Maeve
I was rooted to the spot, wondering what had just happened. The second guard took advantage of the pause and lunged at me with a silver knife. Dread spiked down my spine. Was this how I was going to die? In that moment, I lost whatever thoughts I’d had to summon the mist.
He was in front of me in a flash. He lifted the knife, ready to stab me, but I was suddenly pushed to the side. A muffled scream broke. I was on the floor, shocked by what was happening. Tilting my head, I looked up, only to see Alpha Blake. He had caught the wrist of the second guard, but his left upper arm was slashed. He had taken the strike for me.
“Alpha Blake!” My voice was rough and broken. “Goddess, you’re bleeding!”
The second guard turned pale and had gone silent, terrified of what he had done to his k
