We were no longer hiding from one group but an entire pack.
The howls came from every direction. I stopped for half a second, holding Derek tighter against my chest.
Lydia looked behind us. Mara was breathing hard beside her.
“They called the whole pack,” Lydia said.
My stomach dropped.
The sound of wolves moved through the forest. One howl came from behind us. Another answered from the left. Then another came from somewhere ahead.
“They’re surrounding us,” Lydia whispered.
I looked down at Derek. He was quiet now, his small body pressed against me. “They can smell him, right?” I asked.
Lydia nodded. “His scent is leading them straight to us.”
I tightened my arms around him. “Then we keep moving.”
We ran again.
Branches hit my face as I pushed through them. My legs were burning,
