Chapter 38. Chased

Carmen follows me with haste and peers out too, wiping the condensation, which starts to collect from our combined heavy breathing as we are rocked again with another strong shockwave. This time though, even though it causes the side of the truck to shudder, it doesn’t veer us from our path, and a strange mystical air ripple travels down around us in much the same way the rune border can move when hit with the enchanted pack.

“Look.” Carmen grabs my arm and shakes me, pointing to the far left out of the very corner of the window, and I spot the wolves running parallel inside the fog around us. They keep up speed to meet ours, and one takes a running leap at us again. Only this time, we see it. They bounce off the invisible wall, much like they do with the homestead boundary, and send another violent thwack of energy through our vehicle. Although we are hit, it’s like we have a forcefield, and we shake, but the barrier takes most of the impact so we can keep going.

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