er boy; along his shoulders and down his
spine。
〃Paul! Relax!〃 Sam manded。
Paul shook his head back and forth; not in defiance; but as though he were
trying to concentrate。
〃Jeez; Paul;〃 one of the other boys—probably Jared—muttered。 〃Get a grip。〃
Paul twisted his head toward Jared; his lips curling back in irritation。 Then
he shifted his glare in my
direction。 Jacob took a step to put himself in front of me。
That did it。
〃Right; protect her!〃 Paul roared in outrage。 Another shudder; a convulsion;
heaved through his body。 He
threw his head back; a real growl tearing from between his teeth。
〃Paul!〃 Sam and Jacob shouted together。
Paul seemed to fall forward; vibrating violently。 Halfway to the ground; there
was a loud ripping noise;
and the boy exploded。
Dark silver fur blew out from the boy; coalescing into a shape more than five
…times his size—a massive;
crouched shape; ready to spring。
The wolf's muzzle wrinkled back over his teeth; and another growl rolled
through his colossal chest。 His
dark; enraged eyes focused on me。
In the same second; Jacob was running across the road straight for the
monster。
〃Jacob!〃 I screamed。
Mid…stride; a long tremor shivered down Jacob's spine。 He leaped forward;
diving headfirst into the
empty air。
With another sharp tearing sound; Jacob exploded; too。 He burst out of his
skin—shreds of black and
white cloth blasted up into the air。 It happened so quickly that if I'd
blinked; I'd have missed the entire
transformation。 One second it was Jacob diving into the air; and then it was
the gigantic; russet bro