In silence,
Embry and I watched as the others moved to help their fallen friend.
“We have
the element of surprise. We could—”
“No.” I cut off his comment. We weren’t
savages and attacking the men wouldn’t solve our problems.
“Lindy,
you’re being unreasonable.” Embry growled, a deep rumble in his chest that caused the humans to grow
still and silent, their eyes now turned in our direction.
Shit.
Shit. Shit.
“What was
that?” one man called out.
“You all
heard that growl, right?”
Several men
nodded.
I flicked
my gaze left then right, looking for our best means of escape. “Idiot,”
I said, but Embry was no longer listening. He crouched low to the ground, his
paws digging into the earth as he readied to strike.
“Don’t
you dare.”
The humans
all turned to one another, aware of our presence and uncertain of what to do. I
crouched beside him, my body pressed up against his side. “Don’t do this.”
I nudged Embry with my nose, urging him to retreat.
We could
disappear deeper into the forest, leave the humans to their bidding. We’d
already driven them off their intended course—away from the Den and our
vulnerable. There was no need to remain now that the imminent risk had
subsided.
The humans
approached together, their eyes wary and their weapons raised. Two others
shouldered their fallen man and slowly made their retreat.
What to
do…
I scanned
their numbers. One of the humans carried a bow. He stepped forward, his piercing
eyes scanning every inch of his surroundings with cool efficiency. Unlike the
other men, he didn’t smell of fear. Darker skinned and with a militant stance,
he didn’t have any nervous ticks either. Trepidation flooded through my
me. He was an outsider and something told me he was the one we needed
to be wary of.
“There
are only four of them,” Embry said, following my train of thought.
“That
doesn’t matter. We can’t—”
He lunged.
Damn us
all to hell—I
lunged after him, unwilling to leave him to fight alone.
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