chapter 56. Desperate Rescue

KYLE “Alpha!” I screamed in horror. Grayson’s lifeless body slumped over the tree branch twenty feet in the air. He wasn’t dead yet—I would have felt it if he were—but he was close. Very, very close. I could feel the life leaving his body as if it were my own. Minnie, who was holding onto my shoulder, nodded. “Go.” My body was released from the restraints, and I wasted no time sprinting to Grayson. “We need to get him down!” I yelled. He was too high up for me to reach. A vampire could have easily jumped and gotten him, but werewolves couldn’t climb trees. I looked at the vampire king. “Help him!” I didn’t care that I was trying to give orders to a man much more powerful than me. If he killed my alpha over some family dispute, I would not hesitate to let my wolf out. Zagan nodded once. “Casimir.” Another vampire, one I hadn’t noticed until that moment, stepped forward. He looked just like Minnie and Zagan—same black hair, dark features, and red eyes. Mu