#Chapter 231: Where Loyalties Lie

I stand very still, not even breathing, as that unknown wolf comes closer, sniffing now around the tree. He’s off to the side from where I am, but if he continues circling, he will find me here. I have no defense, and in the hollow, I’m basically trapped. For a moment, I think maybe I should make a run for it, but what chance would I have against a wolf? I can’t run as fast as one, and I’d easily be overpowered. No, my only hope of surviving this is to stand very still and to pray. The wolf starts to scent the tree closer to me and then closer still. He’s so close now that he is starting to rustle the brush and branches Caleb used to cover my hiding space. But then, another wolf emergence from the woods. He’s similar to the first, though his coat is slightly fuller than the first and he appears slightly heavier. The first wolf takes notice and chuffs at the second. The second one shakes his head. When the first has no reaction to that, the second one shifts back to their huma