Annaâs POV~
We had stopped the trucks several miles from the cabin, and Falcon ordered our troops in.. he told them to take out the guards.. and stragglers around the camp. Then destroy their munitions dump! Upon hearing the explosion we had been waiting on.. we roared into the camp.
Utter chaos.. our warriors were dropping their fighters, right and left. We jumped from the trucks, and Falcon let Othello come forth âCULVER CLAN! Emmett - Robert - Cyrus⦠TIME TO PAY THE PIPER! I am Alpha Falcon Rivera! I am the enforcer for the Werewolf Council..appointed by the Monarchy. In my hand, I hold warrants for the arrests of each of you. For murder. Extortion. Conspiracy. And Treason. Show yourselves!â
Andddd⦠nothing. There were fewer than 20 of their fighters left, and they had surrendered. We waited. After ten minutes, Falcon walked to the door.. knocked. Waited five minutes..and knocked again. He looked at me âMaybe theyâre naked?â I laughed and replied âMaybe theyâre preparing a celebratory dinner?â Axel said âMaybe theyâre hiding under the bed? And Brady laughed âIâm going with.. in the closet!â Xavier steps up beside Falcon and said âNo.. theyâre destroying evidence! They plan on surrender!â Then he yelled âNot today, Satanâ and kicked the door in. Falcon laughed and said âMuch more effective than knocking. And here I thought I was being polite!â
We marched inside.. I could hear the guys calling âcome out..come out..wherever you areâ Axel was singing âhere pussy cat⦠come on little kittyâ And still the fuckers stayed hidden. Bethany perks up and says she hears there heartbeats through the floorboards. I catch Falconâs eye and point to the floor. He nods and yanks the basement door open.
He jumps to the floor of the basement.. not even bothering with the stairs. He grabbed Cyrus and threw him up to Brady.. Turning to Robert he grins âHello Pussy!â And hurls him up the stairs. Emmett had put a table between him and Falcon. Falcon sneers âI will let you walk up the stairs like a man, if youâd like. If you have one ounce of pride.. you would take that offer! You need not fear me.. thereâs someone waiting out that door who has been waiting a long time to have a chat!â
He sneers at me âYou just want to kill me! Why should I walk to my own execution? Do I look stupid to you?â And Falcon laughs âWellâ¦yeah..you do! But just because I want to kill you.. doesnât mean I will kill you! I didnât call dibs!â
I pop down into the basement. Bethany is building up an anger I am struggling to contain and I want to get this over with! And Bethany is pushing through.. giving me a headache! âWalk your ridiculous little DIVA ass up those stairs and try to act like a fucking man! You always have to act like you matter to some fucking body and what you have to say is important! You DONâT and it ISNâT! For the love of our Goddess! I bit your fingers off.. not your fucking BALLS! Now! Move! Or I will drag you!â
Falcon is looking at me with eyes the size of saucers and all I can do is mouth Iâm sorry! Itâs like I have no control of her mouth anymore! But it seemed to do the trick and Emmett headed to the stairs. Falcon asks me if Beth is okay and I whisper âSheâs on a short fuse and I was struggling to control herâ He laughs.. âSheâs hilarious when sheâs pissed.. as long as itâs not aimed at me.. â and it was my turn to laugh.
We follow behind Emmett and see Cyrus trying to get to Xavier.. with Xavier smirking âCareful, old man! Iâm not a beaten half to death 17 year old anymore trying to keep a paycho from killing his mother! I failed.. and I will have to live with that for the rest of my life! But.. do tell me.. how is your wolf?! Has he left you? Is that why you work with the human hunters!? Because you killed your wolf when you killed his mate? Thatâs it.. isnât it!? He left you because he wouldnât live without her! How the fuck do you sleep at night?! How do any of you three sleep at night with what youâve done?â
Cyrus yelled âYou shut up! Your mother died because of you! You and that ungrateful whore of a sister you have! As soon as my time is served at the capital I will find you and you WILL die!â Xavier started laughing.. âYou donât get it.. You wonât live to serve a sentence! You donât get that option!â Cyrus sneered âWhat? You will kill me? Not one of my sons are man enough to kill anybody! They pay people to do their dirty work! And you are no different!â And again, Xavier laughed.. âGood thing Iâm no longer your son!â And he lengthened his claws and sliced through Cyrusâs jugular..then looked at me and smiled. Shrugging he said âI called dibs!â And we both laughed.
Robert screamed at Falcon âYou are supposed to be the enforcer of the law for the council! He just killed my dad in cold blood and you stand there laughing!â And Falcon smiles âThere was nothing I could do. My hands are tied. He called dibs!â And every single member of our pack cracked up.
Falcon yelled âMake a fight ring, warriors! Our Luna has unfinished business.â Then he dragged Emmett to the middle of the circle. He says âEmmett here has been challenged! He claims to be an Alpha! Therefore, his title has been challenged!â And Emmett yells âYou canât challenge me! By council rules, because of your affiliation to that council.. you can only accept challenges to your title! And thereâs no other Alpha here!â Falcon started really laughing then â You really are an idiot!! You remember your home pack? The little girl you tried to sexually assault? The massacre you orchestrated and carried out? How careless of you to not realize the survivor was none other that the Alphaâs daughter! So.. by right of titleâ¦â He stops talking.. looking into my eyes smiling and I remove my boots and weapons belt.. stepping into the circle.. I say âI, Annalise Berlin Rivera, Alpha of Silver Blade Pack..challenge You.. Emmett Culver.. Alpha of Nothing!
Emmett lunged at me.. and I spun out, snapping my heel down on the outside of his knee. I heard a crunch. He grabbed my forearm and yanked me to him. I bent my body forward ..pulling him with me, the impetus causing him to flip over me and land flat on his back. I stomped on his chest and dropped with my knee bent against his throat. He flailed and beat against my thigh but I just held firm. His struggles lessened..his face turned blue and I stared into his face as petechiae filled his eyes.. then he stopped breathing⦠And I stood. Falcon grabbed me and said âI love you so much, my AnnaBella!â And I turned.. burying my face in his chest. I whispered âI want to go home nowâ
He yelled âLoad the prisoners, warriors! Your Luna is tired!