Shadow Kissed (Magic Side: Wolf Bound 4) - Page 66

At that, the two black wolves rose off their haunches and moved toward her, teeth bared and menacing.

Sam drew her claws. “Don’t even think about trying anything. I can take you both.”

I instinctively raised my hands to draw my claws as well, but there were none there. Shit.

Camila smiled, though her voice was pregnant with warning. “A disruption would not reflect well on your friends, Sam. Considering how much hangs in the balance, I would put your claws away. Do you need to be escorted back through the portal to Magic Side, or will you wait by the lake for our decision?”

Jaxson growled, but I knew we had to deescalate before this got any worse. We had to persuade these wolves, not fight them. I reached out and gently touched my friend’s shoulder.

“Go, Sam,” I said softly, trying to muster a confident air.

“Fuck!” She snarled and withdrew her claws. “Are you sure? There are a lot of wolves here, but most of them are toothless by now.”

I held back a smile as Camila tensed. “Thanks. We’re good.”

“Stay close,” Jaxson said. “Call Regina. Let her know that there’s bullshit about to go down, and to be ready.”

Sam withdrew, frustration and anger tugging at the corners of her expression.

With a thankful nod, I headed toward the circle of wolves, but before we’d gone more than three paces, Sam jumped up on a large boulder and turned to face the wolves in the stone ring beyond. “Listen up, alphaholes!”

All faces turned to her, and my gut plunged. What was she doing?

“Since Savannah Caine discovered our world one month ago, she’s been abducted, hunted, and nearly killed by rogue wolves operating in your lands! And when pack members turned traitor and tried to murder her family, she kept her mouth shut to protect our pack—even before she was one of us!”

Sam’s eyes blazed gold, and her voice vibrated with anger. “She rescued me from blood drainers, and when a fucking sorcerer trapped two dozen of our wolves in the Dreamlands, Savannah went back in for them even after she escaped. She nearly died getting them out.”

“Get down,” Camila hissed. “How can you defend someone who bound their wolf?”

Sam leapt to the ground in front of the gray-haired alpha. “She gave up her wolf to protect our people!”

She stepped around Camila, up to where the black wolves blocked her way. “How dare you people judge her for that? She’s more wolf than any of you, and she’s done more to oppose the Dark God than any of you have or will.”

With that, she spun and stalked off toward the woods. “Fine. I said my piece. I’m fucking calling Regina.”

I heard the heavy murmur of the council behind me, but I could think of nothing but the crumbling sensation in my chest. I’d never had a friend like Sam in my life. “Thank you,” I whispered as she disappeared into the trees. Her words meant more to me than anything, and I could feel Jaxson radiating with pride.

“Is she going to be trouble?” Camila asked, her gaze locked on Sam.

Jaxson gave her a wicked grin. “Only if you are. Let’s go.”

With that, he shoved past her, and together, we stepped into the ring of wolves.

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