An ugly gray wolf stalked out from the dark woods, followed by another and another.

Jace and Seraphine each took a side of me, ready to fight.

When the rogues moved forward, it was in a rush, all of them coming at us in unison. Jace and Seraphine both lunged at the wolves closest to me, trying to protect me, but there were so many of them and only the three of us.

Jace grabbed a large black wolf by the neck and bit down, shaking it until it stopped moving. But as ...