Axel
Time slowed to a crawl.
The vampire's claws stretched toward Calla's throat. His fangs gleamed with blood and hunger.
I was too far away. Too f*****g slow.
My wolf screamed inside my chest. Every instinct I had roared at me to move faster. But my body felt like it was moving through thick mud.
You failed her.
The thought hit me like a sledgehammer. I'd gotten distracted by his words. Let my guard down for one f*****g second.
And now she was going to die because of my mistake.
"No!" The word tore from my throat.
Just as the vampire's claws were about to slice into her neck, two massive shapes slammed into him from both sides.
Jordan grabbed the vampire's right arm, his teeth gritted against the pain. Malachai caught the left, his huge frame absorbing the impact.
"Now!" Jord
