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.

up against the wall, I was running out of escape room. I had to make a stand,

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

a good girl, now," Hawk said, lifting his

hadn't been there before. Had he teleported as well?

touch

he was too slow. Nicholas lunged and tackled him, stealing the breath

are you here?!" Hawk shouted, fear

elongating and his fingers curling into claws. "You think you can separate us? You think

becomes monstrous, all bulging muscle and fur and rage. He's half-human, half-wolf, a bulky towering, looming figure, with

hurt us for 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 around himself. He was

I shouted, but it

flash, Hawk blinked

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

must