Nicole's POV
Vera seized the opportunity when I got distracted. I saw her charging at me, but I couldn't dodge in time. She pounced on me, pinning me to the ground.
She snarled in my face, and I tried to push her off, but her claws dug into my shoulders. I struck her nose with my free hand, making her whimper as she snarled again, her hot breath assaulting my face.
I glared back at her, wiping the spit from my cheek.
Vera took advantage of the moment, sinking her teeth into my already injured hand. I screamed in pain, and she sneered at me, attempting a twisted wolfish grin.
She looked like a deranged clown—decayed teeth, weak muscles, and mangy fur from years of indulgence and lack of training.
My fury ignited, and Daisy howled in my mind, urging me to give Vera a severe beating.
