I smiled, and it wasn't pleasant. "I'm going to give them something to focus on besides fleeing refugees."

Elena grabbed my arm. "Maya, you can't take on two hundred wolves alone!"

"Watch me."

I jumped down from the platform and started walking toward the south perimeter, where I could already hear the approaching army. Behind me, I heard Elena shouting orders, organizing the evacuation.

Good. Let them escape. Let them survive to fight another day. As for me? I was done running. I ...