Orenda: Eternal Vendetta Chapter 18

It bellowed in triumph when it saw the three hated enemies huddled together on the edge of the road. The smell of them washed over it, inundating its senses, drowning any thoughts of caution it might have had. Unhesitatingly, it lunged to the attack.

Paul saw the red eyes coming at him from below, moving with incredible speed. With the same reflexes that had saved him from a head-on collision with Patty a few days before, he now hurled her aside. She skidded face down on the icy asphalt, but Paul did not notice. Every bit of his attention was focused on the monstrously humanoid face that had gotten, with blinding speed, within inches of his own. He punched desperately at it, and felt the cartilage of its nose break under the impact of his fist.