Chapter 16 - Brawl in the Woods

Fear rooted Elsa to a spot. That scream, it was definitely Jack but why? What could have happened? Her nose picked up a scent and she felt a greater weight placed upon her feeble shoulders. She knew who that scent belonged to, it was the man who had paid them a visit the other day. It was Ryker. "Jack, please be safe," she murmured and lifted her legs but to her surprise, her body wouldn't budge from that spot. It was then she realized what was happening. She wouldn't admit it to herself but she was frightened of Ryker. Even though she didn't throw fists with him, she knew he was on a different level from her. If he was the one who came to her house and laid waste, he was stronger than her mother who was even more powerful than her. "I can't just leave Jack," she steeled herself to look onward. "I have to help him." Every voice in her body told her turn tail and run but she wouldn't listen. She had to help Jack! *** Jack crawled on the ground towards the cottage, blood flowe