The half-wolf lunged at Finn, claws swinging like blades. I gasped. Finn dropped to the ground, rolled fast, and grabbed one of his knives as he stood up again. The sunlight hit his eyes. They looked wild, focused, and dangerous.
“You think you can protect her?” the monster growled. Its voice was part human, part beast. “Cade isn’t here to save you.”
Finn didn’t answer. He charged forward and aimed for its neck with his knife. For a second, I thought he had it. But then another wolf slammed into him from the side and threw him hard against a tree. I heard something crack.
My heart was pounding. What were these things? They looked like wolves, but they moved and spoke like people. Then I remembered what Cade told me. About wolves who could turn into humans. My grip tightened around my ow
