Saved, Then Rejected by my Ice Hockey Mate
His jaw was clenched so tight to the point where I could see the muscles in his neck strain.
“Johanis! Stop!!” I cried out, scrambling forward. Wanting to help him, but he glared in my direction and growled. Leaving me with no choice but to stick my feet to the ground.
With one more guttural roar that shook the very leaves above of us, his fangs sank deep into the thickest vine that binds Finn. And then I heard this sickening crack as the woody stern splintered. Suddenly, the whole web of vines loosened, and there was a screech as if it was in pain as some of them, especially those he bit, started to wither away.