Chapter 82: What we all need

"One what?" Young One asked while looking in the direction that Bilal was staring.

"One Wolf." Bilal replied.

"Will it come for us?" She asked.

"No." Bilal said. "We outnumber it. It's watching us so we need to stay together. It will go for Rajie if we separate."

Young One looked at her little uncle in concern. But Raj just smiled. "It can't hurt me. And then his tentacles suddenly appeared like a writhing barrier around his body. Young One noted that each one had a sharp talon tipping it. She wondered if it carried poison or just a sedative.

When they returned home Carmella was sitting on the porch dressed in a long flowing dress. Her hair was not in its customary top tail and flowed long over her shoulders. She was rocking in her chair reading the end of her book and sipping a glass of tea. The wolves were at her feet napping.