Leland suddenly appeared behind the bear and struck it in the back and then jabbed his fist into its chest.
His arm and hand partially transformed into a werewolf's paw with its long deadly claws. It ripped the heart out of the bear's chest and killed it instantly.
He was furious that a creature would dare lay a hand on Sophie.
His Sophie.
Unfortunately, the sight of blood and the bear's heart lying out in the open and in front of Sophie made the woman pass out. It didn't help that Leland's imposing aura made it so incredible to stand up at all, everyone else would have bowed down immediately because of the pressure.
"Sophie!!"
Leland quickly caught her with his clean arm and watched the fainted woman with a small frown on his face. There were tears on her face that froze over with the winter winds.
Seeing her looking so pitiful made his heart ache.
