THE FORGOTTEN LUNA novel Chapter 65

KAEL.

The moment the gun fired, I knew I couldn’t just keep running. I was sure my wolf could fight off the bullet as long as it was not silver, but it could be fatal for Adessa.

She stopped screaming, but her legs and arms around me were in a vice grip, and despite my movement, I could feel her body shaking. I knew it wouldn’t be long before her tiredness and fear could take over, and she might eventually slip and fall from my back.

I had to do something.

I made an abrupt turn to the right, navigating a narrow path that would make it hard for a car to follow but still possible, especially since they were prepared for this and were driving a Jeep Wrangler.

The thing with this forest is that the trees grew with wide spaces between them, so a hardcore car could definitely just sweep over those little bushes here and there.

I stopped running when there was already a great distance between us, and I couldn’t see them. I immediately lowered my body to the ground, and Adessa slid down from my back.

I instantly transitioned into my human form and assisted her in removing the duffel bag from her back.

“You need to run as far as you can,” I told her.

“No…” She shook her head. “Not without you.”

“I can’t concentrate while you’re around. I need to make sure you’re safe. Run as far as you can, and I will come for you. I will find you.”

Her eyes watered, but she was trying to hold herself together.

“You need to do this. If I can’t find you, you need to go on the journey on your own. I already told you how to get there and what to do next.” I added.

“Please…”

“Go, now. No more questions.”

“Kael,”

“Your Alpha is ordering you to do this!” I snapped at her.

Before she could say anything more, I moved away and shifted into my wolf. I growled loudly toward her, baring my fangs at her.

Tears fell from her eyes, but she stood up and, without saying anything, turned her back to me and ran toward the direction I pointed, with her arms clutching her backpack tightly.

Once she was out of my sight, I made my move and ran forward, returning to the path I had taken before we got here. I couldn’t hear any cars approaching, but I could hear heartbeats.

They got out of the car as well.

Four heartbeats.

The moment they felt my presence, one wolf immediately launched at me, and my paws caught him midair. We rolled over to the ground as the other two jumped at us, but they couldn’t keep up with our rolling bodies.

One of the four was missing.