I ram myself into Hunter’s body, pushing him back as Lucas falls limp to the ground.
The wolves create circle around us and I hold them back. I can’t let them attack Hunter. Not till –
I can see Hunter’s wariness as they see them, surrounding us, snarling.
I glance at Lucas, my heart beating painfully.
He has to push out the poison himself.
I know that but it hurts nonetheless, knowing that he’s hurting.
Hunter gets to his feet and I stand in front of my mate whose breathing is unsteady. He’s stronger now so even as it kills me inside, I have enough faith in him to know that he will survive.
I see some of my pack mates try to step in to intervene, but I snap at them.
Stay back.
This is my fight.
Hunter lets out a howl, his wolf sneering at me.
I can feel a smaller figure approac
