"Let her go!!" A shout from Joy was followed by a bang, which forced my eyes open as I also felt the grip on me release instantly.
The vampire girl fell to the ground but rose almost immediately, growling in fury as her eyes blazed with pain and anger. Joy had hit her with an iron rod so hard that I could see blood dripping down her temple.
I also flopped heavily on the ground, weakened and finding it hard to breathe as I had lost a lot of blood, and being a wolf who hadn't made her first shift, my system was finding it so hard to heal the deep wounds.
My head was hazy, but I struggled to keep my eyes open. Joy rushed at me frantically, not minding that the vampire girl was already up to her feet and was boiling in extreme anger.
"Are you alright?" Joy's cracking voice came in as she
