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Koda shook his head.  We kill men who are this dangerous to our packs or they will just
come out of prison even angrier than before. If I hadn t killed them, they would have come back
for you. They wouldn t have stopped until they had you, or they were dead. I couldn t let them
have you. He extended his hand to me again.
I frowned, but took his hand and let him lead me past the dead men. We were almost to
the street when three more men stepped in our way, making us stop. I turned around and gasped.
 Koda, there s more behind us. Koda turned to the three other men walking behind us. Matt
came to stand beside me so that I was in the between him and Koda. I sniffed the air and
frowned.  More wolves.
The men held long hammers with silver heads as they walked towards us. I grabbed
Koda s arm and whispered,  I don t want you to die for me.
Koda shook his head.  I won t let them take you, Artemis.
I shook my head.  No! Please Koda.
Matt grabbed me around the waist and pulled me back against him as the six men circled
around us. Koda frowned.  State your intent.
The six men looked at each other for a few seconds until one of them finally stepped
forward. He was tall and muscular and scary. A scar over his right eye made him look even
tougher.  We are here for the girl.
Koda shook his head.  Not going to happen.
The man smiled.  We are here for the girl and your lives don t matter. We will kill you
and take her.
Koda leapt forward and began attacking the man. I watched as they punched and kicked
and realized that Koda knew some type of martial arts. The other man however knew some as
well. As Koda and the leader fought the other five men moved forward. Matt started to attack
them, but there were too many and after a minute three of them were holding Matt down. Koda
punched the leader as hard as he could knocking him back into Matt, but the leader had
recovered and with one of the other men they grabbed Koda and tackled him to the ground. The
last man took his hammer and held it up as if ready to kill them with it. I ran forward and held
my hands up in front of them.  Wait!
The man put his hammer down and the leader asked,  What are you doing? Someone
grab her.
I turned to the leader and spoke in a voice barely audible to human ears,  If I go
willingly, will you let them live?
Koda thrashed on the ground.  No! Artemis! No!
The leader frowned at me then nodded his head.  We will knock them out so they can t
follow us, but we won t kill them.
Koda got one guy off of him, but the leader pinned him down with a knee to his face. I
cringed.  Please! Please don t hurt them. I ll go with you, but you have to promise that you will
only knock them out and not kill them or hurt them severely.
The leader turned to the other men and nodded his head. They all stood up holding Koda
and Matt who were trying to fight. I felt tears falling down my face and whispered,  Tell Ares
that I m sorry, but I can t let you die.
Matt shook his head.  No! Artemis you don t understand. You don t know what they ll
do to you!
I wiped at the tears on my face.  You ll be alive and that s all that matters.
Koda snarled and his body started to twitch.  If you do anything to her I will find you all
and kill you!
The leader smiled and shook his head.  We won t harm a single hair on her head. Knock
him out before he changes!
The man that was left took out a small black object and walked up behind Koda. He
swung the object and hit Koda in the lower back of the head knocking him out instantly. Koda s
body slumped forward and they lowered him to the ground carefully. Matt trashed and snapped
his teeth.  No! Artemis!
I smiled.  You ll be alright Matt. It s a small price to pay to keep you alive.
Matt began twitching and the man hit him with the black object making Matt s body go
limp. They set him on the ground next to Koda and turned towards me. With all of their eyes on
me I suddenly realized that it may have been smarter to run, but it was too late. The leader
grabbed my arm and led me from the alley towards a large black van with tinted windows.  Why
do bad guys always drive vans to kidnap people? I asked myself.
I looked back once at Koda and Matt and let the tears fall down my face. They would live
and that s all that mattered. The leader opened the doors to the van and I climbed inside. After
everyone was in they drove off in silence. I stared out the window, watching the scenery go by
and hoped I might remember how to get back. The leader who was sitting next to me frowned at
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