The guard's agonised scream morphed into a howl as he shifted. His bones started to crack and reform in an instant. But even when the guard turned into a gigantic wolf, he was still like a dwarf in the face of Laxus, who was considerably shorter than Killian.
The guards fell back as the lycans' dominance scattered all over the air around them. The sound of shifting and reforming erupted all over the clearing. Wolves surged forward along with the half-blood vampires who had been hired by the shifters to do their bidding. Teeth bared, growling and snarling. The entire surroundings were filled with the cries of war.
Scarlet dodged just as a wolf lunged at her and rushed in Inez's direction. She pushed her behind and turned her front to the wolves, who were determined to drag the two of them away.
"Take those women away at all costs," Gilderoy commanded just as the wolves around him erupted in another fit of snarls and roars.
