Chapter 140

"Surrender and no one will be harmed," I say to them. One wolf tries to make a lounge for me, but Kieran -- a former Purgatory member -- strikes him before the wolf can and presses a heavy paw to the his chest. "Think of your children, your mothers, your fathers -- I will not command you to follow me, only that you stop fighting for Beckett." Another wolf grows restless and lunges itself at me -- familiar eyes gleam at me in hatred. I cannot recall who they are, but their appearance resonates with me. The gun was previously tucked into the waistband of my pants, but now I brandish it as I fire a round into the hind leg. The wolf collapses with a howl of pain. "Your evident hatred for me likely cannot be cured," I inform the whimpering wolf. I battle internally on what I should do as I level the gun with the wolfs head. They peer up at me, lips bared. I wonder who they are and why they have harbored such resentment for me. "I'm sorry," I say. "I understand that what I did c