A Life For A Life

Sophia

I kept running, following the smell of blood that was getting stronger and stronger the closer I got. I hadn’t heard any more screaming, which was alarming. Was I too late?

Conrad tried mind-linking me again, but I ignored him. He told me that Rider had ordered me to wait for backup, but there was no time. Someone needed help. I could feel it in my gut. Plus, that asshole isn’t my alpha. I don’t follow his orders.

I had been running for fifteen minutes when, suddenly; I heard snarling, followed by a faint whimper. That sound made my paws move faster. I knew someone was in trouble. As I got closer, several scents assaulted my nose: blood, rogues, and was that the aroma of vampires? I started second-guessing myself. Was this a trap? Maybe I should have waited for backup. It was too late to turn back now.

I reached a small clearing, and that was when I spotted him, a large gray wolf with matted fur coated in blood, towering over something on the ground. I knew immedi