Chapter 184

• “We also agreed that we wouldn’t harm anyone from Sparkle Hollow,” Colson pointed out. “Unless you’re trying to start a war with the most powerful pack in the area—a pack with half a dozen allied packs—then these two are off-limits.”
• Desmond growled in response but remained silent. As they argued, we were joined by more members of their group, all talking amongst themselves about their successful takedown and wondering what Jenny and I were doing there. From what I could see, I was dealing with at least ten attackers. There was no way I would be able to fight them all off, especially not while protecting Jenny. If it came down to it, I was going to have to give up my life to buy her enough time to escape.
• From my position near the back of the van, I could see the bodies of all four of my traveling companions. They were in their human forms, so I knew they hadn’t even had time to transform when they left the vehicles—if they had even made it that far. I pulled Jenny close beside me and turned her so that she was facing away from the carnage. There was nothing I could do now to protect her from being in this situation, but I could minimize the damage. I cursed myself for bringing her along.