The Guardian's Mate
He dropped the silver blade, the metal clattering uselessly against the stone floor, and made a desperate dive toward Sophia, his jaws opening to tear into her shoulder out of spite.
No, you don't.
I threw my entire weight forward, my massive paw striking him dead in the chest before his teeth could even graze the fabric of her dress. The sheer kinetic force of the blow sent him flying backward across the room. He slammed into the far wall with a horrific thud, his ribcage collapsing inward. He slid down the stone, coughing up dark blood, before going entirely still.
Silence slammed down on the ruins, broken only by my heavy, ragged breathing and the dripping of rogue blood onto the ancient