Chapter 62

JAX:

It was at this point that I recalled that Beta Zeke said he had warriors on standby to prevent us from leaving the pack. I didn't need anyone to tell me that the ones surrounding us at the moment were them. The only question I have is how they were able to know we would be passing through here to leave the pack.

I look back at Rozeta. I was surprised to see that she had her full concentration on the body of water we were supposed to cross to get to the other side. It was as if she already blurred her mind to anything else happening around her.

To not destabilize her more than she already is, I take a step forward. My aim at the moment was to gauge the scent of the warriors around us. It was a means of finding what level they were on in terms of strength because it was looking now like I would have to fight my way through this.

Most of the warriors smelt like the regulars. It means I still have the prowess to deal with them. But I figured something out. One of them was a level abo