Chapter 11

LYRA

Loud laughter wakes me from my sleep and a sharp pain shoots up my back. I try to move my legs, but they are pinned down and tingling. Squinting against the morning sun I open my eyes to see who is laughing and why my legs are asleep. I look down and Andrew’s giant wolf is spread across my legs as if he is a lap dog. I look up and the blonde man from the woods is standing over us laughing.

“You must be James,” I say trying to pull my hands out from under Andrew’s wolf, but he is so heavy I cannot move him. I push him a little and he just rolls on his back and starts to snore.

“A little help?” I ask as I raise one of my eyebrows in a playful way.

“Of course, Luna.” James says as he smacks Andrew’s wolf on the hind quarters making him jump to life and start growling. I fling myself against the wall and cover my face to avoid the gnashing teeth right near my ear. “It is alright, Brax, it is jus