Claimed By The Predator
He gasped, teeth bared in pain, legs buckling.
The panther shifted forward like he might intervene. My head snapped toward him, eyes sharp. “Step closer, and I’ll decorate the wall with his insides.”
Silence. No one moved.
I slammed the wolf again, harder this time, until the back of his skull cracked against stone. Blood streaked down his temple, thick and dark. His eyes rolled, dazed. My claws pressed just under his jaw, where a single thrust would open his throat.
“Prey doesn’t exist for your hands,” I hissed into his face. “Not anymore. Not while I’m here. You touch again, and I’ll take more than skin.”