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Roth

I flew from the doorway,my rage erupting into pure murder when I heard the wolf proposition Lilah into a threesome. Hurt him. Kill him. The incubus was ready to come out and play, joining me in the pain I was prepared to inflict on the trespassing dog.

I launched myself into the wolf and sent it flying across the street. A resounding thud came from the impact, and the streetlamp crumpled in half from the force. The dog was getting to its feet, dazed, drunk, but ready for more punishment. And I was itching to dole it out.

“Roth, wait.” Lilah tried to pull on my elbow, but I wasn’t having it. The look in her eyes was pure fire as I gently set her aside. Then I raced across the street and met the wolf with a thundering uppercut. Feels good. More.

I had no problem indulging the incubus, stalking around the wolf. He was bloodied and bruised, but I was nowhere near done. Not even close.

The wolf got to his knees and let out a piercing howl before struggling to his feet. I cracked my knuckles, keen to punish the beast, but then I heard answering howls, several close by. No matter. I could take them on. None of them would touch her.

“Roth!” Lilah’s voice cut through the night. “Farrow! Stop!”

My sole focus was on the wolf, who would soon pay dearly for touching Lilah.

Farrow shot her a look of confusion before squaring off against me. “What’s the matter? Is it Lilah there?”

“Don’t say her name.” I feinted a jab, landing a vicious haymaker right afterward.

Farrow wove on his feet but remained standing. The moon broke free from a wisp of cloud, igniting the power of his inner wolf and turning his eyes into a gleaming yellow.

“Did she tell you about me?” he taunted.

I swung out again, barely missing the tip of his nose as he danced out of reach.

“I was her one and only.” Farrow shot her a glance. “Wasn’t I, sweetheart?”

“Shut up, Farrow.” Anger seeped into her voice.

It fueled me, as if I needed any more reason to hate the beast. This dog was the one who’d broken her heart, the one I promised would pay. And these days, I always kept my promises.

The dog grinned. “I gave her all she could take and she wanted more.”

The incubus screeched, and an icy blast of air rent the space around them, freezing tiny moisture droplets in the air and sending them tinkling to the pavement. Farrow was taken aback, an opening I capitalized on by launching a painful headbutt.

Farrow wiped the back of his hand across the blood that streamed from his yellow hair. “And she was one sweet piece, I can tell you that.”

I let out an inhuman roar and tore at Farrow. I wanted to flay the skin from his bones and leave only the wolf’s tongue intact so it could apologize to Lilah every day until I finally took pity and killed it. Pity would be a long, long time coming for this cur.

I tackled him to the ground, and we rolled, punching each other as I got the better of the wolf. I threw punch after punch, only looking up when I heard Lilah’s piercing scream.

A dozen wolves, in full animal form, prowled from the shadows, teeth bared and hair standing on end.

Farrow laughed through the blood that coated his face. “Sorry, sweetheart.”

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