Another Attempt

The air in the dining hall had barely settled when a sharp, chilling instinct rippled through me—a warning from my wolf.

A heartbeat later, Eryx moved.

It happened too fast. Too fast to think, too fast to react properly. One moment, we were discussing Deyanira and the next, I saw a flash of steel glinting under the candlelight.

Someone lunged at me.

I twisted on instinct, my chair scraping against the floor as I moved. A blade, sleek and sharp, cut through the space where my neck had been only seconds before.

Eryx snarled.

A body crashed into me, sending me toppling backwards. The world spun, the scent of iron thick in the air. My wolf surged forward, a snarl ripping from my throat as I braced myself to fight.

But Eryx was faster.