The Prey in the Night

Chapter 30

Quietly we made our move into the positions we had planned out earlier with the rest of the group. We had this house surrounded on every side; there was no escape. It didn't seem as if anything had really changed much, other than Broddi pulling up to the house in the truck they used to kidnap me. Every cell in me wanted to pounce now but I knew we had to wait a little longer. A couple of men walked around the perimeter with weapons, but I wasn't worried about them; it was Broddi I was concerned with. Who knew what he had up his sleeve?

Nodding to Thalia straight ahead of me, Eric to my left, and Jessica to my right...it was now or never. We had all flanked the house the best we could and Thalia's location was to the left side of the building if you were looking at it head on. All of us stayed to the shadows and out of sight, praying to the Gods the wind stayed blowing in our direction instead of blowing against us as to not alert the wolves watching the house. We were watching them like a hunter watching a deer in his scope. Silently Thalia struck one of the men heard and fast, dragging him back towards her hiding place. Once she had concealers herself, she ripped the man apart and thankfully without any sound. Still keeping an eye out, I noticed one of the other men in the front of the house lift his head and sniff the air; he had to of smelt the blood was my guess. Broddi's men were also sparsely spaced out n the perimeters; it was almost even. Seven of us against about five of them now.

"Broddi, somethin' smells like a whole hell of a lot of fresh blood out here." He spoke into the walkie before lowering and aiming his gun for the woods around him, looking around apprehensively. But, as good as their senses were, there was no way they would spot any of us. "Then make sure it's not a fanger stupid." Broddi growled out in response as the man began to make his way towards Thalia's location on the right side of the building from his original spot towards the back of the house. He was in for a nice surprise when he came across the remains of his buddy. And as he did, there was a large gasp and then silence. I watched an arm come flying towards us and land next to Eric with a soft 'thump' and Thalia's head appear from a branch in the tree with a triumphant but cocky smirk. There were now only four outside to deal with, it seemed as the rest were inside holed up and most likely protecting the blood they had in there and possibly Broddi as well. The remaining four were in strategic locations around the house; one in the back, one in the front, and one on each side now.

All of a sudden, our attention was turned when one got close to James who reached out and dragged him by his foot into the bush and silenced him there with little trouble. Three left. They were spread far out; none were close to any of us which meant we would have to attack now. Keith saw the small signal Thalia threw him from the tree branch she was crouched in waiting and he rushed the one by the back door. Unfortunately, the man let off a shot before he could be stopped. Keith threw him into a tree and rushed him again, breaking his neck almost clean off. The shot ringing out had the last three running frantically from their positions from the front and both sides of the house while calling on the walkie that there were intruders. Thaila jumped out of the three at one as he ran from the back side of the house towards her. All in one go she swooped him up and threw him towards me where I caught him and ripped his throat out. That left two more and I wasn't too concerned about them as I picked up what was left of the one at my feet and tossed him through the front window while he still gurgled on his blood.

"Way to make a point." Jess snorted as we waited. Men were seen running into what I could only assume were positions that Broddi had told them to take in the event that they were ambushed. Looking towards everyone I noticed that Jess had one in her hands now and had strangled him then dropped him away from her like he was a disease. Pam had the last one and was feeding off him before tossing him to the side with a smile and a node as if to say: 'alright I'm done let's go'.