rine'

he mind link as he saw me sprin

ing to let t

k smoke poured in. I hurried up the steps as

tepped around the bench, raging red flames greeted me, and I t

ery was on the third floor. I might reach them, b

Kate!

ged. "The moon has almost reac

and climbed the stairs toward the thir

intimidating, yet I ignored i

oom, and I sighed in relief as I opened the

ing up the first pup from his cot

with tears running down their fa

ed to find a plan to get the

that would be safe enough for all of them. My gaze moved fr

nted, and my gaze snap

will not be able to mo

at me, "tell your father you will be dropping the pups fr

I gasped, bewild

e growled, "We don't have much

other way around it, so I gave

nd explained what I was about

ning high, lighting t

ght, and felt a knot in my throat.

gestured to the window, and

d, looking worried, "is

g against the wind, "they are jus

e first pup," Beta Ha

ves holding a blanket

up the first one, and as I held

"the only way we can escape t

that is going to catch

id, and I pulled her to me. Her blue eyes wer

ook at me, "so am I... but this is the only way out

turned to the window with

ed, and I climbed on the windowsill, s

him, and he nodded his sma

e okay," I said as I bent ov

hem..." I whispered, cl

the scream died

, clapped, and howle

led, sounding relieve

oddess, the pups were aged between two and five. If the

body, and I whimpered out of agony,

about

came to ask. He was the older one w

stuttered, "Come o

out in desperati

l," she whimp

! I can't let them die!" I

e process." She gave in,

down hard on my jaw, fi

ask at hand, took the next pup in

e had shifted back and was helping

ok my

quicker," I yelled and whimpered

ppen if I shifted while I was still inside the pack house

led back to the window. Then I set her down and pushed my body upright against

s a bit older, and s

jump, okay?" I

ty face, yet she nodded her

t to three,"

hispered as I

he shivered, "three..." I

ile appeared on my lips. I could hear her

closer. The eldest of the two just nod

n though he was scar

a brave little

other. I helped little Johnny onto

the side, and I m

g hard not to show them

r out the window, and seconds later, he turn

ushed myself up against the windo

ump as well,"

f smoke hit my nostrils, and the room started to heat up. As the

d from below the door, maki

ia whimpered, and I could fee

st and turn, leaving m

I whimpered, "W

unded in the small room, and a

pain that I could

adding to my discomfort, maki

t against the smoke and lifted my head,

still impossible; my bones

, "help me get

ut

ie if we s