Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

Chapter 62

I crouch down and try to make myself look as small as possible. I feel a lump of tears in my throat but I refuse to let him see me cry, as I plead again, “Ryan, please don’t do this. You don’t want to do this.”

My teeth chatter and I shiver as the frigid wind swirls around me. I look over the side of the deep ravine. The river at the bottom is raging dark red in the moonlight with giant chunks of ice and snow swirling in the current. Blood River. If I try to jump, I’m going to die on the rusty rocks just below the surface. If I were in wolf form maybe I would have a chance. Maybe. That’s not an option now. I turn back around to face my fate.

“Please! Please don’t do this, Ryan! Dagger, please let me talk to Ryan!” I beg for mercy. The wind gusts hard against my bare skin, chilling me to the bone. I am shivering violently, wishing I was somewhere warm. I hug myself, in a hopeless attempt to protect my naked body. Dagger takes advantage of my distraction and takes a step forward, lowering his head in preparation to attack. Only ten steps separate us now.

In the distance, howls can be heard and hope flickers in my heart. Please Goddess, Mother, please help them get here in time. We both look in the direction of the sound. From down the mountain, the thundering sound of wolf paws gets closer and closer but it still sounds so far away.

I look back at Dagger and notice glimmers of light reflecting in my peripheral vision. I flick my eyes into the distance behind him, three wolves are silently stalking Dagger in a triangular formation. Two large dark brown wolves and a giant white wolf in the center with one green eye. Saint! My heart leaps at the sight of him. Saint and the other two wolves are downwind. Dagger doesn’t seem to notice, I have to keep distracting him before he catches his stalkers’ scents. I just need to give them enough time so they can get close enough to catch him.

“Ryan please, come on, just shift and we can talk about this. No one has to get hurt,”I continue to beg, giving Saint and the other two wolves time to get in position.

“Ryan, if you want me to go back with you, w-we can figure something out,” I choke out the words as I lie to him.

for impact, fully prepared to be thrown off the edge of the ravine but the

late, both of the wolves fly over the edge and disappear into

wail as I turn and looking at the space where they were just suspended in the air. I watch Saint, still growling and snarling,

sink into the frigid, swirling currents

in a thousand pieces. An endless hole opens up inside of

It feels like it will never

at the top of my

roughly around the waist before I’m able to throw myself off

need to go after them. We have to save Bronx,” I cry hysterically and growl as Milo drags me away from the ledge. I hopelessly try to fight my way out of his

back down the mountain,” his voice is firm and calm. How can he be calm

shock? I don’t know. Is Milo really giving up that

top of him, wrapping my arms around its neck

setting in. We need to get her to the pack hospital. I’ll mind link

to save