Chapter 71

The group of rogues ran for their lives, including the Scar. One of them still tried to take Janet with them but he got shouted at by another:

“What the f*ck are you doing! Just f**king leave her-”

He didn’t get to finish. The next second a giant black wolf leaped out from the darkness and bit down on the rogue’s neck! Its sharp fangs pierced deep into the rogue’s flesh, ending his life before he could even make a sound.

The other rogue screamed at the top of his lungs. He was so scared that he couldn’t even move an inch. The giant wolf turned swiftly, charged forward, and crashed with the rogue, sending the rogue flying backward like a kite. His body hit against a tree and dropped dead.

The giant wolf bellowed deeply and shifted back to human. He rushed by Janet’s side and held her wounded leg, “Christ…You are hurt!”

“Forget about me!” Janet grabbed his hand and said urgently, “You have to go after them! The Scar and the others

“Maxie is on it. Don’t worry,” Daran pulled off his shirt and used it as a bandage to wrap up Janet’s bleeding leg. “The others can’t get away…But I am not so sure about Sterning.”

“Sterning? Is that the one with the scar?”

“Yeah. He is the Rogue King’s most trusted man.”

Daran spooned Janet off the ground and started to head back to Fox Town, “We crossed paths a few times before. He is slippery like a snake.”

Janet buried her face to Daran’s neck. She could smell his enticing scent, which was now mixed with a rusty smell of blood.

“…Sorry,” she said with a muffled voice after a long while.

“Don’t apologize,” Daran said.

“You don’t even know what I am apologizing for yet.”

“Whatever it is. I don’t need you to apologize for anything,” Daran said deeply. “You have done a brilliant job already. And you don’t need to be so strong and perfect at everything all the time. I am here to help you.”

Janet’s heart swelled.

Only Daran could give her a sense of security like no one else could.

“You could shift and carry me on your back,” Janet suggested. “It’s easier and faster that way.”

“No. I don’t want you to bump around on my back as I run. Now is fine.”

and carrying Janet in his steady arms all

from the village towards them. At the

anxiously, “Where have been looking for

Janét from Daran’s arms. But Daran tilted his body and

with Janet?” Daran stared at the two

was a

did,” he answered with a low

didn’t you stay close to your Gamma, keeping her safe?” Daran demanded sternly, “Should I remind you that this is your most important job?”

sighed. “Kass didn’t mean it either. Stop giving him a

a snort and walked past

and Jeff had arrived as

Alpha Daran, what the hell

“Yes. Let’s move

of them stepped into the house and

And she cut right into the

is a mole among

mouth dropped open. He looked panic–stricken, “What the f**k are you talking

which is geologically easy for them to attack and retreat, and it doesn’t

so, you still can’t jump to the conclusion that we have a mole,” Jeff frowned. “Those are my

rogue’s leader. His name is Sterning I think. He said and I quote, ‘People may appear to be loyal to

There was a mixed look of

pause, Steven looked around the room and said, “So this is what we do now? Pointing fingers at each other? We should be discussing our next move! Instead

face turned dark, “You are saying that I

rogue, didn’t it!” Steven countered fiercely, “And your conjectures sound groundless as well! I don’t want to doubt my

mole first!” Janet snapped, “Every plan we make, every step we

we do. It is stupid to fight a war that is destined to lose at the very

Janet has a point…Calm down, Steven Let’s

fist and snapped, “Hear her out? Do you get what she is saying right Glen? She is trying to

Jeff moved uneasily in his seat. And the furrow between Maxie’s brows grew

the 6 of us?”

it to the soldiers yet. Only the 6 of us know

nothing. Her face was

silence confirmed Steven’s

looked around the room blankly. He was clearly

could it be?” he stammered, “Every one of us has been in this alliance since the very beginning. I—It is striking to think any of

among them all along, training with them, dining with them, going to every meeting with

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