#Chapter 10 Emergency and Evacuation

Mira Dominic held the last rogue wolf under his arm. With one swift movement, he snapped the neck of my attacker, and dropped the limp body to the ground. I stared at his blood-covered body, unsure if it was the blood of his enemies or his own. In that moment I didn’t care, and I rushed towards him. I didn’t realize my instinct was to throw my arms around him until I felt him react in pain at my embrace. “Oh no, I’m sorry!” I said, embarrassed that I was hugging and hurting him. “Not exactly the best medical care for a wounded soldier, Doctor,” he said. An awkward moment hung between us, and I didn’t know where to look. And then I remembered the dead bodies surrounding us. Dominic notice that I was staring at the corpses, and pulled me away from them. “Now can you see that this is no place for you?” he said, taking me roughly by the arm to guide me. “You’re lucky I picked up your scent when I did, otherwise…” He couldn’t say it, but we both knew what would’v