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Tyla
“Amelie!” I shouted.
She yelped as Jaret took her down to the ground. Then all was still.
I started to run to her, but Laila jerked me back and jumped over me, her knife poised in the air. She took off at a sprint, heading straight for Jaret, but he turned to face her at the last minute and smacked her with his claws. Flying through the air, Laila landed hard against a tree, the breath leaving her lungs. She gasped and tried to stand, but then fell back to the ground.
Jaret faced off with me, while Stefan shifted and jerked Laila to her feet. He grabbed her knife and held it to her throat, the blade biting into her skin. Jaret shifted and glared at her. “What the f**k are you doing?”
“Saving my friends,” she spat. “They’re my real family.”
He scoffed. “How dare you turn your
