Chapter 056

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My attackers quiver, their legs shaking as their eyes widen. One pisses himself as the wolf takes a step forward. Neither of them moves, frozen in place, unable to react beyond unintelligible whimpers.

Snapping forward the wolf's maw opens wide, his teeth dripping with saliva.

He can't mean to kill them? Can he? What if someone found out?

I take a step forward.

The wolf's head swivels, and his eyes, black from pupil to sclera, turn enough for me to see that the wolf has taken over completely.

If there is a man inside, he's not there. All that is left is the beast.

I place a hand on his shoulder. I've only seen this wolf once before, but I'd know him anywhere. "Sly. Please, come back to me."

Sniffing my chest he growls and then turns back to the men. He can smell them on me and he doesn't like it. He takes another step forward, snapping his teeth, spit flying from his muzzle.

"Rufus, you don't need to do this!" I beg, although part of me wonders why I'm trying to defend th