My Monster
"Stay in the car."
He's out of the car before I can move, my ears still ringing. When he looks up, I see them. Silhouettes emerging from the shadows.
Kaziel straightens to his full height, his eyes glowing brighter.
"Why are they—"
"Stay down, dove," he utters, his gaze never leaving them.
Everything happens at once.
The first hunter lunges forward. Kaziel moves faster. He literally blurs. I hear the snap of bone and the grind of metal. One hunter goes down. Then another.