The events of the next few minutes made my head spin as I struggled to understand what was happening. Lucas took Katie from Ben"s arms and captured my arm in a firm grip, striding towards where the three members of Nick"s pack were standing, transfixed as they honed in on whatever they could smell.
“Rafe, find Nick—”
“I"m already here.” Nick appeared by my side and there was an edgy note in his voice. “Did you catch that scent?”
Lucas nodded and his expression was hard. “I"m asking you to do me a huge favor.” He passed little Katie to Nick and pushed me towards him as well, speaking quickly. “Take Charlotte and Katie. Get them both out into the woods, as far as possible from here. I know you will keep them safe while we sort this out.”
To give Nick his due, he didn"t even argue with Lu
