Alaric’s POV

I wasted no time in shielding her with my body, crouching low, claws extended, every nerve in my body aflame.

Then came more of the bandits, more bloody bandits… our blades slashed.. swords clanked against each other..

None touched her. None would...

My fury was a storm, my blood a river, and every man who dared inch closer drowned in it.

The first swung low. I twisted, my arm lashing out, claws raking across his throat. His blood splattered on the ground like ...