The Luna Choosing Game

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.

out of escape

pushed my thoughts out through my mind, searching for Miracle, in wolf or bear form, but she was too weary, too weak yet

now," Hawk said, lifting

shadows behind him. He hadn't been there before. Had he teleported

touch her," Nicholas

startled, turned but he was too slow. Nicholas lunged and tackled him, stealing the

fear and anger rivaling in his

and his fingers curling into claws. "You think you can

all bulging muscle and fur and rage. He's half-human, half-wolf, a bulky towering,

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 around himself. He

shouted, but

Hawk blinked

Suddenly, Hawk reappeared, with Nicholas's hand curled around his neck. Had Nicholas snatched him out of his magic?

must Nicholas