Tyrel (Third-person POV)

Both wolves move like lightning.

One minute they are yards away in the distance. The next, their shadows fall over Tyrel and the White One like the shade of a massive tree.

Ty's teeth have barely grazed Kerris' neck when something hit him like a giant brick, sending him to his knees.

The pain blurs his vision.

For a few long moments, all he can see is stars in murky darkness.

Kerris must have been struck too. No doubt, by mistake. When Ty blinks to clear his sight, he sees her falling, only to be caught in Ares' arms.

Meanwhile the creature stands over him, about to...