POV: Nixie
The Nightborn dropped like living shadow.
Hunter welcomed the first with a war-cry, claws rending through red eyes and toothed mouth. Vlad launched himself in a flash of metal, his blade warbling silver shapes that left trails of moonlight in the air. Selene's fingers burned white as moonstone, the valley trembling under the strength of her magic.
I barely had time to gasp before a Nightborn soldier leaped towards me. Habit, more than deliberation, made my body spin. My wolf exploded out, lending power to every muscle in my body. I leapt away, but his claws grated across my shoulder. Fire ripped through my body, burning and freezing both at once.
The scent of my own blood filled the air.
Hunter's snarl shook the darkness. He was on the monster in an instant, holding it down
