The wolf instinctively knew that Hugh was its biggest competitor. It was a fight between the two of them to establish who was the alpha in this group.
Hugh looked back at his other classmates. Aric was still out for the count as he was still recovering from the blood loss. Serena had it better, but she was in no shape to fight with the wolf. Jane was still shaken up by her near-death experience.
Hugh was the only one in the group who could fight the wolf. He had to fight long enough until they recovered in top form.
With his eagle eyes, Hugh did not take his eyes off the red flint of the wolf's eyes. It was a bright and clear light that broadcasted to Hugh that he was facing against a monster.
There was silence deep in the night. Hugh stopped breathing, and all he could hear was the sound of his heartbeat. He knew that the wolf heard this too.
