Chapter 329

I hear the faint howls and the constant noises of battles around us and catch sight of Carmen still throwing around the brown wolf she saved me from, but Sierra is out of sight. She is probably fighting her own little war as we all aim to get through this alive. Even with our numbers, we’re barely keeping even with the strongest of our pack, and many are failing. They have more skill and speed, more battle experience; I already know so many of ours have passed at their hands. A blood-curdling howl tears me from my focus, stunning my brain as a throbbing pain rips through my body and renders me completely useless. Clutching my head and ears and crying out in despair at the brutal invasion, it feels like my entire brain wants to self-implode. It’s Carmen, it has to be, and she’s using her weapon to fight back where I guess she, too, is struggling to stay in control. Giving the pack an instant head bashing and a few minutes of disorientation and bleeding eardrums. I’m momentarily disabled