Chapter Thirty-four
Isaac took a single step forward, his fists clenched, his entire body tense. Matthew followed, but his brother didn’t move again. Not for a minute; two.
When the explosion came, it was immense. Isaac streaked across the room at what felt like the speed of light, even to Matthew. His arms outstretched, fingers curved into claws, Isaac lunged at Nathaniel, tears pouring down his cheeks.
Matthew leapt and grabbed his brother around the waist, tackling him to the stone floor just before he managed to get his hands around Nathaniel’s throat. Isaac fought like a demon, kicking and punching and shoving, uncaring of where his blows landed or how hard they were. Matthew rolled with every punch, continuing to strive for control.
The humans surrounding Nathaniel had sensibly s
