[Nikolai]
Before I could process what was happening, before I could even finish screaming Isolde's name—the knife plunged into her stomach.
The blade sank into her flesh with horrible ease, and I watched her entire body jerk with the impact. Her mouth opened in a silent scream, eyes going wide with shock and pain.
"NO!" The word tore from my throat. My body was already shifting—bones cracking, muscles tearing and reforming, fur erupting across my skin as my wolf side forced its way forward with murderous rage—
Then I felt it.
Cold steel dug between my ribs from behind. The pain was immediate and stunning, stealing my breath and interrupting my transformation halfway. My body convulsed, caught between human and wolf, neither form complete.
"I'm sorry," Kain's voice whispered directly
