Lyra POV
“Think about what tactics they both use. How Marni avoids Aniyah’s advances, and the moves Aniyah makes to pin her.”
Some of the others murmured to one another, clearly doubting Marni. I growled in their direction, and they immediately shut up.
Xavier sidled closer to Marni. “You’ve got this,” he said.
She inclined her head before stripping out of her workout clothes, keeping her back to us, and shifted into her coyote form. Marni hung her head low, tail lowering between her legs. Her eyes danced over and met mine.
I gave her a curt nod. You got this, I mouthed.
Marni raised her head, widening her stance, and looked at Aniyah head on.
A smile pulled at my lips.
Aniyah and Marni squared off. A heartbeat later, Aniyah pushed off the ground in an impressive flip, and landed o
