Daciana shifted and lifted off the ground. Her focus was on the four men in the two towers. She was halfway to the wall when several humans appeared below her. Distracted, she didn’t see one of the men in a tower raise his weapon and fire. Burning fire swept through her shoulder, knocking her backwards. Losing her focus, she reappeared. She started to twist around when a burst of excruciating pain made her snarl in rage. She snapped her long jaws at the thick metal bar that had pierced her other shoulder, exiting through her back. A long cable yanked her forward across the ground, and she screamed in pain. As she struggled to rise to her feet, the vehicle with the cable backed up. The move yanked her forward again. The sound of a cry pierced the haze of pain. Turning her head, she shifte

