teeth through an eye already swollen shut - turns to my brother and smacks his hands hard against his chest. Rafe screams - a horrible sound of fear and pain - and t scream too, dashing forward, desperate to help -
But Jesse, he gets there faster than all of us.
Jesse lets out a mighty yell and throws his body into Rafe's, knocking him aside. As Alvez's arms fall slightly, Jesse's hand snaps out, wrapping around the other man's neck.
And as Jesse's fingers tighten, shadows burst from him, all of them wrapping themselves around Alvez as well.
Rafe falls coughing to the floor as
Luca stumbles back, gasping in fear and surprise, going to the ground next to Rafe. Jackson stands panting as I dash forward, his arm cocked high, ready to deliver another blow whenever it's necessary -
But it doesn't seem necessary.
Jesse moves forward, his teeth bared, his canines elongated, pushing Alvez backward until his back slams against the far stone wall. All the time Jesse's shadows writhe, twining around Alvez's limbs, seeping into his mouth, sliding¶nto his throat. Tendrils of Jesse's darkness are everywhere around Alvez, and as I fall to my knees at Rafe's side, my hands wrapping around his heaving shoulders, I gape to see that the shadows - they're not just tricks of light anymore.