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Frank jumped off his back and, with a low dangerous growl, turned to see how Jacob was doing.
Jacob was still fighting the other two wolves, but on hearing the low growl, the larger of the wolves stopped attacking Jacob. He turned to look at his fallen friend before charging at Frank.
Jacob was struggling to fight the two wolves and had several cuts and slashes from their claws, but nothing serious. He heard Frank give a low dangerous growl and was glad when the larger wolf broke off and ran towards Frank. Now Jacob could just focus on this one.
Fighting one-on-one was much easier and soon Jacob has this one on his stomach submitting, like his fallen friend. The wolf just lay there defeated.
Jacob turned to see how Frank was doing.
Frank was panting.This wolf was a scrappy, mean fighter, unlike his friend who was easy to defeat, this one was making Frank work. Frank managed to throw the wolf off of him and rolled to his feet. He glanced over to see how Jacob was doing and saw that he had the other wolf on the ground. His lack of concentration cost him and the last wolf came for him, biting into his leg. Frank let out a howl of pain.
Jacob heard the howl and,leaving the downed wolf, rushed to Frank’s aid. Jacob ran at the attacking wolf full tilt and crashed into him, pushing him away from Frank. Both wolves went tumbling, biting and slashing at each other. The unknown wolf used his claws and sunk them into Jacob’s stomach, slashing down it.
Jacob refused to howl in pain and emitted only a small grunt before he got himself back onto his feet.
Frank ran over to join them, but Jacob kept himself between Frank and the other wolf.
He was Alpha-born: he needed to protect the Beta, and it was time to end this before he lost his strength and his stomach fell out. With a growl he lunged at the wolf and hit with his paws, slashing the wolf across the face and catching his eye. The wolf let out a howl of pain and shook his head.
Using the distraction, Jacob jumped on his back, and with what little strength he had left, he latched onto the wolf’s neck and bit down. The wolf struggled for a moment, but Jacob bit down harder, growling low and deadly. Finally, the wolf submitted.
Jacob climbed off the downed wolf’s back and stumbled to the side. It felt even more like his stomach was falling out, but hehad had to protect the Beta. He glanced at Frank making sure he was alright before he fell to the side, struggling for breath.
CHAPTER 12
Robert and Finn had had a fun afternoon shopping. They had taken their time hoping that Fran and Jacob would meet and chat, and hopefully clear the air. They had a boot full of shopping, everything from food to more clothes for Fran and a new top for Finn.
They had just parked up by the lodge when they saw Fran stepping out of it looking concerned.
“I wonder what’s wrong?” Finn said, jumping out of the car before Robbie could respond. “Fran?” Finn queried.
“I heard some wolf howls. One of them sounded like Dad,” Fran said, walking quickly down the steps, his face etched in concern.
“Which way?” Robbie asked, jumping out of the car and closing the door.
Fran pointed. “That way.”
Robbie nodded and quick as a flash he shifted and ran in the direction Fran pointed. As he ran, he listened and he could hear the sound of wolves fighting. He didn’t wait for Fran or Finn, knowing they would follow, he just ran as fast as he could. He arrived just as a wolf fell on its side. Robbie skidded to a halt and quickly shifted. Frank did the same.
“Are you alright? What happened?”
“These three wolves attacked Jacob because he was a lone wolf and an outcast. I shifted and helped, but Jacob protected me from the larger one. Robbie, I think he’s badly hurt.”
Ignoring the other wolves, Robbie rushed to Jacob’s side. He knelt down and started checking Jacobs injuries. His movements were fast and efficient as he slipped into doctor mode. “He needs a hospital. Even shifting his stomach won’t heal up properly, and his front paw is badly damaged, not just from this fight.”
Just then Fran and Finn came running up to them and knelt beside Jacob.
“Crap, those injuries are bad,” Fran said, ripping a strip of material off the bottom of his top and tying it around his paw.
“I need to stitch him up,” Robbie said.
“What do you want us to do?” Finn asked, stroking Jacob’s back gently.
“Firstly, we can’t walk out of the woods like this. Finn, run back to the lodge and grab clothes for Uncle Frank, Jacob, and me. I need to try and get him to shift, then get him to the hospital.”
Finn nodded and jumped up. “Be back in a bit,” he said, running off.
“While you do that, I’ll deal with these three. We’re not on Pullman land, but I can’t leave them here like this, it might expose us all,” Frank said. “Franny, can I borrow your phone?”
