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Adi fell to her knees. Her trembling fingers brushed the fur on the animal’s head, and dread threatened to overwhelm her. There was only one reason why this particular wolf would have thrown himself between her and certain death.
His eyes rolled back in his skull, his breathing sounding more and more labored. She had to know.
“Honi?”
At the sound of her voice, just as he’d done in the cell, his tongue snuck out of his open mouth and licked her fingertips. Then his body began to shake so hard as if he was vibrating out of existence.
In her panic, she shouted, “Please, save him! He doesn’t deserve this!”
Her vision blurred with tears, and she couldn’t stop touching Honi. A hand fell on her shoulder, and when she looked up, the queen was standing right next to her.
There was somethi
