Ruby’s POV
Manson and I barely had time to process what had happened with Luther before the attack came.
The moment we stepped outside the Council’s stronghold, a blast of raw energy rippled through the air so suddenly, so powerfully, it made my bones vibrate.
Manson’s reaction was instant.
“Get down!”
His arm wrapped around me as we dove to the side just as a bolt of blue fire struck the ground where we had been standing. The stone shattered, exploding into shards of burning debris.
We were under attack.
An Ambush in the Night
Shouts erupted around us as figures in dark robes emerged from the shadows. The Council’s enforcers. Their magic crackled in the air, a suffocating force pressing down on me.
Manson was already shifting his massive black wolf, bursting forward with a snarl
