Witch!
The arrows and bullets fell like rain and punched through banners and bodies alike, their tips slick with something that stank of poison. Wolves howled in agony.
Lucian threw himself over Talia, dragging her down behind the altar. His cloak flared, catching two arrows that would have pierced her spine. Savage snarled so loud inside him that the stone trembled.
“Stay down!” he barked, shielding her with his body.
Talia shoved at him, angry. “No! I won’t cower! I’m your mate, not some fragile maiden.” Her dagger gleamed in her fist, her veil torn and stained with blood. Kaela surged under her skin, claws raking. We are Queen. We do not hide.
Lucian’s wolf's golden gaze burned into hers, torn between fury and awe. Then he nodded once, sharply. “Then we fight together.”
“Always, m
