Verity's POV

The forest Instantly became a battlefield.

One moment, there was only the tense standoff with cassian's forces and the rougees.

They emerged like a nightmare given form, their eyes glowing red and gold in the dim light, teeth bared, claws extended. The sheer number of them made the ground seem to shift and writhe, a living tide of snarling bodies that closed in from every direction.

I heard the sharp intake of breath from Cassian's warriors and saw the way their formation ...