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.

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

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

go, Silver. I’ll climb a tree or something.

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

for help? I wasn’t

and dug both feet into

Silver lowered her ears. A growl erupted from her

and angry, didn’t

like a bat

to move, but my ankle shot blinding hot pain

right for

Silver darted forward.

and plunged into the side of the boar. It

immediately followed the first. Alm true, it felled the

stopped. Her head turned toward the way the arrows had come from. I followed

see anything yet. I heard them though, two figures

line. Julian was close behind him. Their wolf companions bounded forward, stopping to meet Silver. They

to see all of them and know I was safe, that I collapsed down into the

dropped to his knees beside me. Holding his hands over me but never quite touching, he seemed to be searching

damage.

said, grimacing. “It’s just my

down. It had already begun to swell, pressing out against my

alive?” Julian asked from behind us. He’d

“I’m alive,” I said.

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