Bella
I struggled to get out of Maddox’s grip as I heard Laxton whipping his back again and again. I knew it had silver elements when I saw how much it weakened Alex earlier. I can’t let him protect me like this because silver does not weaken me as it does to him. To me, it will be the same as being beaten by a normal cat o' nine tails since silver is not a werewolf’s weakness.
But I couldn’t get myself free. His arms around me are like a death lock. He’s leaving himself vulnerable by protecting me like this. This goes against the rules of fighting 101. He’s just killing himself! I can’t let him do that. I shifted to Devlin and he stumbled a little forward as he lost my weight in front of him.
I twisted around him to run towards Laxton. Laxton had a maniacal glint in his eyes, as though
