Rhys realised even as he did it that if it had been Cassie he would never have stepped in front - protected her against this foe he would have let her handle it. But as Rose stepped up so did he, he let her come forward but not without showing his own protection over her, an inch or two in front but still beside her. He knew she could handle it - that wasn't why he was doing it, he was doing it because it was his job and because something inside of him made him do it - his wolf was stirred and it's instant desire was to protect Rose at any cost.

Even as Rhys had moved the rest of the pack had and echoed was the sound of a bullet finding the chamber of many a gun. A small smile played on Rhys' lips, a cheeky little thing which lit his chocolate eyes. Hands clasped in front of him, one over the other Rhys gave off the look of being perfectly calm, of not being bothered that there was at least one gun pointed at him and many fangs ready to sink into his skin. Well, bring it.

"Chris won't be happy when I send his pack back in doggy baggies," Rhys intoned and he sounded bored as if the scene before him was dull and wouldn't keep his attention for much longer. The rest of his pack would know otherwise - bored was not Rhys's way, he had that ability to seem like he was paying little attention yet he was so intently in tuned into something it was like nothing else in the world seems to exist.

A couple of things happened at once. Marcus found a gun from somewhere, the silly blonde took a shot at him and then Rose and Rhys pressed Rose down into the ground. A second, two hardly that and the world exploded into chaos. A crescendo of gunshots was heard, of that dull sickening sound of metal hitting flesh, the sound of screams and snarls of rage filling the air. Rhys could feel Rose beneath him where he had covered her, hiding her from the bullet even as the other had found his own flesh, hitting him in the shoulder. Pain flickered over his features for a moment before it flowed into the much welcome hot rage. His eyes would seek out Rose's for a moment to see if she was ok before he pressed his lips to her ear.

"Get somewhere safe." He would whisper, such a quiet breath against her ear before he was bounding up and into the fray going instantly for that stupid little blonde. There was no rules against hitting girls in his world.