“Get away from her!” Nicholas shouted, his voice raw and rough in his half-shifted state. He gripped Jane with his claw-shaped hands and threw her behind him. Julian ducked as she flew by. She smashed onto the cage along the opposite wall and fell down to the ground.
Nicholas immediately stepped into the space she vacated. He lifted his hand to my neck and gently prodded at my skin. He was tender, even before his hands returned to human-shaped.
“Am I hurt?” I was in shock. I genuinely didn’t know.
“A scratch,” he replied with a small grow. “But it didn’t break the skin.”
I nodded, understanding that was good, even as my body was turning cold all over.
“We have to go, Nick,” Julian said quickly as he came to our side. He glanced me over from head to toe, before his gaze settled on my n
