Chapter Fifty-eight (Betrayed)

Eirika woke up to a masked figure bearing down on her with a knife to her throat. Her heart picked up speed as the sides of the man's cold eyes wrinkled in a smile. His eyes were dull green. He was a werewolf.

"Glad you could finally join us, princess," the man said in a gruff voice behind a leather mask.

"Eirika, I am so sorry," Eirika heard Toby's voice and wanted to jerk her face in that direction, and only got her skin nicked with the sharp edge of the knife as a result.

"Careful now, I don't want you dead yet," her assailant said. Eirika could feel her own blood trickling down the sides of her neck.

"What did you do, Toby?!" Eirika growled through clenched teeth.

"They were going to hurt my parents, I had to do as they said!" he said with a whimper.

"It's okay, Toby, it's okay," Eirika said. She felt hurt that her friend could put her and her pup in danger like this but understood he wouldn't have without due pressure. The man holding the knife to her throat beamed.