SAW HER ONE LAST TIME

SAW HER ONE LAST TIME
Darius
“Be careful guys” is said to those behind me.
The most important thing in this our operation was the element of surprise.
After Celestine had said a thing or two about Thorne and how we needed to at fast before we all ended up essentially doomed… I had come up with this plan, we go in and act fast, end him before he even gets a chance to close in on what was happening.
I charged forward, my senses on high alert, as we closed in on Thorne's hideout.
“Are you sure this is the place Matthias?” I asked.
“Yes Alpha, I even double checked” he said and I nodded “alright then”
This place was not exactly screaming evil hideout.
It was just a small house that was surrounded by a batch of trees… And I am talking tall huge trees that really fucked with your sense of direction.
The air was thick with tension.
This was it, and it was either we turned out victorious or we stand a chance to lose everything including our lives.
“Watch out!”
One of our warriors stepped on a branch, and just like that, chaos erupted.
 Thorne's rogues poured out, their snarls and growls filling the air as they clashed with my pack.
“Let me have these fuckers” Leo snarled.
 I led the charge, my paws pounding the ground, my jaws snapping shut as I took down foe after foe.
I was not even in charge of my own emotions, there was no time for empathy…. These fuckers, their time of reckoning was here and they were going to pay for their sins.
The battle raged on, a blur of fur and fang, as we fought our way through the enemy ranks.
This was probably a surprise for them… the body of rogues fell on the floor as we tore through them.
But I had one main target.
Thorne, I was going to kill him myself.
My eyes scanned the battlefield, searching for Thorne, but he was nowhere to be seen. I knew he was hiding, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. I growled low in my throat, my instincts on high alert.
I heard a shrill roar.
It was so powerful that it shook the ground, making everyone go still.
Wait!
I knew that voice… I felt myself come alive instantly in the way that I had not in a long while.
And then, in the midst of the chaos, I saw her, that beautiful fur was unmistakable… Ayla. My heart skipped a beat as our eyes met, and for a moment, the world around me melted away. She was alive, and she was magnificent.
I stood still for a second looking at my mate… she was right there.
I was happy… words could not even explain it right now.
I saw her in the midst of some wolves, a pack probably and I couldn’t help but wonder who they were.
It didn’t matter though… she was good and that was my priority.
I fought my way through the crowd, my eyes locked on Ayla's, as I pushed ahead, tearing through every fucking rogue in sight just to get to her... For my brain right now, she was the only thing that mattered, the only thing that existed.
As I reached her side, I saw the look of relief in her eyes, and I knew that I would do anything to keep her safe.
We both turned into our human forms immediately.
There was a war around us… but it felt like the both of us, we were the only ones in the world.
I wrapped my arms around her, pulling her close, as I growled at the rogues surrounding us.
"You're safe now baby," I whispered, my voice rough with emotion. "Fuck…. I've got you."
I felt Ayla’s tears as she cried into my arms “I missed you” she said…. Her eyes were glowing silver, with enough emotion in them.
I hugged her tighter “I missed you too baby”
“You idiots actually came right here”
I turned, it was Thorne
Ayla stood in front of me “give it up Thorne it is too late” she said.
He smirked “but the fun is only just beginning” he turned to me “you think that puny little spell could stop me?” he asked
I pushed Ayla behind me, my eyes fixed on Thorne, as I growled low in my throat. "You'll never win Thorne," I snarled, my voice dripping with menace.
He snapped his finger and everyone dropped to the ground, except Ayla and me.
“What the fuck do you think you are doing?” I asked.
He glared at me “you know what Darius you are so fucking annoying” he snapped.
He turned to Ayla “you have a lot of nerve coming here” he said.
“I would never let you hurt anyone ever again”
“And you were willing to risk your child?” he asked.
My world stopped for a moment and I turned to Ayla “what is he talking about?” I asked.
“Oops! I must have spoiled the surprise” Thorne laughed cruelly.
He shrugged “it doesn’t really matter, since everyone here is going to die anyways”
I was still looking at Ayla “we are going to have a baby?”
She looked at me and nodded with tears in her eyes.
Thorne yawned “you both are fucking boring”
He snapped his hands again and Ayla could not move “let me go Thorne” Ayla said. He smirked “how about- fuck no”
She was still trying to get away from whatever hold that he had on her.
“You are going to stay here and watch your mate die, knowing that there is nothing that you can do” he said.
“I will kill fucking kill you Thorne” Ayla said.
He laughed out loud “I’d like to see you try”
Thorne's eyes glinted with malice, and he raised a dagger, aiming it straight at my heart. I tensed, ready to take the blow, but Ayla's scream echoed through the air.
Her eyes were bright.
I smiled sadly at her “I love you babe”
As Thorne plunged the dagger forward, time seemed to slow. I saw the blade flash in the light, and I knew that this was it. This was the moment that would decide the fate of our pack, of our love, of everything we held dear.
I prepared myself for the impact, my heart pounding in my chest, as the world around me slowed to a crawl. This was it. This was the end.
I felt that single tear fall from my eyes…. Is the way to find out that we were going to have a child?
 But if I was to die, at least I was able to see her one last time, to tell her that I loved her.
I closed my eyes waiting for the dagger to pierce through my heart.