Natalia POV The trees are flooded with people, hollers and screams fill the air, the smell of blood dulling the senses. Sweat drips down my brow as I stand back-to-back with Sam fighting off the vampires that target us. Alex is somewhere near us, but Aaron, Max, and Daniel are far enough away that I can't sense them; sense him. I shake my head. Focus. Damn. I don’t know how mom does it. My wolf is going crazy in my head; thinking about him, thinking about fighting, thinking about him. She’s giving me a headache in the middle of the damn battle. “Focus, Nat!” Sam hisses through our link. I duck at an oncoming kick, popping back up quickly, and swiping my claws deeply through his chest. I don’t know if it kills him, or not, but he goes down. I try not to dwell. Sam’s back bumps

