Part 12 (2/2)
The man went still, and Rinna yanked him off the wolf, then tossed him to the ground.
”Come on,” she shouted.
When she took off in the direction of another ruined building, he was right behind her, running on all fours.
In wolf form, he should have been able to outrun any human. But he had trouble keeping up with Rinna, and his lungs were burning by the time they ducked into the shelter of another bombed-out structure.
Panting, He lay down on the pieces of charred wood that littered the interior of the building.
Rinna let him rest for a few moments. Then said, ”What in the name of Carfolian h.e.l.l were you doing outside?”
He didn't like getting chewed out-not when he'd almost gotten killed. And, of course, he couldn't answer in his present form, so he stood up. Taking a step back, he said the words of transformation in his head, feeling the change take him again.
The pain in his injured leg was worse now that he had disturbed the tissue. But he gritted his teeth as he faced Rinna.
She had something in her left hand, and when she tossed it toward him, he realized she'd s.n.a.t.c.hed up his pants before das.h.i.+ng away.
He pulled them on.
”How did you get outside? And what were you doing out here?” she repeated.
”I followed the old man through the entrance. Something was wrong with him.”
”You're lying!”
”No.”
”Haig wouldn't go outside with you there.”
”See for yourself.”
”I will.”
She turned and started running back in the direction of the cave, looking to left and right as she went.
Luckily no other enemies sprang up during the short trip back to the shelter.
Logan kept up with Rinna as best he could. As soon as she reached the rock wall, she pressed her hand against the vertical surface.
The door opened as he had seen before, and she dashed inside. He followed, and this time he understood better how to ignore the sensation of the force field trying to hold him back.
Rinna looked wildly around the front area of the cave, then charged to the back. When she returned, her eyes were wild.
”He's not here. What have you done with him?”
”What? You think I attacked him?”
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