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tack.”

Chapter 99

-Maya’s POV-

The world erupted into a cacophony of snarls, growls, and the sickening thud of flesh on flesh. Alex’s command echoed in my ears, a death knell shattering the fragile peace we’d all clung to for the past hour.

Before I could even blink, his wolves were a blur of fur and fangs, launching themselves towards the center platform where my father stood, his own wolves scrambling to meet the attack. A primal scream tore from my throat as I watched Alex himself shift. The human form I knew, the one that had haunted my dreams and stolen my heart, dissolved before my eyes. In his place stood a magnificent beast, a black wolf, its fur rippling with raw power.

A guttural roar ripped from Alex’s wolf, a sound that sent shivers down my spine and echoed the primal fear rising within me. My father’s pack didn’t hesitate. With snarls of their own, they too shifted, a wave of brown and gray fur surging forward to meet the oncoming black

tide.

The clash was instantaneous, a whirlwind of snapping teeth and thrashing claws. The air grew thick with the stench of fur and blood, the polished floor of the hall slick with crimson. I stood rooted in place, paralyzed by the sudden, brutal violence that unfolded before me.

Then, a cold realization washed over me, sharp and undeniable. This wasn’t a show of force, a fight for dominance. This was a massacre. Alex

hadn’t come here to negotiate peace; he’d come here to destroy.

A frantic voice broke through the haze of terror clouding my mind. “Amaya!” I whipped my head around, searching for the source of the shout. Relief flooded me as I saw Ivan pushing his way through the throng of fighting wolves, his face etched with concern.

Instinct took over. I needed to find Natalia and Sarah, get them out of this madness. “Ivan,” I shouted, my voice barely audible over the growing chaos, “Natalia and Sarah! I need to find them!”

He reached me, his grip firm as he pulled me towards a side door leading out of the hall. “We need to get you out of here first,” he yelled, his voice strained. “I’ll find them once I get you safe.”

logic, the need to get me out of

voice held a steely edge I hadn’t heard before. He grabbed my arm and began

the exit.

Then, in the distance, I saw them. My father and Alex, locked in a vicious light, their wolf forms a tangle of snarling

other. In that moment, everything else faded away- the chaos, the fear, the need to escape. All I saw was my father, the man who raised me even though

in

my arm free from his grasp and bolted towards them. “No!” he roared

running,

snarls and growls intensified as I got closer, punctuated by the sickening crack of bone on bone. Each step felt like wading through mud, my breath

frenzy, a massive brown wolf, easily twice the size of any I’d ever seen, slammed

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sprawling across the ground. My heart lurched, dread twisting in my

past me. Alex’s wolf, a blur

urged me forward. I wouldn’t stand by and watch him be ripped to shreds. With a

I shifted.

by a rush of power surging through my body. My vision sharpened, the world narrowing to a predator’s focus. I saw the

primal roar, I slammed into him, driving him back a few steps. He whipped his head around, his yellow eyes narrowing in

vital edge in their fight But whoever he was was a seasoned warrior, and his surprise quickly melted away, replaced by a snarl so vicious it sent shivers down my spine. He lunged at me, his massive jaws snapping inches from my

his brute strength. We danced around each other, a deadly ballet on the blood–soaked floor. I darted in and out, nipping at his flanks,

fool. He anticipated my attacks with surprising speed, his yellow eyes gleaming with predatory intelligence. Each missed attack left me vulnerable, and the growing pain in my leg,

sluggish

My father’s wolf, fueled by rage and desperation, had managed to get back on his feet and was now charging

sprawling