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.”

steady

out from the

been looking for you like crazy! Thank

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

the woods with Janet?” Daran stared at

bit down his lips. There was a self–reproachful

he answered

stay close to your Gamma, keeping her safe?” Daran demanded sternly, “Should I remind you that this is your most important job?” Kass held

it either. Stop giving

and walked

Jeff had arrived as well. They stood outside of the only intact house in this

are back! Alpha Daran, what the hell is going on

Let’s move inside. We need to

stepped into the house and closed

up first. And she

is a mole among

open. He looked panic–stricken, “What the f**k are

suspicious. They attacked us first right before we sent out our advance force. And they chose the perfect target, Fox Town, which is geologically easy for them to attack and retreat, and it

have a mole,” Jeff frowned. “Those are my conjectures,”

name is Sterning I think. He said and I quote, ‘People may appear to be loyal to you on the outside, but on the

ringing silence. There was a mixed look of doubt and fear on

“So this is what we do now? Pointing fingers at each other? We should be discussing our next

face turned dark, “You are saying that I

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

dig out this mole first!” Janet snapped, “Every plan we make, every step we take… The rogues

fight a war that is destined to

scratched his head and sighed, “Gamma Janet has a point…Calm down, Steven Let’s

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

his

the 6 of us?” Maxie

the advance force.” Steven sneered, “We hadn’t announced it to the soldiers yet. Only the 6 of us know about the plan. So if somebody leaked it, it has got to be

Her face was deadpan

her silence confirmed

looked around the room blankly. He was clearly struggling

since the very beginning. I—It is striking to think any of us might….No. Can’t. I can’t

been hiding among them all along, training with them, dining with them, going to

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