Chapter 45

Raven

When Lucy breathes fire at me, it breaks my heart. I'm caught in place, rendered useless to move. It's like my body has stuck its roots into the ground, deciding this is where I will stay.

'RAVEN!'

An enormous wolf, chocolate and Blake, jumps into the fire and grabs me by biting my arm.

'MOVE!' Blake orders me. 'WE HAVE TO GET AWAY FROM HERE!'

With the help of his enormous head, we lunge to the side, away from the fire. But the whimper of agony coming from Blake isn't good. The fur on the side of his body is burnt, and marks from the fire color his skin.

"Blake!" I cry out, already drowning in guilt for not being strong enough to move away in time. My heart is in shambles, but I shouldn't have come here—I should have listened and stayed away from Lucy so Blake wouldn't have gotten hurt!

The wolf whips its head, meeting my eyes with a small cry. He limps forward, and every step seems to hurt him. A nuzzle gets pressed to my