Chapter 166 - 165. That's Crazy

Connor heard Eden's words and thought his hearing had suddenly deteriorated. The WIA agent's body was turned so he can see the backseat where Eden was sitting. He looked at the omega who stared back at him. When he saw how the werewolf gazed at him straight in the eye and the agent understood that he had heard perfectly well.

"Hey Blondie, you know that I can't use my Skinwalker powers."

"We don't have time to ask Silphie to send us back up so you're my best option. It's not difficult. I just need you to activate two spells."

"As much as I want to follow you on this one because it's my brother we're talking about, I'm not pretending and you know it. I can't..."

"Let's call Silphie and tell her about my plan. If she tells us that you can't master the spell for tonight, I'll give up and you can call Glen back. However, if she tells us that you can… Please don't let me down because you hate the Skinwalker part inside you."

Silence fell between the two werewolves and the human. Silver and Connor stared at Eden whose face expressed a mixture of assurance and fear. Assurance that his plan was likely to work, fear that Connor would refuse to follow it and everything would fall apart before they even tried.

The agent, frustrated, ran a hand through his hair. He leaned back on the headrest of his seat and pressed his eyelids together. The index finger of his left hand that held the steering wheel tapped nervously. The rhythmic noise filled the cabin of the car and for several minutes it was the only thing they could hear. Finally, Connor broke the silence and his voice wasn't like usual.

"That's crazy. You know that?"

"I know."

A new silence set in, but this one didn't last as long as the previous one.

"Call Silphie."

Connor had barely finished his sentence when Silver was already moving towards the passenger side car door to open it. The leader retrieved his phone and unlocked it. He scrolled for a few seconds and dialed a number.

"Hi, Darling it's me. Is Silphie still with you or has she returned to the tribe for the night?"

He listened to the answer, his face impassive.

"Give her the phone, please."

Silver took the device off his ear and put it in hands-free mode. The Skinwalker's voice rose from the phone's speaker, her astonishment barely masked.

"Hello, Alpha Silver. Is there a problem?"

The leader glanced at his son who listened to the voice, staring into space, and his fingers clenched slightly around the phone.

"Yes, there is a problem. We're about to fight Light," he heard the faint gasp the Skinwalker stifled and continued. "Eden came up with a plan but we need Connor to use his Skinwalker's powers, we want you to tell us honestly if it's possible because the lives of all werewolves here will depend on this plan."

Silver had purposely said the sentence so that Eden understand the implications of his request. They could hear the witch swallow and clear her throat to ask her question.

"What is Eden's plan?"

"I want Connor to cast a protection spell like the one you placed on Greg. Something that will protect the two targets that Light will try to kill tonight but also the Red Orbs' fighters that will step in to prevent her from doing so. It doesn't matter if it's not as powerful as yours, what I want is for it to be effective for at least ten minutes. Is it doable?"

The witch's voice rose in surprise.

"I thought Connor couldn't use his powers..."

"I can," cut off the light brown-haired. "I won't go into details, but I can use them since the clash with Elias and Wyatt. The problem is that I have no idea how to do it."

They still hadn't told the Skinwalkers about Sora's existence as Nube was opposed to the idea. The werewolf feared that her daughter would be endangered or taken away from her. Also, they had all decided to respect her choice and to silence the existence of the little mixed-blood who possessed the powers of the Blue Moon tribe even if she was a werewolf.

Silphie was silent for a second, then finally answered.

"With his aura, I don't doubt that Connor could create an even more powerful protection spell than mine. However, to answer your question, I need to check something with you, Connor."

"I'm listening, Silphie," the man interjected in a voice that had never sounded so serious.

"Can you open your hand in front of you, palm outstretched?"

The agent followed the witch's instructions and hummed to let her know he was in position.

"Visualize a container in the palm of your hand and try to fill it with your aura. It's quite complicated because you never learned to feel the lunar magic flowing in you, but you can't do anything without this first step. To succeed, focus on your aura. You must be aware of its presence around you and…"

"It's done!"

Eden stared at Connor in awe. The human who was sitting with his back properly propped up in his seat, the hand raised upwards, had filled the equivalent of a marble with his aura in an instant and he was bouncing it in his palm.

"Is it done?" Silphie's voice betrayed her shock and it was Eden who answered her.

"Yeah, it's done and… Shit, Connor… That's insane. Can you make it grow bigger?"

The agent complied and poured more of his aura into the sphere, which grew to the size of an orange. Eden was impressed by the ease with which the man had passed the test which the witch had yet announced as difficult. On the other hand, Connor felt uncomfortable seeing his ease in using the powers that a part of him rejected.

"OK. Now that I've succeeded, what's next?" He asked with a tone that pressed Silphie.

"Okay…that's it. For the protection spell, all you have to do is write the rune on a sheet and pour your aura into the paper. The more aura you will pour, the more effective it will be. Usually, you have to draw the rune on the body of the person you want to protect with his aura as I did with your mate, but this will do because I get that you are in a hurry.

"I don't know any runes."

"You just have to copy the rune that I will send to Alpha Silver on a sheet and it will do the trick."

Connor merely hummed again to agree and Silphie's voice rose once more.

"Is that all you need?" The witch asked.

"No. That was the first part. The second part is a warning signal. I have no idea when Light will appear. If we have sentries nearby it might put her on her toes, so we need something that would allow us to know she is there as fast as possible."

"There is a rune that could play this role. It reacts in the presence of a large amount of energy. If you write it on a piece of paper, once in contact with Light's black energy, the sheet will ignite. All you have to do is connect the sheet with another one with a copy rune. Keep the sheet with you and when it ignites, you will know that Light is there." Silphie paused. "I didn't hear Glen's voice. Is he ready to fight? This could be the last fight with Light…"

"He won't be there."

"What do you mean he won't be there? He's the Warrior! He has to be there…"

"I sent him away. He is my mate, Silphie. I have a bad feeling about tonight…"

A heavy silence filled the car. Several seconds passed and no one said a word.

"Eden, I know how you feel. Trust me. It's our fault that Light was able to curse Glen. We were so busy laying low that we forgot about everything else, even to watch over the werewolves. I know you're worried, but I also know your alpha is our only hope against Light. This fight is the reason he was born."

"No. He is my Fated mate. The purpose of our lives was to meet each other or else it wouldn't have been called Fate."

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Glen turned off his motorbike and took off his helmet. He was in a hurry because he needed to leave as soon as possible to return to his mate. Something had been bothering him since he left, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. His instincts kept telling him something was wrong but the dominant couldn't tell what.

It had taken him over three hours to get to the pack territory and all was eerily quiet and calm. Silver had told him of tensions with nearby rogues about to escalate, but most of the houses in the small town that housed the pack's thirty-odd members were shrouded in shadow.

Nothing to compare with the first times he had come. At that moment, he could hear in the distance the howls and growls of the rogues that surrounded the town. They threatened not only the werewolves of the small pack but also the few inhabitants who lived in the village. They risked ending themselves trapped in the fight if things ever got that far. The situation only needed a spark to flare up and spiral out of control.

Glen had resolved the situation and thought that everything was finally settled. The rogues had withdrawn upon finding that the pack had the support of Bloodhood. Challenging the authority of the incumbent alpha was tantamount to alienating the traditional pack.

Glen walked over to the alpha's house where some windows were lit. He rushed up the front steps before knocking without trying to be polite. He didn't have to wait long. Like all alpha's residences, several fighters lived there and one of them opened the door, his face displaying his utter displeasure. However, all his anger disappeared when he saw the dominant who had helped them not long ago.

"Glen? What are you doing here at this time of the night?"

"I have been told that there are still issues with the rogues. I came to see if there was anything I could do to help you." The werewolf frowned upon hearing the alpha in front of him.

"What are you talking about? There is no problem here. Since you stepped in, we haven't had to deal with rogues at all." He pointed to the darkened houses behind Glen. "Everything is quiet here."

The Dominant's heart raced. If everything is alright, why did Alpha Silver ask him to come here? Several thoughts crossed his mind and he decided to call Bloodhood's leader. He dialed the number and held the device to his ear. Behind him, the fighter was watching him, puzzled. After a while, Eden's voice answered him.

"Hey Love, it's me. I need to talk to your Dad. I don't know who informed him, but everything is calm here..."

"I know."

"What?"

"I said I know. I know everything is calm and there are no problems there and my father knows that too."

"What do you mean?"

"I'm sorry, Glen. I wanted you away."

"You wanted me away? What…" The alpha's body froze. "Eden, what's going on? Is this the ritual? Something will happen with the ritual? The system showed you something, right?"

"It's not the ritual but you guessed it right. The system showed me something. Light will be here tonight."

"Are you fucking kidding me? Eden…"

"I'm sorry, I got to go."

The communication cut off leaving the alpha with the truth. He dropped his phone on the floor and when the device landed on the wood porch, Glen had already shifted.. A gigantic black and white wolf ran into the night in the direction of Red Orbs' territory.