Cassie’s voice got caught in her throat, and tears welled up in her eyes from the sight before them.
There were eight rogues in wolf form staring back at them, and one of them had his teeth in the neck of the woman from the orphanage, who they had helped just a moment before. The other wolves had surrounded the children from the orphanage, who were holding each other in a small heap up against a large rock, where the oldest were trying to shield the youngest.
“No…,” Cassie finally managed to whisper, “Those bastards,” Cassie cursed, and she could feel the vibrations in Joshua’s body as he growled in anger.
He charged forward before the rogues could gather their thoughts, and they all jumped back, giving Cassie and Joshua the time to get to the children.
Cassie got off Joshua’s back, a
