Chapter 40: 'I'm tired of this werewolf shit!'

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The woman was shoved aside and thick fingers shot out to grab my neck.

“Blake!” cried the baffled woman.

My chin was lifted to the heavens, pushing my eyes together, elongating my neck, and the air grew thin.

“You do not speak to her like that, puny human,” the thunder voice threatened.

Then, my feet left the ground and I found myself clutching onto the wrist of the hand that was hoisting me by my neck.

“BLAKE!” The woman screamed. “Put her down! She’s turning red!”

But the fingers around my neck tightened.

And I stopped breathing.

I also stopped kicking my legs and closed my eyes. Let them… let them do what they want with me. I’m so tired. I’m so done with all this mess…. If this is how it’s going to end, so be it…. Goodbye—.

THUD!

I landed hard on the floor and started gasping and coughing hard, as fresh air gushed into my lungs like a tsunami wave.

Then growls and groans of a fight jabbed my ears and I looked up, just in time to see the giant black wolf sw