Lionel's POV
My knuckles cracked like wolf claws on the doorknob, Leroy's roar deafening: "Tear him apart!"
As the pine door splintered, fangs pierced my gums.
I burst in to see the man on top of Camellia.
In that instant, my right hand shifted into a wolfish claw.
Moonlight streamed through the curtains, glinting off my talons as Leroy cackled madly, "Yes! Gut him with these claws!"
"Please..." The man's scream mixed with the coppery scent of blood.
I kicked the man off Camellia. Seeing her swollen face, disheveled hair, and torn clothes, my heart clenched.
I quickly covered her with my coat, then stood and approached the quivering man in the corner.
The man shook violently as I neared.
"Spare me... Ah!" I stamped between his legs, and his scream echoed throughout the sixth floo
