Chapter 20

Mark grabs her hand and starts to run, but as soon as they take their first step, a lone wolf jumps out of the shadows of the forest. Its cold blue eyes were on Mark, and its sharp teeth were ready to bite.

"Don't worry about it. It stands on its own... "This wolf is easy for me to beat," Mark said when Scarlett stood in his way.

"Grrrrrrr... grr..."

But they were surprised when another wolf came out of the darkness. Then another, and another, and another, until there were five in all.

Mark says to Scarlett, "I'll try to hold them, so get ready to run," as he gets ready for a fight that will almost certainly end in death.

"No way! Since you are the only family I have, I won't let you die here. I'll help you in your fight against them!" Scarlett got very angry. As she watched the big wolves come closer step by step, she could feel her legs shaking.

Mark knew he couldn't save Scarlett when she turned away from him and faced the wolves. Scarlett can