An Understated Dominance by Marina Vittori

Abigail was weirded out and felt uneasy as she watched the Onyxclaw come to a stop. She wasn’t afraid. She was just worried that her identity would be exposed.

“Dustin, didn’t you say it couldn’t distinguish between good and evil? Why did it stop in front of us? Did it realize something?” Abigail squeaked through her teeth.

“It’s just a coincidence. Don’t worry, relax. It’ll leave soon,” Dustin reassured her gently. He had just finished speaking when the Onyxclaw suddenly lowered its head, and its long canine almost touched Dustin’s head.

It breathed heavily onto Dustin’s face. It felt warm but gave off a pungent smell. Dustin held his breath and muttered silently, “Buddy, you’d better not mess around, or I’ll kill you.”

Seemingly sensing Dustin’s threat, the Onyxclaw snorted and shifted its massive head toward Abigail. She clenched her fists, barely holding back the urge to strike.

The Onyxclaw was close to the size of an elephant. With its proximity, one bite could easily snap off Abigail’s head. This creature was stepping out of line.

“What’s going on? Why did the Onyxclaw stop in front of them? Are they the so-called wicked people?”

does next. If it acts further, their identities might indeed be

earlier without incident, it was odd that it chose to stop

no good. The Onyxcalw just confirmed my suspicions!” Florence crossed her arms, looking as arrogant

bite off their heads,” Julie

and showed no reaction. She still thought that Anders was merely putting on a show. How could a beast possibly discern

It didn’t attempt anything special. It simply sniffed the air near Dustin and Abigail before turning around and walking away.

been aggressive toward them, they would

still resentful at being bumped

it?” Julie was nervously excited. If she could just touch the ferocious beast,

all, someone already touched it earlier. It should be fine.” Florence

me be a star for the day!” As the Onyxclaw approached, Julie took a deep breath and summoned the courage to reach