Chapter 28

Author The wild boar charged forward with murderous intent, its tusks gleaming in the dim light. Winnie scrambled to the side, a sinister smile playing across her lips as she watched the scene unfold. "Die, Lorelei," she whispered, her voice dripping with malice. Sitting on the forest floor, Winnie turned to watch as the enraged animal thundered toward Lorelei. A surge of satisfaction filled her chest. Even with Lorelei's apparent skills, there was no way she could react quickly enough to avoid the charging beast. Once attacked by the boar, Lorelei would certainly be injured. The thought made Winnie's wolf, Dora, howl with savage glee inside her mind. "Lorelei!" Xander shouted, frozen in place for a split second before instinct drove him forward. He lunged to pull the three women away, but it was already too late. The boar was closing in, its massive bulk gaining momentum with each thundering step. In that moment, something extraordinary happened. Lorelei sprang forward, her body movin