BANG.
The heavy, solid oak double doors of the parlor were violently ripped from their iron hinges. They flew across the room, splintering into pieces as they crashed into the far wall, missing Jessica’s cowering form by mere inches.
Carter let out a choked, pathetic whimper, his face still firmly pressed against the floorboards. Ashley was trembling so violently I thought she might vibrate right out of her expensive new dress. The aura in the room was so thick, so absolute in its terrifying dominance, that the wolves on the floor couldn't even lift their heads to look at the monster that had just breached their sanctuary.
Except me.
I let out a long, weary sigh as the towering silhouette filled the doorway.
He stood at six-foot-six, his massive frame blocking out the light from the h
