TO THE EAST

ZARA

I was not going to plead for Brandon. Anders could go ahead and kill him for all I cared. It was beneficial for us if he was not alive but I noticed Anders was hesitating. I wondered why and finally recalled that he had once promised me that he wasn't going to kill Brandon. Was Anders holding back because of me?

I moved closer to tell Anders that he could go ahead and kill Brandon but then I heard footsteps, the sounds of warriors approaching.

At first, I thought they were more werewolves but after listening to the direction they were coming from, I realized they were not. Anders' attention was focused on Brandon and he seemed not to have heard the sounds so I said, "Anders, lycans are coming."

He turned to look at me and when he turned his attention back to Brandon, the latter had disappeared. That was the least of our problems at that point.

Anders quickly said, "get on my back, Zara."

I stared at him as I hesitated. I knew that only big wolfs like Anders could be ridden, with