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.

to reveal a row of sharp teeth. There was only one hope of survival now: I needed to stand

for the kill, outrage roared through my soul at being cornered for bloodsport. If Mila wanted

me, narrowly evading the kill-swipe of its enormous claws. Then, I leaped with my fangs bared, aiming to grapple the

I didn't want to

shut an inch from fur

with my shoulder, hurling me across the blackened floor. Agonized

charged again instantly, his maw wide

a frenzy to simply survive. My strikes were fueled

the crowd screeched. "Blood!

black obsidian tiles, its metallic tang coating my muzzle

deep lacerations. My vision

tireless beast intent on destroying me. And if I had any chance, even a

I had to be the one who destroyed

cries prodded at my overflowing fury:

Before it could regain balance I seized

sinew shred between my canines. The grizzly's choked bellows rang

knew I had survived the impossible clash. But at a devastating cost that was now carved into my soul forever. I had killed in the most primal, savage way

of me had loved

into my human form and fell to my knees, the tiles warm and damp 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

I needed

me began to ripple, blurring until it became a bloodied naked man splayed out on the tiles. Of course this was no regular bear; he had

body destroyed beyond all belief by my unwilling attacks. Hot revulsion bubbled up

the corners of them, although I didn't know what it was; but something in me roiled as

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