For one heartbeat, I thought Jax would dodge.
He always dodged. He always moved faster than danger. He always stepped in front of me before I even sensed the threat.
But Eidos was already there.
A sharp bone tendril shot from his forearm, lashing through the air like a serpent. It wrapped around Jax’s throat before Jax could even lift a hand to block. The tendril tightened instantly, lifting him off the ground with a violent jerk.
Jax’s boots left the floor. His breath cut off in a strangled gasp.
“No.” My voice cracked with raw terror.
Eidos held him aloft with one effortless motion. The tendril glowed with pulsing white light as if it was drinking from Jax’s life.
“Well,” Eidos said with soft delight. “Let us see what your wolf is really worth.”
I lunged forward, but Eidos shifte
