Caleb POV
My fist slammed into Dmitri's jaw before I even realized I'd moved. The vampire stumbled backward, blood dripping from his split lip, but I wasn't done. Something primal inside me roared with fury at his idea.
"You will not touch her," I hissed, my werewolf side pushing close to the surface. "I don't care if we're friends. I don't care if the world is ending. You are not turning Lily into a monster."
Dmitri wiped the blood from his mouth, his pale eyes flashing with anger. "Your protective instincts are admirable, wolf, but they're going to get everyone killed."
"My protective instincts?" I laughed harshly. "You mean the link that Marcus severed? The mate link that no longer exists?"