ERIC
I caught Lance's hand mid-swing before it could reach me. A grin spread across my face as surprise flickered through his.
He hadn't expected me to stop him that quickly.
I shoved him with everything I had, sending him stumbling backward until his back slammed into the rough bark of a large tree behind him.
Lance grunted, his body arching slightly from the impact. He clutched his side and glared at me.
I ignored the look.
"I spared you at the party," I said, walking toward him. "And again in the hearing hall."
When only a few feet remained between us, I let my voice drop lower, colder. "But out here, no one is going to save you from me."
Kol scoffed. I turned my glare on him. He pulled his hands from his pockets and folded his arms across his chest.
"You sure about that?" he asked, raising a brow.
"Stay the fuck out of this, Archer," I warned.
"Or don't," Raze snarled inside my head. "I'm ready to take them both."
"I don't want to," Kol replied.
