Jack
“I, Jack Leonard Watson, challenge you, Deacon Sullivan, for Nemesis River.” I stalk closer to Deacon while keeping an eye on my mother. He has a claw to her throat.
“You are challenging me?” Deacon laughs as he presses his claw into my mother’s throat, drawing blood.
Mom winces from the pain, but she makes no noise. ‘Don’t back down, Jack,’ she mind links me.
“Yes, I am challenging you, Deacon Sullivan,” I state as I move closer.
Deacon snorts, and I watch as he presses his claw deeper into my mother’s flesh. I prepare to watch her die, and then, in a flash, Priscilla slams into Deacon, causing him to release my mother. Mom scrambles away towards Emily. Deacon backhands Priscilla, and she falls to the ground.
Ajax roars in my head as he fights to get to his mate.
“Priscilla,
