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“No!” I screech. Hitting the ground hard, I shift back into human form. The baby’s blanket is at my feet and I grab it, then bundle it up, hoping everyone will think I now have the baby.
Hoping to buy Cassie some time.
“Jordan, go with Cassie!” I yell at him, and he’s off after her, running awkwardly on three legs, but still fast.
Hepa runs toward the portal too—with Maddox on her heels.
I dig deep, ready to shift again, when a bolt of lightning comes out of the clear sky and strikes inches from Maddox’s nose. Maddox yelps. Then swivels her head in all directions.
“Zee?” she barks.
But that lightning bolt didn’t come from Zee.
I turn to Val in time to see him throw aside the limp body of the werewolf that had been attacking him. They’re both covered in blood. But Val is the one
