42. Power

Sam and Julian, who were already predisposed to blow the whole thing up from the start, have to take a very deep breath in order not to murder the Fairy King right there.

Instead, trying at all costs not to scream or slap the monarch, Sam says:

"A werewolf? A werewolf here?"

Julian also has his reasons to be irritated, though not as much as Sam.

Solis gives a small chuckle, although his guards have become more alert to the posture of the two demons.

"Not just a werewolf, boys," he says. "But something totally unheard of."

The fire-eyed man closes both fists, looking once again at the wolf that is growling furiously at Shandra.

"But werewolves aren't like that! And what do you mean by unheard of?"

The King's gaze becomes more serious, as if he were saying that Sam had better remember who he was talking to. The old man just says:

"Watch closely."

Down below, sweating like a pig and feeling all the danger alerts screaming for her to run out of there, Shandra took two steps back, but soon