DARIUS’ POV
Alara was scared, and Asher looked a bit shaken as we stared at the figures approaching.
“What do we do?” Alara asked with a shaky voice. “Maybe we should turn around.” She added, tightening her grip on my hand.
At that moment, I was full of regrets regarding why I allowed her to come with me. I knew that I was not going to forgive myself if I lost her.
“Stay behind me, Alara.” I said, gently moving her to my back while Asher and I stood right in the middle of the path.
“I think we should run now. We can be able to outrun them.” Alara suggested, but Asher disagreed with his eyes.
“We don’t run from danger, Luna Alara. We face it like it’s ours.” He said, and then he joined me to withdraw his claws.
We positioned ourselves well, taking stances while we waited for our
