The Last Howl
Atlas, Kenny, and Vanya formed a half-circle, their guns leveled at our former teacher, ready to paint the snow with his blood the second his eyes turned black.
Hawthorn didn't flinch. He slowly raised both hands, palms out, looking at the wall of gun barrels with eerie, unnerving composure.
"Lower your weapons," Hawthorn said, his gravelly voice calm. "I am not what you think I am."
"Like hell you aren't!" Kenny yelled, his arms shaking as he aimed his shotgun. "Look at your neck, Professor! You're rotted! You're one of them!"
"Look at my eyes, Kenny," Hawthorn commanded sharply, his dark pupils holding steady. "Am I snarling? Am I lunging for your throat? If I were turned, we wouldn't be h