Chapter 14 - Into a Beast

“I’m not going to fall… I’m not going to fall… Michael!” Crave shouted his name. “I’m going to fall!”

His bare foot slipped on the treetop and if not for Michael’s hand, he would definitely fall to the ground and maybe even break his neck.

“I told you, man!” Michael pulled him onto the top with quite a big effort. “Don’t look down or we’ll both finish like two broken dolls.”

Crave regained his balance and wiped the wound with his half-shifted elbows. It stretched from his knee, through the muscled calf, up to his ankle.

“So…” Crave looked up at Michael who kept looking in the distance instead of showing any interest in his wound. But there was not even the slightest trace after Bianca.

“You needed me here to climb trees like a monkey? For what?” His voice expressed irritation as Michael was so indifferent to him.

“Don’t be a chicken, man.” Michael smiled unwillingly and put his palm on Crave’s back.

“You’re here to save me when I slip, just what I did a moment ago. B