**Jake**

A sudden and searing pain stabs me through the back. I howl with rage as the flames dig into my skin, searing the muscles beneath. I kick and buck, throwing the thing off me. As it lands in the ruins before me, I see the black wolf and its silver eyes.

John.

‘RUN!’ I yell at Kait and Marcey. Kait grabs Marcey’s hands and they bolt onto the side street.

John’s eyes flick to them, daring to chase after them, but I growl, snapping my jaws and ...