The Hunted Wolf – Chapter 12

ADIRA

I looked to each side, realizing that I was the only wolf here, since Darian had taken the others to circle around the campfire. I hadn’t completely disarmed the trap yet either. I had to do something fast before this hunter alerted his friends. I should have realized there was a missing person. I would have been able to recognize this man’s face and put two and two together to realize he wasn’t with his friends around the campfire.

“I would be careful if I were you,” I warned, keeping my voice as steady as possible. I had escaped from this man once before, so I knew I could do it again.

what extent I was not a normal woman.

t you’re facing? I’m not just a woman.”

w what I was. I needed to use that to my advantage by playing up my wolf side.

lf, but you still aint nothing. Just a graze of this arrow dipped in wolfsbane, and you’re mine.”

nted.

a tree behind me with a thunk!

stupid crossbow of yours!”

twisted to the side to use his weight against him, and flipped him to the ground. I quickly stepp

ack,” I said, digging my foot into his neck.

eyes bugged out of his face just enough to show the panic seeping in. His face turned bright red as he struggled to breathe. I was confident I had him pinned

bow.

man babbled.

didn’t tell you?” I asked. A sinking feeling settled in my stomach, a

.” He pulled the trigger to the crossbow again.

he arrow just barely missin

be easier to eliminate the hunters than I had feared.

ck.

rigger being pulled.

dead.

gain, but I quickly rolled out of the way. With a deep breath, I held out my hand and created a ball of energy. I threw it at the man, and he dodged my attack.

**k?” the man shouted as he hit the ground. “You some sorta demon, ain’t ya?”

as a sorceress yet. I thought the use of magic would be a dead giveaway, but perhaps the sorcerers were better at staying out of the human radar. I threw another ball of energy at his feet, this time making a direct hit. He cried out in pain and grabbed his leg. I dashed over to him, kicking the crossbow out of his reach. Just to make sure he couldn’t use it again, I threw a

round me, and I knew there were several injuries. “I am the luna of the Aphelion Pack, and I will not let a hunter like you threaten my people.”

er surged through me like this.

dy shook.

mistake by

ake sure everyone stays away from the main camp, I linked. I knew Mark would

, he respo

ho hired you.”

u?”

ith. I’m done being pushed around. So tell me who is threatening my friends and family.”

“I don’t know her name. It was

one blonde girl who might want to attack this wolf pack. “Why did she send you?”

d I didn’t ask. She waved a lotta money, and I’d take any chance to kill ya filthy mutts.” His demeanor changed,

moved suddenly, and I felt a sharp pain in my thigh, causing me to cry out and fall to my knees. I looked and saw a knife sticking out of me. I was too distracted with questioning that I didn’t even see

pain in my leg. I wouldn’t be able to do the next attack without Shadow’s strength. I h

er.

our head.

ing the force of the explosion. Shadow and I were tossed back several feet, hitting the ground hard. We rolled several times before stopping on our side. I couldn’t hear anything but a ringing in our ears. The world seemed to be spinning, but after a moment, everything stead

fire burning on his back. I saw others looking around at him.

d out. She went to run over to him, but a werewolf jumped out

echoed around me, and I knew the werewol

others and help them out, Shadow said.

t’s go.

ame across a wolf who was injured. I changed back into human form and knelt down next to her. I didn’t recognize her, so she had to have been from Jori’s pack. She was whimpering in pain, and I saw the arrow sticking out of her side. I was confident she had been poisoned wi

aid.

peeking out behind some clouds. It was only a half moon, but it was enough to give me ex

was covered in sweat.

y, but this is going to hu

e. I grabbed the arrow in her side and quickly pulled it out. She screamed in pain and wrenched her body. I immediately put my hands over the wound and started focusing on the breath. I breathed in the rays of the moon and pulled energy from the light. I imagined moving the energy through me and into her body, eradicating the poison and stopping the bleeding.

ough, knowing I needed to hold out just a moment longer.

ng. She would still need more medical attention, but she would be okay for now.

y now,” I said. Her eyes were cl

all of the fighting, but something ca

e that someone had been watching me. Without thinking about what I was doing, I found myself running towards the figure.