Tina gasped in horror. "What?! Marissa was captured by that monster?"
Chloe nodded, her face showing the first hint of guilt. "I...I couldn't save her. I just failed."
Tina fainted from shock, falling to her knees. "No, it cannot be happening," she murmured. "Why did it take her? Who did it to stop it?"
"Do you mean the Volcanic Poison Wolf had Marissa in its jaws?" came an all-too-familiar voice as she interrupted.
Both women turned to find Luke standing behind, grim-looking. Landing lightly on the ground, his fiery red wings glowed faintly.
"Are you sure about this?" Luke asked, looking intensely at Chloe.
Chloe hesitated, stunned for Luke's sudden change of tone. She could not ignore the overwhelming intensity in his eyes despite his earlier fury.
"I am sure," she finally said. "The wolf carried her in its mouth when it fled."
