Retreating toward their camping ground, Archer had a group of warriors stand guard at the edge of the tree line, keeping an eye on the Rogues as he led his men toward the small clearing that they had left an hour before.
Stepping out, the Alpha found that Kendra had started a small fire, the two girls huddled near to it, Crystal pressed against Carmela’s side as the older girl held her tightly in her arms.
The older teenager stared at the Alpha in fear, trying her best to protect the younger girl with her thin frail body.
Kendra moved around the fire to sit next to the two girls, murmuring quietly that they didn’t need to be afraid as Archer took a seat across from the pair.
‘I’m Archer’ he said softly, meeting each girl’s fear stricken gaze, giving them a small smile. ‘These are my wa
