Chapter 22
Chapter 22
“I’m sure you know the consequences for questioning me, Fio. Or must I remind you?”
I heard a slight whimper echo. Ripples of fear reaching me from this ‘Fio’ person. I took a risk. I peered
over the tree trunk just enough so I can get a quick nce of the rogues. The three wolves were in
human form,pletely in the nude. Nudity wasn’t really a big issue anymore within packs, especially
with rogues. Showing off their structures was like demonstrating their power. A silent presentation of
status. The thicker in muscles they were, the more power they held.
The female in the trio bending her head down in submission trembled in her spot. I could guess that the
male standing firm in front of her was Draxyn. His fists were balled, dark eyes narrowed down at the
female. His head was shaven clean on one side with a tattoo of a dagger running down the side of his
sk ull to the very length of his neck.
He was massive.
Almost as muscr as Alpha Thompson. He had streaks of ck ink curving down his biceps and over
his chest. Dark hair dripping with blood over his skin. The other male, who’s name I still didn’t know,
had curly dark locks reaching his shoulders. I didn’t have time to continue observing them when he
spoke,
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“Rx, Draxyn. She didn’t mean it like that. You know Xeneron will have our heads if we fail. He wants
the pack wiped out clean. No survivors.”
After a second of silence the pressure diminished. It seemed like curly head’s words knocked some
sense into him. Fio visibly rxed and sent curly head a look of thanks when she felt Draxyn’s anger
subside. I couldn’t me her for feeling so submissive. His power was tremendously heavy. Not as
heavy as an Alpha’s, but quite notable for someone not in power.
Dropping his shoulders to rx himself, Draxyn sighed heavily. He pinched the bridge of his nose
irritably with his temper threatening to return. He took a moment to recollect his thoughts before turning
to look at curly head,
“Call the mutts. We’ve done our job here. It’s time we go back.”
Bowing at his order, curly head stilled. His eyes nking out as he spoke to the other members through
mind link. When he finished, the three turned around without another word. They hunched over the
ground, hands digging into the soil with their backs arched up. They were mid shifting with fur starting
to pierce through their skin when Fio suddenly looked over her shoulder. Quickly, I held still against the
tree trunk. My breathing stopped, my heart racing and the dam ned migraine came back.
Did she see me?
A second went by in silence. By the sound of it none of them have shifted. There was no bone cracking
or paw pounding. There wasn’t the tiniest bit of shuffling around the leaves scattered all over the
ground to indicate that they’ve moved. The slightest of movements would’ve been heard especially with
my heightened hearing. Yet there came none. I broke into cold sweat. In that split second, I tried
wracking my brain apart trying to think of a good way to escape. A way that would give us more than a
fifty percent possibility of survival. It’s not like i could climb a tree with L with me.
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Time was not on our side.
The rogues held their positions. Fio must’ve caught a feel of my presence and notified her colleagues
through mind link. The initial pressure I felt before returned at full st if not tripling. All of them with
their powerbined made my bones go weak. Only this time, it was directed at me. I could feel their
savage intentions expel from their aura’s. L must’ve felt it too as she began to quiver in my arms.
It was a do or di e situation. Any moment now, they’d lunge at me. I wasn’t sure if they knew my exact
location but chances are, they did. I cursed under my breath and with a second on my watch, I bolted
down the domain. The fog epassing the ins made running harder but at the same time, hiding
easier. I could easily lose them if I run fast enough. I could hear the three wolves quickly chasing after
me, their ferocious snarls egging me on.
Sliding down the mound, I turned over my shoulder to see the three of them in their wolf forms.
Their paws hammered down into the dirt under our feet. Their speed increasing as they slowly closed
the distance. Cutting corners was the only way I could shake them off. Pushing myself as fast and as
far as I could get us, I jumped over the stream and nearly got out when another wolfing from the
opposite side caught me by the leg. Canines descended down and broke into my skin, drawing drops
of blood to trail down my calf. He held my leg in his jaw, biting down with as much force as he could
before I kicked at his muzzle. It let go instantly. Shaking it’s head to get rid of the damage. The other
three were quickly approaching.
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With L still in my arms, I braced myself for impact and sh ut my eyes but snapped them open when I
heard a furious rumble from the front. Craning my head up, I saw a bl oody Alpha Thompson in front of
me, holding onto the wolf’s jaw with his bare hands. Tearing it apart, he threw the limp body to the side,
puffing out his chest as the three wolves halted. Their dark eyes zeroed in on their fallenrade
before shifting to Alpha Thompson in