Chapter 0083

Crack.

The bottom of the bow snapped from the pressure. What kind of weakly made –?

The boar jerked its head toward me, alerted now of my presence.

I was behind the tree but Silver was mostly exposed.

The boar kicked out the ground. It was going to charge!

“Silver, run!” I rushed from my cover to push the wolf into action. I wouldn’t see her get hurt, not if there

was something I could do about it.

The boar rushed forward, tusks first. With a horrible squealing noise, it tore through the underbrush,

twigs and leaves snapping underfoot.

Silver darted to the side, but I was too slow. The boar was coming right for me.

The boar was fast, but Silver was faster. She lunged at the boar, colliding with its side. It veered off

course, missing me by a few mere inches as I rolled out of the way.

She nosed at my side and helped me up onto my feet. As I put weight on

must have twisted it. I wouldn’t be able to run like

Silver. I’ll climb a tree or something.

to move from my side. Instead, it leaned its head back

for help? I wasn’t

again. It huffed and dug both feet into the

lowered her ears.

monstrous and angry, didn’t

like a bat out of

but my ankle shot blinding hot pain through my leg. I stumbled. The boar redirected

right for

Silver darted forward.

arrow flew through the tree line and plunged into the side of the boar.

followed the first. Alm true, it felled the creature.

turned toward the way the arrows had

I heard them though, two figures

Nicholas said when he breeched the tree line. Julian was close behind him. Their wolf companions bounded forward, stopping to meet Silver. They pressed

so relieved, to see all of them and know

to his knees beside me. Holding his hands over me but never quite touching,

damage.

grimacing. “It’s just

both looked down. It had already begun to

from behind us. He’d walked to where I’d

“I’m alive,” I said.

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255