all the world will be your enemy - chapter 16: save yourself, i'll hold them back
Sunshine had flooded the room the day they woke up and destroyed Alpine. Oscar remembered the way it had bathed all of their features, painting them radiant and golden as though they were summer personified. It had been a blessing on them, a promise that they’d survive, that their victory was ordained by something much bigger than them.
Today - although the dawn had barely stretched its rosy fingers across the sky - the sky was clouded over, dimming the little winter light there was and giving a greying effect to everything. There was a faint mist distorting the view as he peeked out the window, hiding and shadowing the trees surrounding the house until they were distorted monsters in the cloud.
all the world will be your enemy
Despite everything they have faced in the past, after Red Bull attacks Mercedes it seems inevitable the safehouse pack will be attacked too. With no other options, Lando and Oscar are sent undercover into Red Bull to find out the information needed to destroy them for once and for all. This comes with its own set of challenges: firstly, Oscar and Lando are hopelessly out of practice surviving an abusive pack, and secondly, Red Bull is watching them all closely.
Oscar doesn’t know how to survive Red Bull, least of all keep Lando safe throughout it all. Lando just wants to be able to live the life he thought was impossible for most of his life. Ollie wants to fight for once and keep everyone safe, even if that means going to extreme lengths to do so. George and Alex didn’t know how dangerous their rebellion could be. Max and Charles don’t know how to keep their pack from falling apart at the seams.
As time runs out, they have to scramble to make a plan that defeats Red Bull whilst keeping themselves alive. They’re a pack full of survivors but that does not guarantee they can survive this fight.
One thing is certain: hope never dies. Whether hope is enough to save them, however, remains to be seen.
