#Chapter 53 Flee

They were hunting me. I could hear them shout my name. I smelled them on the air. They had me surrounded. I should have realized that would happen. The guards must have reported me. Now the whole pack was out in the woods, shouting for me. I couldn't evade them all. I wanted to. I knew, without knowing how, that if they caught me I would never run free again. I would not go back into a cage after finally, finally tasting freedom. Not so soon. Not without a fight. I'm not sure how much of that determination was mine and how much was my wolf. The line between us blurred a little. I knew it was dangerous, but I needed her strength. I was all out of my own. The wolf ran, and I held on for dear life in our mind. I could hear the hunters closing in on all sides. How long could we possibly evade them? For now, the wolf said. I understood what she didn't say. We could evade them for now, but not for long. We just didn't have the strength. My wolf was powerful. I could tell.