Why hadn't Alice realized it? How many times had she noted that he was unlike any other human?
The thought flashed through her mind. If he wasn't human, should she even try to save these humans? But no, the thought was shoved deep down.
Justa didn't hesitate as she did. With his great giant paws, he batted one wolf and then another away. Soon the ones that were left in the circle hesitated before attacking. Instead, they looked over their shoulder at Harris and whimpered.
"I'm sorry, Alice," Harris announced as he walked forward. "I wanted to be able to keep your pet for you. But it's obvious you can't keep a monstrosity like this. I'll get you a new human pet soon. This one needs to be dealt with."
Justa's ears twitched and he laughed with a husky growl. "And I'm supposed to believe
