The 200-Year Bride Swap
The weapon, an actual, honest-to-goddess axe, is sticking out of me like I’m some kind of target dummy, and I’m very much not dead.
My heart slams in my chest as I turn, ripping the axe free without a second thought, and I scan the room. It’s deserted, or at least appears to be. Whoever did this wanted it clean and quick, and they’ve either bailed or are watching from the shadows, waiting to see if they succeeded in sending the Luna of the pack to an early grave.
I snarl, hefting the axe in my hand, its weight familiar and oddly comforting. “That the best you’ve got?” I call out, my voice echoing off the walls. No answer, just the distant hum of the overhead lights. Typical.