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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.”

me out of harm’s way. But I

this is not up for debate!” Ivan’s voice held a steely edge I hadn’t heard before. He grabbed my arm and began dragging me

the exit.

Then, in the distance, I saw them.

throat. They were going to kill each 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 he hates me, and Alex, the man I knew I

in a

from his grasp and bolted towards them. “No!” he roared after me, but I was already

running,

felt like running through an adrenaline–fueled dream. The snarls and growls intensified as I got closer, punctuated by the sickening crack of bone on bone. Each step felt like

wolf, easily twice

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Chapter 99

My heart

shot past me. Alex’s wolf, a blur of lethal grace, tackled the brown from the side. They tumbled across the

it and it threatened to consume me, but something else, a flicker of my wolf within, urged me forward. I wouldn’t stand by and watch him be ripped to shreds. With a deep breath that did

I shifted.

body. My vision sharpened, the world narrowing to a predator’s focus. I saw the glint of the

him, driving him back a few steps. He whipped his

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

attack, my wolf’s agility giving me an advantage against 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, trying to

wolf was no fool. He anticipated my attacks with surprising speed, his yellow eyes gleaming with predatory intelligence. Each missed attack left me vulnerable, and the growing

sluggish

hall, drawing my attention back to the central brawl. My father’s wolf, fueled by rage and desperation, had managed to get back on

sprawling