chapter 86

My father stumbles back, blood spurting from his broken nose, as Valen swings again. The impact knocks my father down before my mate pounces on him, raining blow after blow. My father curls up, trying to block the punches. My father’s warriors, the ones that chased me here, race toward Valen as he pummels my father. My father snarls, blocking the next hit and punching Valen in the ribs, then splitting Valen’s eyebrow open with his next hit. My heart races as my father's wolves circle around us, trying to get to Valen without attacking my father. Valen punches my father again before my father lifts his leg and kicks Valen in the chest. My mother screams as they continue the fight for supremacy. Valen is forced back and is now open, vulnerable. The wolves charge toward him, and I gasp, flinging myself in their way. “STAND DOWN!” I scream, and my aura erupts outward. It washes over them, and they all freeze where they stand. The realization that my command worked on them shocks me. I supp