𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐑𝐒? they, who wield little more than sinew and thread, METAL AND BONE, stand as a united front in the tree line. beyond them, their alpha sets a trap, left in wait, but a girl and her wolf keep to the wings like ʙᴀɪᴛ. isaac beside her appears agitated, nerves as a fidget to his frame. for a moment, she watches him, gauging how best to approach his anxiety, but something perks his senses, 𝚂𝙴𝙴𝚂 𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝙷𝙰𝙲𝙺𝙻𝙴𝚂 𝚁𝙸𝚂𝙸𝙽𝙶, and allison shifts her attention to the shadows in the forefront. ❝ go. run. don’t look behind you, ❞ hisses the boy and she opens her mouth to argue. something snarls in the brush, guttural and deep and FAR LARGER THAN EXPECTED. her fear betrays her in the single retreating step she takes. ❝ GO, ❞ says isaac again, loathe to break his focus from the impending attack. when she hesitates again, he growls, LOW IN HIS THROAT, and she sees the shift in him crackle along his spine until he is all fangs and claws. ❝ help scott. i’ll be behind you. ❞ she isn’t sure he means it, but she heeds his words with long, sprinting strides. behind her, she hears a branch snap, and then, A SHATTERING ROAR, and screams, ❝ SCOTT! ❞