Joyce, despite his best efforts, was not a fighter. He was not bred for war and battle like Hawke was, so even calling on the power of his Alpha wolf, Hawk tossed Joyce aside like he was a sack of potatoes.

However, Joyce did show amazing tenacity, and stood back up time and time again. Roaring. he threw himself at Hawk, all elbows and poorly-timed punches

Hawk blocked and blocked, until finally, he seemingly reached the edge of his patience and grabbed Joyce by the shoulders, stopping him.

"Enough of this," Joyce growled. Magic glowed around his hands, and then Joyce disappeared.

Teleportation.

"Where is he?" I demanded. "What have you done with him?"

"He's fine. You think I'd kill off my meal ticket? Hawk snapped. "I simply sent him to a locked room. Now.." Hawk stepped toward me, menacingly. "You are going to fall in line, Piper, or I am going to break you."

linched backwards. "I'll never do your bidding."

Hawk sighed. "Why can't anyone ever pick the easy way? Oh well." He took another large step.

up against the wall, I was running out of

or bear form, but she was too

good girl, now," Hawk said, lifting

the shadows behind him. He hadn't been

touch

lunged and tackled him, stealing the breath straight from

shouted, fear

Nicholas was slowly shifting, his teeth elongating and his fingers curling into claws. "You think you

rage. He's half-human,

the last time," Nicholas growled. His claws ripped into Hawk's shoulder. Hawk cried out. Then, as before, magic swirled around him. But unlike with Joyce, this time the magic curled

I shouted, but it

flash, Hawk

with Nicholas's hand curled around his neck. Had Nicholas snatched him out of his magic? How

powerful must

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