#Chapter 188- Cold and Dark

Fiona Is this really the only choice? Can we not run back the way we came and escape from there? Laxus probably could, but me, I couldn’t. I’m not fast enough and definitely not familiar enough with the surroundings to know where to go. I’d get lost and then attacked before I could make it fifteen feet into the forest. “You don’t have time to debate this, Fiona. If they catch you- if I can’t protect you- they’ll kill you. Is that what you want?” Laxus growls. He doesn’t look back at me, but I still know he’s just trying to help. “I know! I know!” I cry, moving toward the water. It’s our only chance. If I can hide, Laxus can get rid of these wolves, and we’ll be fine. He said he’s the best fighter in Ethan’s pack, so I’ll have to trust that he can take care of this without any help. But there’s three of them and one of him. “Get lost!” I don’t know if he’s talking to me or them, but I move. Water seeps into my sneakers, sending chills into my body as I slosh thro