The explosion threw Kael across the street.
Glass rained down from broken windows as he rolled behind a burning car. His ears rang from the blast. Blood dripped from a cut on his forehead.
"Death to all monsters!" someone screamed through a megaphone.
Kael peeked around the car. A group of humans in black masks stood in the town square. They held signs that said "HUMANS ONLY" and "KILL THE BEASTS." Some carried guns. Others held torches.
"Where are you hiding, wolf boy?" one of them yelled. "We know you're here!"
Kael's heart pounded. These weren't Shadow Council soldiers. These were regular people from the town. People he had helped save just yesterday.
Mrs. Peterson, who owned the bakery, stepped forward without a mask. "The Blackwood boys protected my daughter from those vampires last week," she said firmly. "They're good kids."
"They're not kids!" shouted Mr. Williams, the pharmacist. "They're animals! My brother died because we trusted supernatural freaks!"
