Drevena pov

Isla dropped instantly to the ground, gasping as she hit it. Her hands flew to her throat, rubbing at it desperately while she coughed, eyes already burning with rage. Her fangs bared fully now as a low, shaking growl tore from her chest.

And then, they moved again.

Both of them.

George and Isla charged towards me with no hesitation this time.

The air snapped tight as they lunged again from opposite sides, trying to crush me between them in one clean strike.

I exhaled softly and chuckled, shifting just slightly to the side just as George’s claws tore through empty space where I had been standing a...