Chapter 42: It's My Party

Harlow

“Get your hands off her!” Cyrus’s voice boomed from the bottom of the cellar stairs. Within seconds, he shifted and charged forward as Madoc released me and put his hands up.

“Woah, woah! I just gave Harlow her birthday gift. That’s all,” Madoc said.

Cyrus didn’t listen. Before I knew it, Madoc was on the floor, and Cyrus was on top of him.

“Cyrus, stop!” I cried. “He wasn’t doing anything to hurt me!”

Cyrus now had Madoc’s mangled wrist in his mouth. He looked over his shoulder at me with his wolf eyes and let out a low growl.

“Please, let him go,” I begged.

He released Madoc and slowly shifted back.

“What was he making you do?” he asked as he picked his cut up off the floor.

“He wasn’t making me do anything!” I shouted angrily. “I was just hugging him to thank him for my gift.”

“Why are you crying?” Cyrus asked, gesturing to my tears.