The Forgotten Luna by Cassandra M

Chapter 65

KAEL.

The moment the gun fired, I knew I couldn't just keep running. I was sure my wolf could fight off the bullet as long as it was not silver, but it could be fatal for Adessa.

She stopped screaming, but her legs and arms around me were in a vice grip, and despite my movement, I could feel her body shaking. I knew it wouldn't be long before her tiredness and fear could take over, and she might eventually slip and fall from my back. I had to do something.

I made an abrupt turn to the right, navigating a narrow path that would make it hard for a car to follow but still possible, especially since they were prepared for this and were driving a Jeep Wrangler.

The thing with this forest is that the trees grew with wide spaces between them, so a hardcore car could definitely just sweep over those little bushes here and there.

I stopped running when there was already a great distance between us, and I couldn't see them. I immediately lowered my body to the ground, and Adessa slid down from my back.

I instantly transitioned into my human form and assisted her in removing the duffel bag from her back.

"You need to run as far as you can," I told her.

"No..." She shook her head. "Not without you."

"I can't concentrate while you're around. I need to make sure you're safe. Run as far as you can, and I will come for you. I will find you."

Her eyes watered, but she was trying to hold herself together.

I can't find you, you need to go on the journey on your own. I already told you how to get there and what to

No more

"Kael,"

to do this!" I snapped at

shifted into my wolf. I growled loudly toward her, baring

but she stood up and, without saying anything, turned her back to me and ran toward the direction I pointed, with her arms clutching her backpack

returning to the path I had taken before we got here. I couldn't hear any cars

Four heartbeats.

presence, one wolf immediately launched at me, and my paws caught him midair. We rolled over to the ground as the other two jumped at us, but

clawed the eyes of the wolf on top of me, eliminating his vision in an instant before I kicked

i.ne

my shoulder, eliciting a loud howl of pain from my wolf, but instead of trying to

of my shoulder. But before he could move away from me, my paws had already made their way to his chest, clawing and piercing through his skin until they were deep enough to catch his heart, ripping it

hips, and my foot kicked him off me. I had always had a strong kick, so it didn't surprise me that the fucker flew far from where I was. My only mistake was that I threw him in the direction where Adessa headed off. And it seemed he smelled her. He chose

out loud. We could have followed him right away, but the first one I threw off came attacking me. Our

rolling off the ground.

I felt another movement

form and holding a gun, covering himself behind a tree. My shoulder

him, when he fired a shot at me and hit my already wounded

springing forward in his direction. He shot another fire but missed. He continued to shoot until I heard a single click, but nothing came out of his gun.