A roar echoed across the balcony so loudly that I felt the tiles rattle under my battered, broken body. Then, at once, a wolf appeared as if from nowhere.
Or maybe my senses were too sluggish. It was hard to keep track of what was happening. I was so tired and cold. I wanted to sleep.
Jane moved much faster. In a flash, she had me upright and was kneeling behind me, as if using me as a shield. She kept that knife to my throat.
Before me, the large Alpha wolf I knew was Nicholas snarled and barked. Behind him, Julian and Veronica came running.
“Stay where you are. All of you!” Jane called out.
Nicholas began to pace back and forth, all while not coming any closer.
Jane seemed twitchy. The knife nicked my neck, and a fresh pearl of blood trailed down my neck. Honestly, I was surprised
