Minutes had passed but it felt like hours, even to Caius. Every vampire had been armed with various silver weapons before they left the castle. This gave them a slight advantage but they were being overwhelmed by sheer numbers. Suddenly a screeching sound was heard followed by a scream on pain. Alec, trying to protect his sister, had gotten distracted. The lapse in concentration didn't go unnoticed and now a werewolf had its jaws latched onto the boy's shoulder.
Just before the animal could shake its large head and do more damage, it squealed in pain. Alec dropped to the ground followed by the now dead wolf. Standing in its place holding one of Alec's daggers, was Callen. Her eyes were holding the wrath of a thousand hurricanes and she looked ready to kill everyone and everything.
Dropping the knife, the woman stepped over the creature then lifted her hands. Every wolf in sight was suddenly unable to move. It looked like they were each trapped in their own individual bubbles. Each vampire that was still standing looked to Callen in shock. Slowly and without blinking, the woman began closing her hands into fists. The bubbles holding the Children of the Moon began getting smaller.
Smaller and smaller until the bones began cracking. Pained howls filled the air but Callen didn't stop. Her face was completely blank and Caius hardly recognized her. Her hands kept closing until they were complete fists. Each bubble was not the size of a bowling ball and there was no chance any of the werewolves had survived. Callen suddenly dropped her hands back to her sides as her body slumped forward and the bubbles disappeared. Caius caught her and whispered softly into her hair. A werewolf, hidden until this moment, rushed out of the bushes nearest Callen.
"Stop!" The woman's voice was sharp and cold. To everyone's surprise, the creature did as it was told and sat calmly at her feet. Felix made to move towards the animal but Callen held her hand out to stop him as she finally stood without help.
"No. I'm keeping this one alive. He's different and I want to find out why." Felix nodded and nobody, not even Caius, questioned her decision. The woman turned her attention to Jane who was cradling her brother's head in her lap. Crouching, the Queen moved his shirt away and looked at his wound.
"Children of the Moon have a venom of their own. It is carried in their saliva. Humans get bitten, they get the disease. If a vampire gets bitten, they become paralyzed. He needs a steady supply of blood or else it will become permanent." Jane sobbed while she spoke, her eyes filled with tears that could never fall. Callen ran her fingers through the girl's hair, wordlessly comforting her.
"Do not worry. We will get him home and I will see to it personally that he is taken care of. Felix?" The hulking vampire stepped forward immediately. "Will you pick up our dear Alec? We're going home the quickest way possible."
Once Felix had settled his friend in his arms, Callen stood and faced away from everyone. She clapped her hands together then slowly drew them apart. In front of her, a portal began opening. The guard members who had never seen the Queen use her gift, stared in awe. The other side of the portal showed the throne room and they could even see people on the other side. Aro was pacing nervously and Marcus was sitting in his throne, staring into space. Looking behind her, the woman nodded for Felix to go first. He did as ordered then the others began walking through.
"Demetri, please tell Aro and Marcus that we will be along shortly. I have some business to finish up here." The tracker nodded before stepping through the portal. It closed behind him and Callen turned to face the werewolf still seated calmly.
"Alright now, what to do with you?" Callen scratched the creature's head like it was a regular dog. The wolf hummed in pleasure and closed its eyes. "I can't take you home while you're like this. Can you remember to find me when you change back? Good. Come to Volterra as soon as you stop being a dog at night. Now shoo, go find an animal to eat."
The werewolf nudged her leg with its head then loped off into the forest. The woman sighed then turned around. For the first time since she had entered the fight, Callen truly looked at her mate.
"Are you alright? Are you hurt? Did any of them touch you? I'm sorry I wasn't here sooner. I could have kept anyone from getting hurt at all." She didn't realized she was rambling until Caius kissed her passionately.
"You are the most amazing creature I have ever beheld. Do you realize that you eradicated at least 40 werewolves on your own without breaking a sweat? I have never known anyone that is anywhere close to being capable of that. I love you and I thank the Fates every day for bringing you to us."
Callen blushed at the praise then kissed him again. Then she put her hand in his and pulled him toward Florence. Alec needed a constant supply of blood in order to heal. Being so close to this city specifically, Callen had the perfect idea of what human to use.
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