Clentine:
Everything happened so quickly. Before I knew it, I was holding on to Suki’s leg, trying to get inside through the cellar doors. I felt the Wendigos closing in.
They were going to have fun. The way they didn’t attack right away told they knew I was at their rcy.
Just when I thought Suki would finally realize how wrong she was, she grabbed my arm, yanked up, and shoved back.
Pain shot through , and I closed my eyes. I had a bad feeling this was the end.
Still, I placed my hand on my back, pulled the dagger out, and prepared to fight until my last breath.
But before I could, sothing flew in, and my body rolled across the ground. Then there was this strange, cushion-like feeling, sothing wrapped around .
All I could see was white fur. I had no idea what it was. It just set down, and everything went dark.
I was losing blood fast. My eyes shut, my breathing slowed. I let my wolf at least stop the bleeding. When I opened my eyes again, I saw Suki at the feet of the Wendigo.
I grimaced and tried to push myself up. Not to save her—fuck her, she tried to kill . I wasn’t that good of a person. I was ready to run back to the cellar doors and save my own ass.
But then another Wendigo appeared. It didn’t attack . It couldn’t. Soone else had jumped in. Out of nowhere, Ian was there.
I didn’t even know when he ca. I didn’t see what tossed earlier, but I’d heard the howl, the ground shaking.
It had to have been so kind of monster. Maybe it was going to attack . Maybe it ran off when the Wendigos ca. I didn’t know. But Ian was here now.
He swung his sword, slashing the Wendigo until it retreated. Then he knelt beside , grabbed my arms, and helped up.
"I can’t walk," I muttered. He only nodded. His eyes looked strange, shining white, almost too light. But as I focused, they looked normal again.
Maybe it was just blood loss making see things. Stars danced in my vision as he carried in his arms.
It wasn’t the first ti he’d done that. He ran toward the cellar doors, and as we got closer, we saw Suki.
"Guys, help !" she scread.
Ian put down so I could go through the narrow entrance of the cellar myself. But I couldn’t move. I just stared at Suki.
It all happened in seconds. Instead of saving herself, she was staring at us. Then the Wendigo screeched. Ian pulled close, making bury my face in his chest.
The Wendigo shoved its head down and bit into Suki’s skull, right in front of us. Her screams were full of agony.
"Let’s go," Ian said, patting my back.
As we turned to leave, I saw Joshua and Jack at the top of the cellar stairs, watching everything.
"No!" Joshua yelled. He ran past us, sword in hand.
"Joshua, what the fuck?" Jack shouted. He was still wounded, but he chased after his friend. He didn’t seem too concerned for Suki, but he was for Joshua.
The way he ran made it clear that he cared more about saving his friend than the girl he’d been sleeping with.
The Wendigo was still chewing on Suki’s head when Joshua swung his sword. It made the creature back off, but it didn’t let go of her skull.
Her body dropped to the ground while the Wendigo kept her head clamped in its jaws. I grimaced, and Ian held tighter.
Her body slumped lifelessly to the side.
"No, no, no, no, no," Joshua cried. He dropped to his knees, staring at her in disbelief. "No, Suki, no, no, no."
He broke down. And honestly, it was too much for even .
Joshua whispered, "She’s gone."
But Jack spoke coldly, his eyes on his friend. "She’s gone but you are here. Focus on yourself."
And then Jack started trying to drag Joshua away to fight the Wendigos. I noticed Ian didn’t move to help.
"Ian, go help them," I called, and he shook his head.
"That bitch stabbed you, Clentine. I’m not helping anyone," he hissed, his eyes boring into mine.
"She did, they didn’t," I said, but he wouldn’t budge. As he was about to head down, a Wendigo lunged at Joshua. Suddenly a loud honk cut through the chaos, and headlights flashed.
The Wendigo recoiled, looking for the new threat. A huge school bus pulled up, its torches and lights blazing. I could tell it was a setup by the Crusaders.
Ian held tight and pulled out of the bus’s path. The bus didn’t target us. Then the rest of the Crusaders who were alive jumped out, holding torches and sticks.
I scanned the area and spotted a small house and a plan ca to . There were only a few Wendigos left, maybe four.
"I have an idea," I said.
Soone shouted from behind the bus, hidden by the wheels.
"Co on, what are you waiting for?" Troy hissed
"Haiden found the bus and got it running, "Troy added as he jumped off and rushed over. He nearly pushed Ian aside and scooped up.
"No, wait! we can get rid of these things. We can’t leave them and co back to suffer by their claws," I said, and Troy’s eyes flicked to Suki’s body on the ground. "Oh shit," he hissed.
"What’s the plan?" Troy asked.
"That house. Soone needs to lure the Wendigos there and set it on fire," I suggested
Before Troy could answer, Yorick ca running from the bus with a burning plank. Oriana looked okay, the others seed unhurt and, thankfully, healed.
Instead of hiding in the cellar, getting rid of the Wendigos now would stop this from happening again.
But Ian took it too far. He snatched the burning plank from Yorick and sprinted toward the house.
"Ian!" I scread, but Troy held back.
"Co on, let’s take her to the bus. She’s wounded, she’s been stabbed," Troy told Yorick, realizing I’d been stabbed in the back.
The way he said it made everyone confused. Monsters didn’t usually stab people like that, it looked like soone on our side had. I saw the looks on their faces.
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