fight of winner takes all and both men were determined to win this fight- one more than the other.

Before, everything has been for his own selfish reasons but now, Asher was no longer doing this for himself- he was doing it for the safety of his pack and for all. He could not allow a mad man like Darian to rule over his people- they would suffer and he believed that he had suffered them enough.

Both men fought like their lives depended on it- which it did and just when Darian thought that he had an edge, Asher’s position as Alpha worked in his favor and Asher was able to bring Darian to his knees. He could just snap his neck right there and end everything- he could literally taste, touch and smell victory, it was within arm’s reach. Just a snap of the neck and this could all be over.

Just a snap of the neck.