The Hunted (The Hunted Series Book 1)

I dropped and rolled, but was not fast enough. His back claws caught the side of my shoulder, tearing through the material of my coat and piercing the flesh beneath. I cried out in pain. Nausea swept over me in an instant as blood poured quickly out of my wound, the sweet, salty scent tantalising to my nostrils, yet churning my stomach in response.