CHOSEN BY RUIN
He stalks towards me but the beast appears behind him unexpectedly.
“Watch your back!” I scream, but Xaden is faster.
He turns swiftly, catching the gods forsaken thing mid-phase as his body half-shifts, claws ripping forward with brutal force.
The impact shakes the room.
I can’t even breathe as I watch Xaden fight it. My heart pounds each time.
The creature lets out a distorted sound inside my head, and Xaden’s jaw tightens as he drives its fangs into it again, forcing it back.
“Stay behind me!” he growls, his voice cutting through the chaos like a command my body obeys without thinking.