VIKTOR.The moment her body was dragged across the floor, something primal surged to the surface, violent and absolute. All my thoughts and reason disappeared until there was only one thought left in my mind. Her.So I moved.The world slowed as my claws tore free, bone shifting beneath skin, muscles tightening with lethal precision. The tendril coiled around Delilah tightened, dragging her toward that thing presiding in a man’s body.No. There was no way I was going to let anyone, or anything take away the woman I loved away from me. So I lunged at him. My claws sliced through the vine in a single motion. Resistance met me for a fraction of a second before it gave way with a wet, tearing sound. The severed tendril recoiled violently, writhing like something alive as Delilah dropped.I caught her before she hit the ground, pulling her into me for the briefest moment. The sound of her heartbeat resonating against mine threatened to overwhelm me with relief, but it wasn't over yet.
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