MONICA.August thinks fast, even though my brain refuses to work at that very moment. He grabs my arm and pulls me back, but even then, he’s too late.Corrin looks up and spots us. His beady eyes go wide, shifting from the guard to me. Something seems to click in his mind, making him realize that he’s been caught and he has nowhere to go.And with a speed that I didn’t know he has, he gets to his feet and lunges at us, shifting into a gray wolf midair.A scream gets stuck in my throat. I still feel August’s force behind me, but it all falls apart when Corrin lands on top of us both, breaking our connection. I fall forward, rolling off the side of the hill and landing next to the mangled guard.His blood is soaking into the soil, making the grass sizzle. The smell emanating from his body is insane, a mixture of burning flesh and metallic blood, with a tinge of something putrid like he’s rotting from the inside out. I scramble to get back on my feet, looking behind me.“Leave her alone!
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