Cleo’s POV
Deep in the forest of goddess only knows where…
“Come on we have to keep running. Daphne they are going to catch up if we don’t. Please get up!” My lungs burned as I screamed for her to move.
“Just go I’m slowing you down as it is. You stand a better chance on your own.”
“I didn’t bail on you when that fight kicked off and I’m not bailing on you now. So get up!”
“Bitch you started that fight!”
“But did I bail on you? No because sisters stick together. Ride or die bitch so please come on.” Daphne rolled her eyes and sighed knowing I wouldn’t carry on unless she was with me.
Not only was she my sister, but she was also my best friend. She had stuck by my side for the last few months, and I would stay by hers no matter the consequences. Placing her arm over my shoulders I took the brunt of her weight enabling her to move that little bit faster. She had broken her leg when a group of rogues chased us. We were running so fast that neither of us saw the cliffs edge until it was too late. We managed to lose them for a little while, but Daphne’s leg hadn’t the chance to heal before they found us again.
Together we pushed further into the forest. Ducking under low branches and climbing over fallen ones trying our best to keep going. Using my heightened senses, I could hear them drawing closer. Each snapped twig and crunched leaf had my heart rate rising until all I could hear was the thumping of it in my ears.
“CLEO LOOK OUT!” Daphne’s scream bounced off the trees as a brown wolf with matted fur came into view.
Quickly manoeuvring my body to shield her from its attack I hadn’t noticed the grey one come up behind us. Slowly we became surrounded, each of them circling us, foaming at the mouths as they eyed us up. Keeping my eyes on the rogues I slowly lowered Daphne to the ground. My wolf Freya was snarling away in my head. She wasn’t big enough let alone strong enough to take them all on, but like me she was fighter and wouldn’t go down without a fight.
‘Daph when I shift run!’ I didn’t give her time to argue as I shifted into my wolf. The snapping and rearranging of bones had become quicker and easier over time.