#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