CHAPTER 40
THE WOLF I SAVED
BETTY'S POV
He was already on me.
I twisted away, but his claws still caught my side, and pain tore through me as I stumbled across the damp ground. I tried to turn and face him, but the second rogue slammed into me before I could steady my paws. We crashed together, and I hit the earth hard enough to knock the breath out of me.
“Stay down,” he snarled.
I snapped at his muzzle.
He jerked back, and I scrambled to my feet, legs shaking beneath me. The scarred rogue was coming again, his teeth bared, while the third one circled behind us. I backed toward the lake, trying to keep all three in sight, but they were moving faster now, closing the space between us.
“She's got some fight in her,” one of them said.
“Not for long,” the scarred rogue answered.
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