Ulf
Pain struck my heart as the woman recoiled from me. I quickly turned the scarred side of my face away.
“It’s all right,” Haakon told her. “It’s only Ulf, my warrior brother. He will not harm you.”
“The Corpse King’s forces are coming up the road,” I reported.
“How did they get here so quickly?”
“I don’t know. I can’t reach the Alphas, or the pack.” My head ached from trying. “There’s magic in the air. I do not have a good feeling about this.”
“We must get our mate to safety.”
I grunted in reply, and started picking a path through the forest. Haakon followed, arms full of the woman he’d chosen.
We’ve both chosen her, he corrected.
I picked up my pace. The farther we are from the abbey, the safer we’ll be. If we can avoid the Corpse King’s notice, then we can head towards the mo
