Chapter 560

I scream as the boys come through the door, as Alvez hauls hard on my arm, pulling me up and spinning me around, clasping me to his chest with one arm while the other shoots out towards Jackson and Luca, who barrel forward.

I feel the dark power streaming out of Alvez and heading towards the boys. Desperate, horrified, I press my eyes shut as my scream rips from me, as I send all of my own heart after Alvez's magic, all the heat I have in my body and my bones racing to meet it, to trace through Avlez's power, attempting by some instinct to singe it, to burn it, to destroy -

My eyes fly open again when I hear Luca shout in pain and I watch as the magic hits him, knocking him backwards off his feet and flat onto his back. Jackson flinches in pain, shouting as the magic pulses over him, his canines extended in his rage. But he pounds forward unharmed, continuing on his path straight for me.

Alvez growls, looking down at me as he figures out that I had something to do with the interruption to his magic, but before he can do more than adjust his grip on me a fist lashes out through the air, connecting solidly with his face.

Alvez groans, stumbling backwards, his arm loosening around me –

Suddenly there's a hand fisted in my shirt and my body is ripped from its place held tight against Alvez. I'm hurled forwards, past Jackson, and I stumble, trying to catch my balance, only to be caught in Luca's arms as he pulls me close.noveldrama

Still, I whip my head back in time to see Jackson delivering his second punch, and then his third, all solidly to Alvez's face, knocking him nearly senseless. I see the magic welling at Alvez's hands but with every punch it flickers, dimming slightly before regaining power.

"Jackson!" Luca gasps out, pulling me tight to him. "What the - what the fuck are you doing - he's a professor -"

"He's not," I stumble out, looking up desperately at Luca. "He's -"

"Luca!" Jackson shouts, "fucking help me!" He still delivering the blows desperately, though I can see Alvez grabbing at Jackson now - and where he grabs, Jackson's clothing starts to disintegrate in patches -

I gasp, instantly moving for Jackson now, reaching for him.

But Luca pushes me backwards, dashing forward.

"Don't let his hands touch you!" Jackson says, shoving Alvez away from him and towards Luca, who winds up his right arm and delivers one hell of a punch to Alvez's jaw, sending him stumbling away.

I watch, terrified, as my two mates work together to incapacitate Alvez - but even as they do, I see Alvez begin to grow stronger.

A shout of fear and rage at the door makes me spin and suddenly two more Alphas are rushing forward - my brother, my cousin -

Jesse drops an open laptop on the floor as he dashes in at Rafe's heels and it lands with a sickening crack. Still, I ignore it -

"Don't let him touch you!" I scream, a little senseless with my helplessness as Rafe dashes into the middle of the mess and reaches for Alvez.

Alvez, grinning through his bloodied

teeth through an eye already swollen shut - turns to my brother and smacks his hands hard against his chest. Rafe screams - a horrible sound of fear and pain - and t scream too, dashing forward, desperate to help -

But Jesse, he gets there faster than all of us.

Jesse lets out a mighty yell and throws his body into Rafe's, knocking him aside. As Alvez's arms fall slightly, Jesse's hand snaps out, wrapping around the other man's neck.

And as Jesse's fingers tighten, shadows burst from him, all of them wrapping themselves around Alvez as well.

Rafe falls coughing to the floor as

Luca stumbles back, gasping in fear and surprise, going to the ground next to Rafe. Jackson stands panting as I dash forward, his arm cocked high, ready to deliver another blow whenever it's necessary -

But it doesn't seem necessary.

Jesse moves forward, his teeth bared, his canines elongated, pushing Alvez backward until his back slams against the far stone wall. All the time Jesse's shadows writhe, twining around Alvez's limbs, seeping into his mouth, sliding?nto his throat. Tendrils of Jesse's darkness are everywhere around Alvez, and as I fall to my knees at Rafe's side, my hands wrapping around his heaving shoulders, I gape to see that the shadows - they're not just tricks of light anymore.