Contract With Big Brother-in-law
Maybe both.
Nicholas, however, was still battling fiercely with Gray and the other warrior. Gray seemed to be hanging back, letting the warrior distract Nicholas with flurries of attacks. Then, whenever Nicholas would lose his focus, Gray would lunge forward with carefully-planned attacks from behind: a slash of a claw here, a nip there.
And Nicholas was limping, red blood dripping onto the snow beneath him.
I gasped, surging forward, his name on my lips. But Jade held me back, gripping my arm with a shake of her head. Within moments, our two warriors as well as Marcus and Noah had shifted and joined the fight, overpowering Gray and his remaining lackey once more.