Chapter 0699

Enzo

My eyes locked onto the enormous bear that was now thundering toward me, six-hundred pounds of snarling fury and dagger-length claws. The deafening roar that escaped the bear's throat almost seemed to shake the very stone beneath my paws.

Every instinct screamed to brace for impact as the grizzly charged at me.

"What the hell?" I thought to my wolf. "How—"

"Don't even question it," my wolf commanded. "Just don't get killed, dammit!"

My wolf was right; there was no time for speculation or awe. There was a wild beast hurtling toward me, reading to kill. Taking in a sharp breath, I lunged out of the way just before the bear collided with me. Up above, the vicious cries erupted from the crowd and caught my momentary attention.

"Rip his throat!"

"Flay the mongrel!"

I didn't know which one of us they were cheering for-me or the bear.

Nonetheless, I filtered out the madness of the crowd, my frenzied thoughts strategizing escape routes desperately feint left then sprint right for the gate, which was still open? No, I could never outpace this monster in this wide open

arena.

"Kill him! Kill him!" the crowd cheered menacingly.

grimaced, my upper lip curling back to reveal a row of sharp teeth.

soul at being cornered for bloodsport. If Mila wanted

at me, narrowly evading the kill-swipe of its enormous claws. Then, I leaped with my fangs

rational thought-no, I didn't want

inch from fur

connected with my shoulder, hurling me across the blackened floor. Agonized gasps echoed from the spectators above, but there was no

again instantly, his maw wide open and dripping

offense versus defense in a frenzy to

screeched. "Blood! Bathe the floors

wanted; blood soon slicked the black obsidian tiles, its metallic tang coating my muzzle

of us now gushing what felt like rivers of blood from deep lacerations. My vision swam as the pain mounted beyond anything I had endured before even the torture

And if I had any chance, even a flicker of a chance, at getting out of here and

be the one

cries prodded at my overflowing fury: "Fight for me!" she cried

past me. Before it could

shred between my canines. The grizzly's choked bellows rang out, matching the spectators' fevered screams... And then its immense body crashed down, twitching before it finally fell

clash. But at a devastating cost

me had loved

with blood now beneath my palms. What little strength I had was gone now; my wolf was spent. The cries of the crowd faded into a hum, into

I needed to see

it became a bloodied naked man splayed out on the tiles. Of course this was no regular bear; he had been a shifter, just like me. There

body destroyed beyond all belief by my unwilling attacks. Hot revulsion bubbled up in my throat as I stared into those lifeless, wild

didn't know what it was; but something in me roiled

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