Dragons only brought pain to the Grandbay wolves. They had killed my parents. I couldn’t let them take any more lives, least of all the runt; letting her die would give me a chance at a new mate, but could I live with the guilt haunting me? It was less compassion and more panic that drove me toward the dragon attacking Jesper.
I flung myself at the dragon, snarling viciously as I hit its flank and jammed my teeth into its thigh. The dragon dropped Jesper and screeched, lashing its hip to the side. Its teeth snapped at my fur, but I let go of its thigh and whipped my head around before it could grab me, dragging my teeth across its face. Hissing, the dragon bit at the air and flared its wings, unwittingly giving me my next target. I struck at its wing, crunching on its elbow joint and sev
