midriff with her claws. Nix screamed something she didn’t quite catch. The wolves surrounded them closing off any escape routes. Seri snarled, opening and snapping her jaws. Tee straightened and turned her head left and right to loosen the muscles in her neck. Nix stood close to Fre, her crossbow aimed at the animal nearest to them. Tee partially shifted and smiled wide to show her fangs. Seri stilled.
“What’s the matter, bitch, scared of getting bit?” Tee’s word slurred as she spoke around the additional teeth in her mouth.
The wolf stalked her moving slowly. Nix screamed something about Seri’s legs, temporarily distracting Tee. Seri’s nails beat a hurried tattoo on the tile floor, the only indication she’d moved. She leaped at Tee. Tee slid to the side grabbing the animal by the scruff of the neck and rolling across her back. She shifted into her beast and fell beneath Seri, striking at her smooth belly as the wolf landed.
Tee slithered to Fre and Nix, coiling her body in front of them. She stiffened, lifted her head, and watched as Seri took a few steps before collapsing. Beyond their small group growls and bellows could be heard. Tee returned to her human form. Out of the darkness from the passageway where they entered the room, a gray wolf flew over their heads. The shifters surrounding them turned anxiously, glancing around. Roman broke through the line and dropped to his knees, pulling Seri’s head into his lap.
She cleared her throat. “You have an hour, maybe. If you leave now, you can save her. I didn’t release near my normal amount of venom.” Tee cocked her head and watched as Roman gathered Seri into his arms. Her adrenaline would be pumping, pushing the poison through her system quickly. The blonde wolf was too weak to even shift to her human form.
Roman barked orders at his men and they preceded him with a few hanging behind facing them.
* * * *
A brown wolf jumped from the rubble to block Myka’s path. The animal growled a warning. Fuck that, he could smell Tee and she was close. More wolves emerged from beyond the destroyed wall like ants fleeing an anthill. He jumped for his opponent’s jugular, chomping down on fur and flesh. The beast yowled, and Myka viciously shook his head to rip muscle from bone. Blood coated his mouth, dripping from his lips. Claws ripped at his legs as the wolf tried to pull free of his grasp. A twist of his head, he felt the windpipe crush under the pressure of his jaws. He released the limp animal and ran at the next one.
He could hear his brothers’ growls and the yelps of their opponents told him Rhys and Boris were tearing through Roman’s sentinels. He met a gray wolf at the top of the cement pile. The wolf head-butted him in the chest and Myka lost his footing, his hind legs slipping on the smaller, looser stones. He clawed at the rocks to keep from tumbling back.
The other wolf turned his back and scraped its feet over the concrete sending pebbles showering down on him. The bastard’s tail waved in front of his muzzle. Myka threw all his weight forward and clamped down on the appendage. The animal took off running and pulled Myka up over the slab. He let go of the tail and leaped on the beast’s back, digging his nails in before rebounding off to land in front of the wolf. Myka spun around and dropped low, prepared to lunge. The animal couldn’t stop its forward momentum and barreled into Myka. Countering the move, he reared up on his hind legs and cut into his enemy’s chest with his front claws.
Tee’s scent wafted to his nose. The metallic smell of blood, her blood, sent him into a frenzy. Swiping his paw and cutting the beast’s muzzle, he leaped forward and bit down on the animal’s ear, tearing it in two. He spit out the torn flap and bit down on the wolf’s neck. The creature reared up trying to get free. Myka twisted his head, tossing the beast back and forth. He saw Rhys in his peripheral vision before his brother
“What’s the matter, bitch, scared of getting bit?” Tee’s word slurred as she spoke around the additional teeth in her mouth.
The wolf stalked her moving slowly. Nix screamed something about Seri’s legs, temporarily distracting Tee. Seri’s nails beat a hurried tattoo on the tile floor, the only indication she’d moved. She leaped at Tee. Tee slid to the side grabbing the animal by the scruff of the neck and rolling across her back. She shifted into her beast and fell beneath Seri, striking at her smooth belly as the wolf landed.
Tee slithered to Fre and Nix, coiling her body in front of them. She stiffened, lifted her head, and watched as Seri took a few steps before collapsing. Beyond their small group growls and bellows could be heard. Tee returned to her human form. Out of the darkness from the passageway where they entered the room, a gray wolf flew over their heads. The shifters surrounding them turned anxiously, glancing around. Roman broke through the line and dropped to his knees, pulling Seri’s head into his lap.
She cleared her throat. “You have an hour, maybe. If you leave now, you can save her. I didn’t release near my normal amount of venom.” Tee cocked her head and watched as Roman gathered Seri into his arms. Her adrenaline would be pumping, pushing the poison through her system quickly. The blonde wolf was too weak to even shift to her human form.
Roman barked orders at his men and they preceded him with a few hanging behind facing them.
* * * *
A brown wolf jumped from the rubble to block Myka’s path. The animal growled a warning. Fuck that, he could smell Tee and she was close. More wolves emerged from beyond the destroyed wall like ants fleeing an anthill. He jumped for his opponent’s jugular, chomping down on fur and flesh. The beast yowled, and Myka viciously shook his head to rip muscle from bone. Blood coated his mouth, dripping from his lips. Claws ripped at his legs as the wolf tried to pull free of his grasp. A twist of his head, he felt the windpipe crush under the pressure of his jaws. He released the limp animal and ran at the next one.
He could hear his brothers’ growls and the yelps of their opponents told him Rhys and Boris were tearing through Roman’s sentinels. He met a gray wolf at the top of the cement pile. The wolf head-butted him in the chest and Myka lost his footing, his hind legs slipping on the smaller, looser stones. He clawed at the rocks to keep from tumbling back.
The other wolf turned his back and scraped its feet over the concrete sending pebbles showering down on him. The bastard’s tail waved in front of his muzzle. Myka threw all his weight forward and clamped down on the appendage. The animal took off running and pulled Myka up over the slab. He let go of the tail and leaped on the beast’s back, digging his nails in before rebounding off to land in front of the wolf. Myka spun around and dropped low, prepared to lunge. The animal couldn’t stop its forward momentum and barreled into Myka. Countering the move, he reared up on his hind legs and cut into his enemy’s chest with his front claws.
Tee’s scent wafted to his nose. The metallic smell of blood, her blood, sent him into a frenzy. Swiping his paw and cutting the beast’s muzzle, he leaped forward and bit down on the animal’s ear, tearing it in two. He spit out the torn flap and bit down on the wolf’s neck. The creature reared up trying to get free. Myka twisted his head, tossing the beast back and forth. He saw Rhys in his peripheral vision before his brother
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