Ian moved back to the edge of the path and eased down, dropped to his knees and wrapped both hands around Kai's forearm. Stunned, Kai let out a shout and lost his grip, dragging Ian to the edge. With a burst of energy, Ian heaved him up. Kai flew over him to land heavily a few metres away.
Scrambling to his feet, Kai grabbed one of the branches Ian had found earlier to help the omega out with, and swung it around. Before Ian could move out of the way, it smacked him hard on his shoulder. He spun away with a howl, clawing at the stone outcropping so he didn't end up pitching over into the ravine.
“I won't do this anymore. I'm not going back with you!” the omega shouted. He swung the branch again, this time more harder than the first.
Prepared this time, Ian blocked it with his hands, cla
