coated the beast with pepper spray. A four-second burst
was enough and he howled in pain, scratching at his eyes with his paws as he rol ed away from the fight, burying his face in the snow.
Dropping her knife and the bear spray, Robyn reached down to grab the straps of her pack. She swung around in a circle then let the pack fly into the next
wolf, knocking him off his feet as she quickly retrieved her knife from the ground.
The remaining wolf was looking at her with his head tilted to the side like he was thinking real y hard.
Like he was real y confused about something.
A quick glance toward Keil showed her he’d taken one wolf to the ground. Keil’s huge silver wolf body connected with another smal er black wolf and the
two of them rol ed in the snow, scratching at each other’s torsos and necks with their claws.
“Steady, Robyn, I’m on my way. Watch the black wolf on you. He’s Jack’s brother and he’s a mean one. The other wolf will try to distract you, but watch
Dan.”
Dan was stil on the ground under the pack but he’d lifted his head and was sniffing the air hard. He threw back his head and opened his mouth wide, and
Robyn assumed that he was howling. Keil swore.
“Bloody hell. Run to me, NOW!”
Robyn turned, but Dan had regained his feet and lunged.
“I can’t, he’s attacking. What happened?”
“He’s scented that you’re my mate. He just told the others. Damn, I’ve got three on me again. Hold him off, babe, you can do it. He won’t hurt you.”
Robyn heard his anger even in her mind. Fol owing Dan’s cry the other wolf on her had left and he was attacking Keil, three on one. Robyn jumped aside
as Dan nipped at her legs. Her backhand swing was too slow to do more than brush her knife against his fur before he withdrew a short way. His wolf
eyes mocked her as he herded her away from where her mate continued to fight.
Keil was stronger than any one of the wolves around him, but his attackers teased, dancing out of reach of his claws and teeth.
“What are they doing?”
“They’re trying to drag out the fight, tire me out before Jack even puts in an appearance.”
Robyn pushed toward Keil, trying to narrow the gap between them, but she was frustrated time after time by Dan’s lunges. She failed to see how close to
the trees she’d been maneuvered.
Then she saw him.
Shit.
He was as big as Keil, black from tail to nose and he walked out of the woods straight toward her fearlessly.
“Keil, who’s this asshole?”
Keil risked a quick peek and Robyn felt his anger flare. “That’s the chief asshole himself, Jack.”
She couldn’t keep her eyes on both Dan and Jack at the same time, and al at once, something slammed into the back of her legs and she fel , hard, to
the ice. Swinging with her arm she sliced with her knife and managed to hit meat this time. Her arm went numb and the blade flew from her fingers as her
elbow was slammed to the ground by the weight of Jack’s huge forepaw.
Her cry of distress reached Keil. “Robyn, I’m coming. Hit him on the nose, kick him. Fight him.”
Robyn tried not to freak out. Jack’s massive body lay on top of her, pinning her to the ground. He sniffed along her ear.
“I can’t move. He’s at my throat and he’s got my arms pinned. He must weight five hundred pounds and oh my word, that is gross.”
“I’m almost there. What did he do?”
“He licked my neck. Gack, he stinks.”
Robyn strained to pul her legs up to be able to connect her feet with any part of Jack’s anatomy. His muzzle continued to sniff along her throat, his tongue
lapping occasional y as she struggled under him. He didn’t seem to be trying to hurt her, but the sheer weight of his body forced the air from her lungs.
Between that and the smel of his breath, she was growing light headed from a lack of oxygen.
Keil connected with the side of Jack’s body and the two flew over her to rol toward the scraggy trees.
Teeth flashed. Jack
was enough and he howled in pain, scratching at his eyes with his paws as he rol ed away from the fight, burying his face in the snow.
Dropping her knife and the bear spray, Robyn reached down to grab the straps of her pack. She swung around in a circle then let the pack fly into the next
wolf, knocking him off his feet as she quickly retrieved her knife from the ground.
The remaining wolf was looking at her with his head tilted to the side like he was thinking real y hard.
Like he was real y confused about something.
A quick glance toward Keil showed her he’d taken one wolf to the ground. Keil’s huge silver wolf body connected with another smal er black wolf and the
two of them rol ed in the snow, scratching at each other’s torsos and necks with their claws.
“Steady, Robyn, I’m on my way. Watch the black wolf on you. He’s Jack’s brother and he’s a mean one. The other wolf will try to distract you, but watch
Dan.”
Dan was stil on the ground under the pack but he’d lifted his head and was sniffing the air hard. He threw back his head and opened his mouth wide, and
Robyn assumed that he was howling. Keil swore.
“Bloody hell. Run to me, NOW!”
Robyn turned, but Dan had regained his feet and lunged.
“I can’t, he’s attacking. What happened?”
“He’s scented that you’re my mate. He just told the others. Damn, I’ve got three on me again. Hold him off, babe, you can do it. He won’t hurt you.”
Robyn heard his anger even in her mind. Fol owing Dan’s cry the other wolf on her had left and he was attacking Keil, three on one. Robyn jumped aside
as Dan nipped at her legs. Her backhand swing was too slow to do more than brush her knife against his fur before he withdrew a short way. His wolf
eyes mocked her as he herded her away from where her mate continued to fight.
Keil was stronger than any one of the wolves around him, but his attackers teased, dancing out of reach of his claws and teeth.
“What are they doing?”
“They’re trying to drag out the fight, tire me out before Jack even puts in an appearance.”
Robyn pushed toward Keil, trying to narrow the gap between them, but she was frustrated time after time by Dan’s lunges. She failed to see how close to
the trees she’d been maneuvered.
Then she saw him.
Shit.
He was as big as Keil, black from tail to nose and he walked out of the woods straight toward her fearlessly.
“Keil, who’s this asshole?”
Keil risked a quick peek and Robyn felt his anger flare. “That’s the chief asshole himself, Jack.”
She couldn’t keep her eyes on both Dan and Jack at the same time, and al at once, something slammed into the back of her legs and she fel , hard, to
the ice. Swinging with her arm she sliced with her knife and managed to hit meat this time. Her arm went numb and the blade flew from her fingers as her
elbow was slammed to the ground by the weight of Jack’s huge forepaw.
Her cry of distress reached Keil. “Robyn, I’m coming. Hit him on the nose, kick him. Fight him.”
Robyn tried not to freak out. Jack’s massive body lay on top of her, pinning her to the ground. He sniffed along her ear.
“I can’t move. He’s at my throat and he’s got my arms pinned. He must weight five hundred pounds and oh my word, that is gross.”
“I’m almost there. What did he do?”
“He licked my neck. Gack, he stinks.”
Robyn strained to pul her legs up to be able to connect her feet with any part of Jack’s anatomy. His muzzle continued to sniff along her throat, his tongue
lapping occasional y as she struggled under him. He didn’t seem to be trying to hurt her, but the sheer weight of his body forced the air from her lungs.
Between that and the smel of his breath, she was growing light headed from a lack of oxygen.
Keil connected with the side of Jack’s body and the two flew over her to rol toward the scraggy trees.
Teeth flashed. Jack
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