“He would have run faster, but he was carrying an unconscious young woman over his shoulder and the dead weight slowed him down. In the other hand was a sputtering torch. He kept glancing over his shoulder, but the danger lay ahead. The creature that stepped out of an alcove and crouched in his path wore a ragged shirt and pants, and was standing on two legs like a human. But its face, hands and paw-like bare feet were covered with thick fur. The teeth that it bared as it uttered a low growl wer...e those of a canine. With no other weapon to protect him, the running man thrust the torch into the creature’s face. It reeled and let out a loud howl, then turned and disappeared into the darkness. Someone yelled, “Cut!” and the tunnel was flooded with light.The woman slung over the man’s shoulder lifted her head, “Let me down, you brute.”He set her on her feet and squinted against the glare of floodlights.“Where’s Wolfie?”The creature walked into the light, and said, “Where do you think I’d be after you tried to set my whiskers on fire?”The woman laughed, “Poor doggy.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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