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I finally had to stop, collecting some plants and berries and using the small amount of condensation in the trees around us, I was able to grind everything into something like a fluid. Needless to say, Rory was not happy and didn’t like it, but I did get enough into him that it took the edge off his hunger for a short while.
I considered looking for a wolf den and seeing if I could find a nursing mother, but I was too worried about stumbling across a mother bear. By myself, I cannot overpower a bear, especially not an angry mother. And with Rory, I couldn’t risk it. Nikki trusted me to keep him safe and that’s what I’m going to do.
I have no idea what direction I’m going in anymore. Exhaustion is starting to take over. I don’t know how far Nikki is behind me or if David and Cash captured her. I can’t wait to find out. I need to get this pup to his pack, and hope that they and Rory’s father don’t kill me.
I find a place to sit and rest, letting Serena focus on the forest around us as I try to make another plant–based concoction for Rory. He had fallen back to sleep for a while, but it was a fitful sleep. Now that he’s awake, I know I need to feed him again. I’m getting worried that he’s not fussing like he was before. I know these plants are edible, I made sure of it and Serena confirmed it, but him being quiet when I know he’s hungry isn’t a good thing.
‘Serena, do you have any sense of packs or wolves in this area?‘ I ask her.
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‘No,‘ she says, and I feel defeated.
‘What are we going to do? Rory needs to eat. He needs to nurse.‘
I hold him against me, trying to warm him. On instinct he finds my breast. He latches on easily, but I have nothing to feed him, and he gets angry quickly.
“Here, Rory. I know you don’t like it. I know it’s not your momma’s warm milk, but it will help,” I say, trying to get him to drink the watery mixture of plants and berries again. This time, he spits it right
out.
“Come on, Rory, I need you to help me out here,” I say to him.
I feel Serena tense inside me.
‘Move. We have to move. NOW!‘ she says.
I’m up and running as fast as I can with a pup in my arms. I hold him against my chest as I run. I let Serena guide us, taking me in a zig zag pattern until we smell more water.
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‘There!‘ she says, and I’m hoping it’s another river that has a decent current. However, when we get to it, I see it’s only a small creek.
‘Get in the water. It will help cover our scent,‘ Serena tells me. While I focus on running and not falling, she focuses on the threat behind us.
‘How many?‘ I ask her.
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At least five, maybe six. All ranked.‘
SHIT! This is bad. This is really bad.
‘We need to find a place where I can tuck Rory behind us so we can fight, Serena.‘
She turns her focus in front of us. “There. That large rock. You can tuck him into the bushes and we can stand in front of him.‘
I race toward the rock, hearing the sounds of multiple paws splashing into the creek where I entered a moment ago.
I have just enough time to lay Rory down and turn before six large wolves rush up to us. They are all carrying clothes in their mouths, which they drop as they approach.
Serena extends her claws and snarls Viciously. These wolves are all so large that I know they’re either Alphas or Betas.
‘Serena?‘
‘We promised to protect the pup. We do it, or we die trying.‘
The wolves all shift. Serena lifts her nose in the air. Alpha’s.
One of them tosses a shirt at me. I ignore it while they pull their shorts
“You can’t all claim me,” I snarl.
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