If anything, the remark only seemed to enrage the rogue leader further. He shifted mid-stride, his body snapping into wolf form as he lunged at Huck with a vicious snarl.
"Then let's see who wins!"
Huck dodged the attack by inches. He leaned close to Arthur, fired off a few rapid words, and then shoved him toward me.
A second later, Huck and the rogue leader crashed into each other. The fight turned savage almost instantly.
Arthur stumbled toward me, breathless and unsteady. When he reached me, he pressed in close as if he were only trying to steady himself, then whispered against my shoulder. "Mom, Dad said you have to run while everyone's distracted. He can't protect both of us. He said not to worry about me. He said... After everything, if one of us gets out, he wants it to be you.
