Chapter FortyKyraEverything happened at once.The rogue hit Cherry mid-air, their bodies colliding with a sickening crack as they rolled across the clearing. Josh slammed into its side an instant later, his jaws snapping shut around its neck but the wolf was stronger than both of them. It shook violently, throwing Josh off like he weighed nothing.“Josh!” I screamed.He crashed into a tree, the impact knocking the breath from him. He slid down the trunk and didn’t get up right away.Panic exploded in my chest, I was frozen on the ground I didn't know what to do.Cherry staggered to her feet, blood matting the fur along her shoulder, one eye already swelling shut. She planted herself between the rogue and me anyway, legs trembling but stance unyielding.“Stay behind me,” she growled, her voice rough and strained even in wolf form.The rogue circled, slow and deliberate now, like it knew it had the advantage. Its gaze flicked past Cherry—straight to me. Its lips peeled back, saliva dr
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