Meet my Overprotective Brothers
With a roar that sounded more like a beast than a man, Ryker broke the defensive circle.
"Ryker, stop! It’s a lure!" Elara screamed, her voice cracking.
But it was too late. Ryker’s massive fist collided with the mimic-Valerius, but instead of shattering it, his arm passed right through the smoky torso. The mimic grinned, its face twisting into something monstrous, and the shadow-ice on the Safe Room door surged forward like a living wave, wrapping around Ryker’s legs and pinning him to the stone floor.