We hiked like that for the next couple of hours. My energy was starting to leave me. By no means am I out of shape and I had been looking forward to the hiking part of this trip. I was not expecting to be jogging with hiking gear through the forest of a mountain. I was starting to have a hard time keeping up with John. He was so focused on the surroundings that he didn’t seem to notice that I was falling behind.
Keeping my head down, I forced my legs to keep moving. I focused on keeping my breathing even and my legs moving. The next time I looked up, John was nowhere in sight. Before I could call for him, two wolves appeared on either side of me. Then the Alpha came out in front of me. I wasn’t sure if I should be scared or happy to have help. The words that came out if his mouth pushed m
