Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Chapter 484

There was a howl in the distance. A call full of pain. We looked at each other and started running towards the noise. A second howl ripped through the air, only this time, it broke. We sprinted, because the second howl sounded exhausted, and close to breaking. "We need to make it there." I called to my wolves.

"We will." Nix's breathing was quick gasps at this point. We have been pushing ourselves way too close to the edge. And if we pushed much more, we would be the ones breaking. But we couldn't leave Rick or his wolf to die.

We broke through to a clearing and stumbled to a stop. "What the fuck?" Megan panted next to us, and she dropped to her side. I turned to her. "Are you okay?"

"Just tired." She panted for a second before she rolled back to her belly. "What is he doing?"

We turned back to Rick's wolf. He was running around the perimeter of the clearing, and he had obviously been running for some time. The ground had worn down into a dirt path. Gone was the green grass that the rest of the field was made out of.

started running again. I couldn't see what was going on, but Megan and Nix both hissed at what they saw. "What's wrong?" I leaned forward, trying to see, but the brown wolf was on the other side of the clearing. He stumbled again. This time something happened

him, and as we got closer, I heard a buzzing. I whipped around, trying to find the source, but Nix just kept running towards the hurt wolf. We drew up beside him, and I realized the male was being chased.

and I could see he was barely surviving. He sighed. "Is

I called to

went down hard. The yelp was painful, but when the bee struck, his howl was staggering this close. Every sting was

hot poker. The burning

My grandmother's voice surprised me. "But if a wolf or person is not made to carry such power it burns away at them until there's nothing. His wolf is at the brink." Nix was at his side, and Megan was at their side. I watched as another bee went to strike, but Megan took this sting. I screamed

three. But that wouldn't work with the bees. Nix looked at me. "I need help." I nodded as I ran over, earning a sting myself. Both my wolves howled as IO screamed, but they looked more awake. "Help me get him on my back." Nix nodded to the wolf below her. I wrapped my arms around his middle