Tate used a quick extension of his leg to force the hellion beast directed at him to fly across the room and slam against a nearby set of lockers before falling with a whimper. In the time this creature had been ignited with the soul of his foot, he then pulled Avery in his recent stance and repeated the process with the same use of his leg, only now, the dog moved only a few inches. His arm fell the same length of the edge of her shoulder to the curve of her hip as he held her behind his muscular appendage in a form of protection.
But as quickly as the mutts rose back up to attack him once more, Avery focused on the sight of the fire alarm set just beyond the hellhound closest to them. She thought of how her childhood dog would become frightened with fireworks or the chaotic sound of the
