I prepared, bracing for impact. But Amber used my distraction to sneak around me. At the same instant, she shifted too, and collided with Olivia in the air.
Olivia flew to the side, smashing into the grass and dirt as she landed on her back. The guards surrounded her at once, and as she shifted back into human form, she was taken into custody.
Amber, who had landed on her feet, waiting until Olivia was secured before she trotted back toward me, shifting into her human form once more as she did so.
The minute she was within arm reach, I grabbed her and pulled her to me. My racing heart steadied only when she was safe in my arms.
“Never do that again,” I growled.
“No promises,” she replied, which irked me to no end.
We were going to talk about this later, when we didn’t have an audienc
