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Jade scrambled to her feet and raced toward her friend as a shapeshifting wolf lunged at Michael

“Stab him any place you can!” she implored

Michael was keen enough to raise his blade and penetrate the wolf’s chest The aniround and thrashed in pain in the snoling loudly

Jade tore her gaze from that scene to check on the wraith Darien took him on onceto its feet when Morgan appeared and slarappled in the crian had the shifter on its back A heartbeat later, his fingers gripped the beast’s throat and he tore the flesh

Michael turned away in apparent disgust as blood spewed in all directions Jade sighed with relief

“Thank you,” she said to Morgan, her breath co that”

He nodded at her “But you would have anyway”

“Yes”

Another shrill screech frohost through with his sword and it vanished, its cloak dropping to the ground

Still heaving, she asked, “Can you kill so that’s already dead?”

Darien glared at her, causing a foreboding sensation to slither down her spine “If you knohere to strike”

He stalked toward her, lifted a hand and brushed his fingers over her cheek

“I’ht Then he stormed off and addressed his victorious men “Five of you pile the bodies and burn them The rest of you, follow me”

There were other factions to conquer

Morgan said, “He told you to stay in the village”