I did the right thing, I stayed calm, tried to get out of there with Lola, to keep her safe for Manny and that f*****g nutjob of an Alpha ran for me. I used all the training I had to fight him off. I didn’t realise he had a damn knife though. The first I realised was the sickening sharp pain as the knife split my skin. I was ready to shift, but then Aspen seemed to fade, like I was losing radio signal. The strangest sensation I have ever experienced. I have had him go quiet on me when he is in a mood and I call that radio silence, but this was something on a different level. It was like he was literally fading, like I was losing a connection with him. There had to be something on that knife….. I tried to fight some more, warrior instinct kicking in, but that sick fucker wasn’t using a