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She was powerful in her own right, but no matter how strong she was, that didn’t change the fact she didn’t have opposable thumbs.
Her responding snarl was enough confirmation that she hadn’t forgotten the most important part of the plan.
Knox grabbed us again, but we were ready with claws and teeth. At least, we were until he sent a current of burning electricity through us.
My wolf’s howl was soul piercing, and whatever ability Knox had was making our body cease to move any longer.
“I think I’ll put a muzzle on you now. Maybe even a collar with my name on it to remind you that you’re my bitch,” Knox said as he grabbed us by the scruff. “You’re coming with me and not leaving my sight again.”
We couldn’t hold back the whimper as he forced our body across the open area, further away from the door that led to our freedom.
Fuck. We’d been so close. I didn’t know what I was going to do if Knox tried to force himself on me or touch me in any way other than he already had. The thought of it made my body vibrate with fury and disgust.
We have to get out of here, I said to my wolf. Not that she didn’t already know that.
Her awareness wasn’t all there, which I was thankful for when Knox threw us into a wall next to one of the other tunnels. “If you run again, the pain you’re feeling now will seem like child’s play.”
I wanted to scream “fuck you” in his smug face, but there was little to no strength left in me. With my wolf fading out, I was resigned to accept that I was stuck here a little longer, but that didn’t mean we wouldn’t try again.
He zapped us one more time, but this one didn’t pack as much heat. “Now, get up and walk. I’m not carrying you back to my room.”
This jolt somehow had the opposite effect as the previous one. My wolf’s consciousness returned with vigor, and her responding snarl shocked not only me but Knox.
“I will hurt you, Little Wolf,” he warned, holding his hand out with a red glow at the center of his palm.
What are you doing?I asked my wolf, but she didn’t answer me. At least, not with words.
A soft glow began to grow around us, and she charged forward again. Knox grabbed on to her, but the blinding agony he caused before was nothing more than a mere tickle.
How are you doing that?I asked, but still didn’t get a reply from my wolf.
She remained focused on Knox, trying to tear her teeth into his neck, but he did a partial shift. His scales were protecting him, and we didn’t have time to figure out how to end him. It was more important to get away at this point.
We leapt over him, kicking his head as we raced back toward the stairs. He seemed dazed from whatever the glow around us had been from, and I didn’t waste a second questioning it.
I shifted back to my human form and held my breath as I finished running up the stairs and pressed a palm over the wooden door, then used my other hand to twist the handle. Energy moved through the solid surface, but it wouldn’t push open.
I glanced back and Knox was starting to get back up. Panic began to set in, and I shoved harder at the door, squeezing the handle until the metal started to bend under my hold.
“Open the fuck up,” I hissed.
One last glance back showed Knox was on his hands and knees, his eyes on me and filled with unfiltered wrath.
Finally, the door opened and I raced through it, sucking in the fresh air, but not for long.
My wolf pushed forward again, and we shifted mid-run as Knox came chasing us out of the door. Only, he stopped about ten feet into the forest. When we checked behind us, he was just standing there with his arms crossed.
Why isn’t he chasing us?I asked, wondering if we’d just done exactly what he hoped.
Not that I’d really expected an answer, but my wolf still didn’t reply.
Are you okay?I asked this time.What was that back there?
Her body shuddered but powered forward.Moon Goddess energy.
What? Like Luna Marked?
She was quiet a beat longer.Yes and no.
