Chapter 69

“Aaaahhhhhh…” Ariel screamed for her life; so paralyzed was she in her fear that she had forgotten she had a weapon in her hands.

How could she be so foolish to venture so close to the enemy?

"Hey, easy chick, I was just trying to help.” The scratchy baritone voice of the man cut her off. He sounded like he didn’t get enough water to drink, and the thought frightened her.

Was he thinking of drinking her blood?

Ariel slowly peeled her eyes open, and she looked at the scene in front of her, not sure she could make sense of it.

The sun had long since gone to rest, and it was only the light from the moon and the security light nearby that lit their path.

Her vision blurred for a second as she adjusted to the darkness, and when she could see, there was nothing particularly odd about the men in front of her, but she could not take chances.

If there was anything she had learned from staying with werewolves, it was to always expect the unexpected.

Ariel braced herself as she observed them, he