Total chaos ensued from Stephen’s command as the massive group converged upon them like a wave crashing on the face of a cliff as they flowed around the trees. Jamie intended to close the distance to fight Stephen because he was certain that most or all the Lycans were compelled or knew they would have been if they hadn’t come. He thought if he could stop the Lycans, they could deal with Hattori and the Kitsune. That was now impossible.
“Back-to-back!” Freyja shouted, her shield in front of her as she stabbed out with her spear, trying to create distance between the wall of attackers and their group; she was only succeeding at keeping them at spear length as she skewered them.
The arrow they’d formed collapsed into a small circle with them shoulder to shoulder with each other, each try
