Triumph Above All novel

“You’re supposed to be some sort of big shot, right? How dare you shut my beloved Gerry into a room with a ton of ferocious dogs? I’m going to make sure you get savaged to death by all the dogs in this place!” Mitzi gave a scornful sniff, then bent and cuddled the head of the massive black dog at her side. She pointed at Skylar, standing on the walkway by the dog pens.

The black dog let out a fierce, carrying howl that sounded like a battle cry.

Up until then, all the dogs in the pens had been tame, friendly, and behaving adorably well. The minute they heard the black dog’s howl, however, they suddenly began barking in a mad frenzy as if something had electrified them.

Some of the dogs even began lunging violently at the sides of the enclosures.

The wooden fences that constituted the pens began to wobble dangerously. In no time at all, it seemed as if these hundreds of dogs would soon break out of the enclosures and charge at Skylar, ready to tear him to pieces.

The situation was dire!

Lola was so frightened that she whimpered and hid her face in Skylar’s shoulder.

the perilous situation, Skylar did not retreat or back off. Instead, he took two steps forward confidently. At the same time, he let out a loud snarl that carried easily through the

Grrr!

bloodthirsty dogs suddenly stopped dead in their tracks as if they had been struck by lightning. Even

frenzy of howling

stood rooted to the spot, staring agape at what was happening

could react or even get their wits together, something even more astounding

and began shivering in fear. The pin-drop silence in the massive space slowly gave

if they had seen a terrifying vision and were now prostrating themselves on the

his cold gaze alighted on Mitzi. “I’ll let you off this time because you’re still nothing but a child. But if you don’t clean up your act and start behaving properly, I won’t be so

she was shivering in her shoes, unable to say a word. How could she do otherwise when Skylar’s razor-keen eyes were fixed on her

state. Her legs gave way under her,

giving the pair a second glance. Gently stroking Lola’s head, he murmured comfortingly, “It’s alright, sweetheart,