The rogue wolf shot forward. Everything happened in a blur.
"Ella!"
Lucien threw himself between her and the beast. The impact sent both wolves crashing into the ground, the clearing exploded into chaos.
The other rogues lunged at the same time, snarling as they closed in from every direction.
"Run!" Lucien shouted.
Ella stood frozen, she had never seen wolves fight before in her entire life of existence.
The black wolf snapped its jaws at Lucien's throat. Lucien barely twisted away in time, his shoulder taking the bite instead. He gritted his teeth, blood soaked through his shirt almost instantly.
"Go!" he yelled again.
This time, Ella moved. She stumbled backward, her feet slipping over loose rocks as panic took over.
A second rogue broke away from the pack and charged after he
