Chapter 134

“You can’t go back for him. If you’re killed, his sacrifice will mean nothing.”

She cupped his face in her hands. “I understand how you both felt when I was taken. Now I feel that same way. Don’t you get it, Finn? I will die if Vergel doesn’t come back, just like I would die if you hadn’t come back. Nothing matters but for him to return to us.”

Finn bowed his head. “He may not still be alive.”

She gave her head a sharp shake. “I refuse to believe that. Chances are they took him prisoner. They wouldn’t kill a healthy Lycaon unless they were forced, would they? They could get valuable information out of him.”

“You don’t know the way Vergel fights.” Finn paused. “It’s likely he forced them.”

She gritted her teeth. No, she couldn’t think that way or she’d go insane. “We’ve got to go back, Finn. There is no other alternative.”

Finn closed his eyes. “Then we’ll go back. Let’s get a little rest first. I’ll catch us something to eat. We’ll be no good to him if w