CHAPTER 86 DESPERATE STRUGGLE

CLAIRE. I watched as the pain flared through her body. She roared in anger before cutting under her breath and pushing herself upright with defiant grit. When I saw that happen, the fear began to dissipate gradually, but she was a bit far from where we were now, and Ted didn't crawl; he was walking toward us at a decent pace. I reached down for the witch again, but I was confused. I wasn't going to leave Declan and go with the witch alone. I was forced to choose between both of them. I couldn't believe this was happening. Was I going to let Ted kill one of them? The sad thing about it was that I knew he would come after me and hunt me down and kill me in the end, so there was absolutely no need to try to run. Instead of carrying the woman, I grabbed the wolfsbane behind me and slowly opened it, waiting for him to get closer so I could use it to buy more time. He kept walking towards me, with a low growl scattering across his chest. It didn't feel right at all. As he got closer, I