Gabriel’s POV:
The wolf was panting as it watched me with fear in its eyes for a few seconds after I had spoken, before it began to transform, slower than I had seen before.
As the fur disappeared and turned to human hairs on his skin, I began to recognize who it was.
Another of my warriors.
This was a surprise, I thought, keeping the man pinned to the ground, even as he was still breathing heavily.
It was a very unpleasant surprise.
Not only was one of my warriors involved in my attack, but this one also was.
“What’s your name?” I asked him, my transformation still voluntarily stopped halfway.
The man swallowed, his muscles stiff and tense as he replied, “Jacoby.”
Jacoby, I thought, you will become my scapegoat today.
“So,” I began to speak again, my tone of voice turning very d
