The Butcher's Bride
Ropes uncoiled from the roof.
Wolves dropped into the sanctuary.
They weren't in tuxedos. They were in tactical gear, leather, and war paint. They moved with the feral, synchronized violence of a pack that had nothing left to lose.
And landing right in the center of the altar, shaking the ground with the force of his impact, was a monster.
He straightened up from his crouch, rising to his full height. He was dressed in black, dual swords strapped to his back, his face painted with the ash of his burnt home.