Chasing His Betrayed Luna by KiKi Jones

74. Spineless Wimp

AURELIA

No. No. No.

Jessica shouldn't have revealed herself so that she could poke the bear. I could have handled Larisa and distracted her long enough for Jessica to arrive with help. She should have gone in search of help. Heck! We needed help.

Larisa had a gun... not just any gun. A gun with silver bullets and one of those bullets could end Jessica's life and mine... and Kyle's. Still, Jessica wore her pride like a second skin... like I hadn't been shot by Larisa's men who I failed to perceive until I crashed on my knees.

This was one of the countless times I wished I could access Jessica's mind like a pack member but spending almost six years in Black Fur Pack wasn't enough to make me an official member-

"You've got guts," Larisa mumbled, disbelief loud in her voice.

Rather than keep her mouth shut, Jessica snorted, her footsteps sounding closer by the second, "What can I say?" She paused just as she stopped beside me, holding Larisa's gaze without flinching, "I'm not a spineless wimp."

Saying Larisa was pissed would be the understatement of the century. She pulled the cold tip of the gun off my head, pointing it at Jessica who remained calm while my son was yanked along with her.

pain... in a crazy amount of pain. I could just tell that the pain I was feeling right now couldn't compare to the one eating my son away

but my mind was too foggy to comprehend her responses or the next set of words that Larisa spat her way. Pain took over my senses when I tried to push myself off the floor. Kneeling before Larisa made

the arrows even though I did that to keep Jessica safe but now, I realized that I had compromised my chances of

and my dizzy state were evidence that the arrows had introduced poison into my system. I couldn't tell what kind of poison and I could only hope that it wasn't the kind that would take my life right before

on, Inaka. Jessica

need you to heal me. We need to save Kyle. We can't let Larisa's

Jessica's words completely.

the days I didn't have a wolf within me. What if I never get Inara back? What if-

It was as if a force was sucking life out of me yet I managed to voice my relief to Inara, "Thank

was mute because I

spreading through your body and I did that within a few seconds but since I couldn't find a less obvious path to expel it from your

I asked, unable to believe how fast

seal off the wound and neither will I encourage you to remove the other arrows

Inara's voice drastically became

still arguing with Larisa as if she was the one holding a gun. Unlike Larisa who was lost in the banter, Jessica was still very conscious of the surroundings, and she sent me a signal I didn't understand before pushing Larisa off the hill with these words, "I bet you don't even know how

I thought to myself but I soon understood