Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Is a mistake from the Moon Goddess 57

Chapter Fifty-Seven

I was able to tackle the wolf that dove for the pup and 1 made quick work of it. I whirled on the family, and they cried as I walked closer and sniffed around them to make sure no one was hurt. "You're okay. Head to the closest building and lock yourself in a room.'

The mom and kid continued to cry, but the father nodded. "Thank you...Alpha..." He trailed off, and I realized these people were too scared to scent me.

"I'm Nix, Amy's wolf." I licked my muzzle to clean off any blood so not to scare the kid. But she threw herself at

1. me.

"Amy?"

"Yes. You're safe now, Sophie. Now, do as you're told and go. Stay safe." The mom and dad grabbed the pup from my leg and then hustled into whoever's house they were cornered at. I heard a few'doors slam and a lock turn before I ran off towards another howl.

I made my way through the pack. One call for help after another. Sometimes, I made it in time, others someone else had already beaten me to it. I was about to run to the next howl, but it was cut off, and a scream ripped through the air. The scream was so rare, I whipped around and headed straight there. It was a call that was more insistent, more panicked, and when I rounded the corner I realized why and my stomach dropped.

in front of their two kids. A boy about the age of seven was waving a stick to fight off three rogues while the four-year-old little girl screamed for help. She clutched at her fallen parents and was rocking her mother. I prayed to the moon goddess that they were just unconscious and not dead, but by the growing puddle of

my jaws before they could fight back, and I dropped the body to

but I was able to dodge around it. I turned my head to snap at the rogue in front of me while the second one jumped onto my back, biting into my shoulder. I yipped from the pain but knocked the wolf loose. I

tearn, which was weird because rogues were lone wolves usually. Never one to group up, they usually attacked one at a time. If another was close, they might use an attack as a diversion to attack themselves, but they never worked together. But these two, these two, were working in tandem. When one attacked, the other would wait for an opening and jump in. They protected each

lay dead or

Dad! I need you.

jumble of images through the mind- link. Hoping

I love you, dad.

Amy, Nix, no!

I heard a terrified howl rend through the air from my father. I knew be was heading my way, but it was going to be too

while the second one waited on the sidelines, but this time it wasn't going

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Chapter Fifty-Seven

claws into the first wolf and it screeched. It my side. The three of us wrestled on the ground until the fi side. I heard the kids cry out, terrified,