After She's Terminal The Alpha Regrets (Elaine and Lucas) novel Chapter 281

“But we just got here. We need to find out what company is producing these drugs, Slater, you must know something!” Elaine pleaded.

“There isn’t time, not anymore, they’re closing in on this position. Damnit. They must have followed me,” he growled out.

Liam grabbed Elaine’s hand, pulling her toward the car.

BANG!

The shot rang out through the air, and everyone dropped to the ground. The car’s tire began to hiss, the bullet had pierced right through it. Elaine pressed herself to the ground, crawling over to a tree.

“Okay, we need a plan…” she began, but trailed off.

Slater and Liam had both already shifted. Slater’s wolf form was a brown, mangy wolf, but still large enough to be a threat. Liam was far bigger, staring off into the woods.

Slater snarled, jumping forward as another wolf burst through the trees.

Elaine scrambled backward, turning to run back toward the car before stopping herself. They had a sniper somewhere watching the car…

Movement to her right, she jerked away, using her keys as a weapon, but stopped herself. It was Liam. His auburn form trotted to her side and butted against her, before lowering to the ground.

The snarls of the fight just beyond the tree continued. Slater was buying them time.

“We can’t leave him,” Elaine said.

Liam growled and moved up beside her, he rammed his head into her side, enough to throw her forward. She clung to his back to balance herself and he turned his head to urge her to get on.

“Liam, I can’t leave–”

His harsh snarl cut her off as he started to move. Elaine gripped onto his back, clambering on in the little time he gave her before he was in a full sprint.

She clung tightly to the fur of his neck.

“Liam, we can’t leave Slater!” she yelled at him.

He didn’t even reply. His paws thundered against the ground as he ran from the border. Elaine looked over her shoulder at the movement in the trees. A flash of brown, a streak of gray of another wolf.

BANG!

A bullet sank into the ground a foot away from Liam. He jerked to the side, then continued on. Elaine was almost thrown from his back. She dug her legs in to hold on.

Every time she was close to learning something, every single time…