Blackfeather Woods shambles

It was tempting to simply give up. Wildfire supposed she would, inevitably, especially now that she refused any food her captors provided. She would grow weak and unable to defend herself. But for now, despite her injured leg, she maintained a fighting spirit.

When a familiar face materialized at the entrance to the cave, Wildfire went stiff. "I" was bad enough, and so were the others, but this wolf was responsible for her captivity here. She feared him and what he might do the most, even more than "I," because he struck her as the biggest sociopath of them all.

But she refused to lower her gaze, despite the pounding in her chest, staring openly into his face when he stepped into full view.