The Alpha turned toward Asher, throat widening.
Asher did not stay where he had invited the attack. At the last moment, he kicked off a cracked stone and used blue flame to lift and shift his body sideways, not fully escaping the pressure, but preventing it from hitting him straight on. Liam dropped behind the broken fountain base and braced one hand against stone, angling his body away from the direct line.
The bellow tore across the market square toward the open interior, away from the southern gate and the most fragile barracks.
