The Lycan King's Defiant Surrogate
Harper swings her sword wide, cutting into the space of both lions, who expertly dodge away.
The swing puts Harper off-balance. Perhaps her wound is starting to drain her. Humans don’t heal as quickly as werewolves, Caleb recalls. They’ll just keep bleeding until they are treated by doctors.
Three lions is definitely too many.
The break in Caleb’s concentration allows the third lion to break free from his restraint.
The lioness pounces, tackling Harper to the ground. Her blade flies from her hand.
No, no, no!
I push my hands up into the lion’s throat, trying to keep its snapping jaw away from me. It’s so strong, it could break my hold at any time, but it doesn’t, almost like it’s playing wit