Time slowed to a crawl as Annie’s wolf lunged at me, teeth bared and claws extended. My brain screamed at me to shift, but my body couldn’t catch up with the command.
“Hazel, move!” Levi shouted beside me.
Instinct took over. I ducked and threw myself sideways, tumbling onto the hard tile floor as Annie’s massive wolf form sailed through the air where I had been standing seconds ago. The crowd erupted in screams and chaos as people scattered in all directions.
The momentum of my dodge sent me rolling away from Levi, and suddenly we were separated by a sea of panicking shoppers. Annie’s wolf recovered quickly, turning to face me with a murderous gleam in her eyes.
I scrambled to my feet, heart pounding against my ribcage.
“Annie, stop!” Lucas’s voice commanded from somewhere in the distance, but she was beyond reason.
