Defiance: The Hybrid's Tale (MxM)

Chapter 4: The Saved. [Edited]

Nathan Underhill.

Joshua's feet and mine hit the ground in front of a black utility van that the Hunters hid among the dense forest trees. A long graveled road led off until it bled into a busy road. Several cars whipped past. I turned around and sniffed to see if there were any other Hunters in the vicinity, luckily for us, there weren't any. I secretly thanked the heavens because the wolfsbane was taking its toll on my body. I wasn't in the best shape to fight another group of ignorant cocksuckers.

Joshua ran up to the vehicle and tried to open the back doors but they didn't budge. He tried to open the lock with magic but it didn't work either.

"Damn those assholes. They warded the car against magical attacks." Joshua slammed his fists against the door and cursed as he shook the pain out of his hand. "How the hell are we going to get in?"

Joshua ran to the other doors and tried to open them but the Hunters locked them as well. No surprise there. He then picked up a rock and tried to smash the window open but it didn't shatter. To me, the whole van looked like it was decked out with every security measure possible to keep supernaturals out.

I cautiously approached the back door and tapped the handle. My skin burned on contact. Silver, how bloody adorable. With my t-shirt still clutched in my hand, I proceeded to cover my right hand with it. I grabbed the handle, yanked the door off its hinges, and then threw the heavy door aside.

Joshua ran up to me and glanced at the damaged door. "What are you?"

I didn't feel in the mood to give him a rundown of my life story. It was better that the warlock knew nothing about me. I couldn't risk the local pack or my grandfather catching wind of me. I had already fallen into a trap two weeks after we arrived in a new town. I must have set a world record.

I walked up to the van. "I'm not here to be your friend. Let's get them out of these cages." I pointed to the two people held captive in the van.

I then climbed into the vehicle. The Hunters had bolted two silver-laced grates into the van, creating a cage wherein two unconscious and naked people lay. Locked into an embrace, Joshua's friends laid in the middle of the cage, trying to avoid their naked skin touching the grates. Several nasty-looking burn scars ran down their backs.

"Stefanie! Blaick!" Joshua bolted past me. With a flick of his finger, he magically broke the lock of the cage and then swung open the door.

I walked out of the van just as one of the prisoners began to stir. Even though I was hesitant about leaving them alone with any backup, I couldn't allow those wolves to see me. I had already allowed Joshua to see me. The risk was too much already. Another problem arose. My scent was all over the place. It wouldn't take a talented tracker to sniff me out.

Uttering a set of ancient words, I conjured a thick white fog that burst out of my hands. The mist permeated the area in a heavy fog. I turned around and teleported to my first encounter with the Hunters and allowed the mist to flow over the forest floor. The mist would eliminate my scent from the incident, making it difficult to track me.

Before my conscious could pull me back to where Joshua and his friends were, Fenrus shouted. "Get out of here! The pack's on their way!"

I had only a few seconds of warning before several wolves appeared out of the mist. I quickly turned on the spot and teleported home to my family. I couldn't do anything more for Joshua and hoped that the young warlock had the wits about him to keep his mouth shut about what truly happened.

***

Adam Wick.

Out of the corner of my eye, a figure disappeared through the thick white fog that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, obscuring their identity. I pulled away from the group and ran over to the spot where the person stood, but I couldn't smell anything.