Alice ducked under the attack and Sucrose soared above her. The small wolf landed next to the cave wall and the entire thing vibrated as a red light burst and the wall crumbled as a boom almost deafened Alice.
Alice shook her head as she cried to stop the ringing echoes. "What are you doing?" she demanded.
Sucrose had the end of her chain in her mouth and her eyes darted back and forth before she gingerly set it down and bowed her head. "I'm getting you out of here."
"What? Why would you do that?" Alice frowned. "You're one of his wolves, this is some sort of trick."
"No," Sucrose answered her voice sweet and thick like honey. "You misunderstand who I am and what I am to that creature."
"Your name is Sucrose and you're one of his."
"Yes, but I have only been following him in an attem
