Ally's POV

　　My heart hammers against my ribcage, every instinct screaming at me to run, but I know flight is futile. Dawn, my wolf, stirs within me, her growl resonating in my bones. She, too, senses the impending violence, the war about to erupt between blood.

　　"Leave us," Elliot's command slices through the tension, his stance protective before me. "I won't let you take her."

　　"Let me?" Nathan's laugh is cruel, a sound that sends shivers down my ...