THIRD POV

Alaia blocked another attack from Deacon as he pushed her away from Arias and Zira. From the corner of his eyes, he could see Zira finally getting up and assessing the situation. 

Alaia looked around, confused. James’ wolf, Deacon, was attacking her, but she could clearly see James’s body in the hall. Unfortunately, her mind was so clouded that she couldn’t figure out who was real. Besides, this wolf was moving too fast for her to focus on attacking. 

This…this wolf had to be an imposter or some sort of trick. She thought. 

Deacon kept attacking her, pushing her back, and she could feel herself getting weaker, or...