Claus said as he elongated his claws and wrapped them around his neck and sneered as his pupils dilated and flowed with darkness. “And no one raises their hands at them. No one fucking hurts them!” He roared and dug his claws deeper into Alyosius’s neck as the latter screamed and the walls of the ballroom trembled. Veles panted as more blood seeped through his arms. The essence of a cursed knife seeped through his veins as he sensed his vision blurring.

A loud thud happened on the other side as the wall shattered down and Ezra’s wolf and Hayden’s bodies tangled in a battle as they both landed on...