#Chapter 144: One Against Many

Enzo “Go, Nina,” I said. “ I promise I'll meet you at the cabins.” Nina shot me a pained, exasperated look. I knew that she didn't want me to stay and she wanted me to go with her. I wanted to go with her, too. But, I had to stay because I knew that if I didn't do something and stop the rogues, then they would only keep chasing us and eventually corner us. There were only a few and I knew I could take them. I swallowed the fear in my stomach and gave Nina one last shove up the ladder. She was reluctant at first, but she gave in when she realized the true urgency of the situation and that she would only put everyone in more danger if she kept hesitating. Once she was safely out of the tunnels, I slammed the hatch shut, turned around, and faced the group of rogues that were coming for me. I pushed the sounds of her sobbing and pleading out of my mind and shifted, feeling my wolf's power surge through me, and lowered my stance to prepare to attack. The first Rogue ra