Beryl's POV
I don't know how it happened or when it happened, but in a split second, I was already where the Dark Hunter was, but I met the surprise of my life instead, because he was no longer there and was instead behind my father, just where I had left and it looked like we had suddenly exchanged positions.
I didn't wait for that fact to register as I attacked again, almost completely shifting into my wolf form.
My claws were out as I held my supposed opponent by the neck ready to dig my claws into his neck, when I heard my dad whisper my name.
“Berry.” He whispered quietly but with urgency, and I paused my actions immediately.
If there was one thing I knew about myself, it was my speed and, for the first time in a long while, I was actually grateful for it when I recovered from m
