(... Continued)
Autumn's muscles moved before her mind did.
One moment she was frozen.
The next she transformed into a FIERCE,PRIMAL, UNCOMPROMISING force.
Her arm snapped backward and she dragged Freya behind her, shielding the tiny girl with her entire body.
Freya whimpered, but Autumn didn't let her fall…she pulled her close, fingers slightly trembling.
Her helplessness was gone.
Burned away.
In its place rose a fierce wolf mother. The force of nature that she was.
Autumn's voice tore from her chest. It lashed out,deadly. "How dare you even look at my child."
Her body leaned forward, shielding Freya with a stance so instinctive it could have been carved into her bones.
"STAY. AWAY. I am warning you…"
Her breaths shook.Her eyes burned.
"This will not end well."
The words thundered in the cavern.
But Kieran's mother…
Oh, she didn't flinch an inch.
Not even a twitch.
