"Autumn?Autumn??!" Kieran fumbled, his eyes still shut tight, his hands fished for something but only swept through air.
He rolled over, still sleeping when he suddenly started yanking and kicking."NOOOOO…Autumn NOOOOO!Don't leave me!!"
Then he jolted awake!!
" AUTUMN!!!" Her name barely tore from his throat only for a hand to clamp over his mouth, muffling the sound.
Desperation took over.
He reacted on pure instinct.He seized the wrist, twisting it with a snarl, his claws pricking skin and breaking a bone ,but he couldn't register. "Mmph!" came the muffled cry. A feminine voice. Panicked!
His vision adjusted…he could see metal walls, crates, a dim lantern swaying above. The scent of damp wood, rust and the creaking groan of an old hull.
"Alpha! Please…" the voice whispered, almost sobbing as she tried adjusting his grip on her wrist, "...you are going to get us killed!"