Helanie:
"Norman!" I screamed as I watched him, his body drop and lie flat. He was barely breathing. I placed my hand on his heart and realized there was only one beat that was strong. The others were fading quickly.
I had no time to wait for Kaye. I didn’t need to. I rolled him over, grabbed his arm, and tossed him over my shoulder. He was a little too big for me to carry, but I was going to cover half the distance and not let him die here.
I began dragging him, though his legs on the ground were becoming a hurdle. There was only one way I could manage it. I put him down again and transitioned, letting Cora carry him on her back. Once she had him, she began to run, sprinting.
Halfway through, I came across a big wolf and I stopped. It was Kaye. He met up with me, and we started running toward the well of sacrifice in silence. We needed to make sure Maximus had tossed her in time and didn’t get distracted.
Just as we suspected, we came across Zharns circling Maximus. He was howling, clawing, and hitting them. Cora and I sprang into action. Norman was left behind in the bushes. Both Kaye and I sprinted toward the Zharns. I jumped, biting one on the back of the neck, and when I landed, I shook it by the neck, growling. Once I let go, it was dead. Then I attacked the other.
Kaye was doing the same, but Maximus was starting to get very anxious. This always happened whenever I had too many mates around. At that moment, I couldn’t ask Kaye to take Norman away. Where would he go? We had to make sure we were right next to Maximus so he could toss Charlotte over.
But at that moment, I realized Maximus had lost her body. I began to panic. I had no option but to transition back. Once I did, I began to breathe heavily.
"Kaye, he’s lost the body!" I screamed.
Kaye began to return from his wolf form. We were both in our undies at this point, and the cold wind hit us hard. Kaye was in his shorts.
"I’m going to take Norman to the hospital," Kaye said in a broken tone. It seemed like our best option, to get him medical care.
"Please," I uttered, a tear rolling down my cheek. I had to stay behind because it was easier for Kaye to carry Norman, and I was the only one who could make Maximus listen to me. While I stood there, I watched Kaye carry Norman on his back and rush to the hospital, trying to keep him from fading.
I had to contact anyone at the mansion to locate Charlotte’s body. As for Maximus, he was fighting the Zharns. Kaye had left his phone when he transitioned, so I grabbed it and rushed to find a signal. We were deep in the woods. I kept one eye on Maximus. I wasn’t afraid of him losing to the Zharns, but I was afraid of losing Maximus. If he ran away again, it would take too long to find him.
"Hello, Lamar, where are you?" I asked, panicking.
"We’re parading in front of the mansion," he replied.
"Please, I’m going to give you directions to an area. Come there as soon as possible and bring whoever you can. We’ve lost Charlotte’s body," I explained.
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