Fated To My Lycan Stepbrothers
Chapter 154

Nayas POV

Kyle nodded. He knew she was right. Mrs. Lau wasn't a wolf to take lightly. "I know you won't. But I will change my move too. You never know what I am thinking." Mrs. Lau shrugged, rubbing her arm to ward off the pain.

"Just know that I'll destroy her."

Destroy me? I wasn't a piece of furniture! The anger refused to settle down. I wanted to let her know that I wasn't afraid.

"You know too much; I know too much. One of us has to go." My voice trembled at the sight of her smirk. It was evil enough for me to tremble.

I threw a weak glare at Kyle, who didn't look like he appreciated Mrs. Lau's tone. I clicked the roof of my tongue in anger.

"Naya, are you ready? We are doing this." I reached out to Naya, who was crouched low in my mind.

"Should I take over, or do you want to?" She asked, knowing I didn't have the power to do anything.

"Not true. You carry powers bigger than your frame. Yeah, I know you are stronger than you think." Naya said.

I sighed. It was times like this that I appreciated having a wolf in me. one I locked away because my selfishness. I was glad to release her into our realm. There was still a lot to catch up on.

I cleared my throat, receiving strength from Naya's words. I flashed my best, daunting smile. "Come on, old wolf. Show me what you have got." Naya's tongue came out in a taunting tone. I hadn't even realized that Naya had taken hold of my body. If I thought I was the only one speaking, I was wrong.

Mrs. Lau wasted no time in advancing towards me. I wasn't expecting her to be this fast. She was agile and fast on her little feet, while I was, well, I was.

I had spidey legs. What were you expecting me to say? I was clumsy on my feet and had no way of controlling my movements. The last time I trained was at the manor. Reid was dead, so there was no one to train me. Zeke said we were going to start training soon, so I had just relied on that.

which was bad. Now look at me, getting my ass handed to me by a centuries-old wolf. She won the position of dean of the Wolf Cave Academy. One of the positions in the pack that every female and male wanted. She got it on a platter of gold.

I wondered why. Now I see why.

She was a manipulative b*icth who didn't care about other people's lives. She just wanted to snuff mine out because she felt I was an obstacle and I had powers beyond her comprehension.

I mean, I was a whole package to her. This was my last thought as a loud sound reached my ears. I froze as a pain I had never felt before hit my cheeks. I raised shaky hands to my cheeks, only to touch a slippery substance.

It smells like copper.

Blood.

I was still frozen when she launched a second attack at me. I swallowed as she came towards me in slow motion. I reached out to Naya, who was breathing heavily. She was doing well enough to dodge her attacks, but I was slow, making it hard for Naya to keep up with my fragile body.

She needed to take over completely.

A part of me didn't want that. I wanted to fight her on my own.

"You can't! Can't you see that she has mastered the act of making her wolf one with her? She can retract her claws anytime she wants! Let me take over!"

"You mean it isn't her wolf that is doing this; it is her?" I knew I was doomed, and the fight would be over before I even started.

I closed my eyes, trying to tap into my energy. It wasn't working. The purple lady definitely had a mind of her own. I couldn't just command her to come anytime I wanted. I wanted my negative emotions to come out, but they were dormant. I didn't feel the usual goosebumps, and neither did I feel my energy zapping beneath my skin. I was useless.

I opened my eyes to see Mrs. Lau still in the air with her dangerous talons out to get me. This time, she was going for my head-to rip it out.

The boys were watching with keen attention, yet they didn't attempt to do anything. A feeling of helplessness washed over me, and my legs wobbled.

"This is it, Naya." I mumbled my apology to her. I merely wanted to prove myself. I was failing woefully. I was all talk and no do. Kyle wanted me to stand up for myself. He told me to trust him. He asked me if I was going to do this by myself. I snapped at him and told him to get away from me.

"Don't do this, Naya. Let me help you." Naya whispered.

I closed my eyes, waiting for the most painful blow of my life before death.

It didn't come. I opened my eyes, shocked to still see her in the air, slowly descending. She didn't even have a chance to get to me. I frowned when the strangest thing happened. I broke out of my frozen state to check my surroundings.

Kyle was still his handsome self, frozen, or rather, moving slower than usual. Tim was whispering to Vic, and Sam was watching with rapt attention.

They were all frozen in time.

"What the hell is happening here?" Naya inquired.

I turned to my side, jumping as I saw Naya in flesh, looking like the last time I saw her. Her hair was red and scattered all over. Her eyes glared at everything and everyone, and her clothes were, well, a crazier version of mine. I hadn't paid enough attention the last time I saw her because we were both emotionally unstable, trying to understand why Kyle and Zeke were on a rage rampage.

But now, it seemed I had all the time in the world to watch her marvel at the sight. Her claws were shorter than Mrs.

Lau's claws, but I bet they were still as sharp as hers. She was small compared to other wolves. It was a wonder she had so much fight in her.

The realization dawned on me that she was just a being, as I was. We were both supposed to work together like an identical twin, except she was a badass wolf, the lowest among her people. Now she was seizing Kyle up.

His handsome face was frozen, and his eyes held mischief.

They were the proper description of his usual appearance. I smiled as Naya tried to bump shoulders with a frozen Kyle.

I raised a puzzled eyebrow when her body passed through his body. I didn't want to test the theory of touching him to see if I would pass through because I might just stop this beautiful phenomenon.

This was part of my power! to cause time to stop for me.

When I froze, everywhere did so too! It was amazing. I thought, walking closer to Naya, who was trying her hardest to touch Kyle. It was disheartening to see her try so hard yet not touch him. I reached out to her.

My hands touched her solid shoulders. Her neck turned toward me. "I can't touch him here, right?"

I gave her a stiff nod. "Try changing into your wolf."

She shook her head. "I want him to see me like this. I want Shadow to see me this way."

I blinked. "The reason you can see yourself this way is because of the purple lady, and you know this. No other wolf can do this. Not even the Elders can. This is our little secret, and one day we will replace a way to make Shadow come to you. He loves both of us. If he sees you, he sees me. If he sees me, he sees you." I reassured.

She gave me a sad smile. "When would that time come?"

Her crazy look was nothing like her voice. It was a bit deeper than mine. Whatever I saw in Naya was the weakest version of every wolf in the kingdom. Yet she was magnificent.

I couldn't wait to see Shadow and Flame too. What would they look like, too? I sighed, not knowing what Naya was thinking since she was entirely on her own. She wouldn't know what I was thinking, either. The tables turned the moment we came to my realm. Yeah, this is my realm now.

I created my own realm. That was freaking amazing!

She was supposed to console me. Why was I.. you know what? "When I train well enough." I vowed. I was planning to storm into Elder Rosalie and ask for my training. I snapped my head at Naya. "Can we turn Mrs. Lau into a chicken?" "How?" Naya mused.

I wondered how, but it came to me faster than I imagined.

"By fighting and thinking."

"Will that summon the purple lady?"

I shrugged.

"We have to try. We have to do everything we can."

Naya nodded. "I am with you." With that, she changed into a wolf. The wolf I knew so well. This wasn't just my realm.

This was Naya's realm, too. I was sort of in my mind, and this was how my mind looked. This was Naya's haven.

I grinned happily when I realized Kyle and Zeke had been here before. They were on my mind sometime ago.

I gasped. Mind-linking was possible!

The realm faded, and my eyes watched as Mrs. Lau came down at me. The purple lady began to zap under my skin, pricking me. I knew she was here. Mrs. Lai may be ferocious, but the purple lady was quicker. She coursed through my veins as my determination to turn her into a chicken of humiliation became stronger.

Naya's voice echoed in my mind: "Hold on tight, girl. We've got this." She slammed into me, and her crazy-long claws grew out of my hands. It tore out of my nails, causing me to growl in pain and ecstasy.

Seamlessly, I dodged Mrs. Lau's initial attack, moving with an agility that surprised even me. I hadn't anticipated this at all. The purple energy surrounding me pulsated, matching the rhythm of my heartbeat.

I smirked when Mrs. Lau snarled. She must have realized that this wasn't going to be an easy confrontation. Oh yeah, it wasn't.

"Give up, Naya. You can't defeat me!" Mrs. Lau taunted.

"Oh, we'll see about that." whispered, knowing she would hear me.

"Wait a minute." Zeke's deep, heated voice stopped me from going any further.

I blinked. Huh?