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.

back to reveal a row of sharp teeth. There was only one hope of

through my soul at being cornered for bloodsport. If Mila wanted a gory show of dominance from her 'chosen mate', then...

claws. Then, I leaped with my fangs bared,

panicked instinct hijacked any rational thought-no, I didn't want to kill. This

inch from fur as the bear

the bear's enormous paw connected with my shoulder, hurling me across the blackened floor. Agonized

his maw wide open and

of claws and fangs, offense versus defense in a frenzy to simply survive. My strikes were fueled only by frantic desperation while animalistic bellows assaulted me from all

screeched. "Blood!

the black obsidian tiles, its metallic tang coating my muzzle until I could no longer

hours, both of us now gushing what felt like rivers of blood from deep lacerations. My vision swam as the pain mounted beyond anything I had

could not yield; one misstep meant disembowelment by the tireless beast intent on destroying me. And if I had any chance, even

be the one who destroyed him

fury: "Fight for me!" she cried out. "Prove your worth,

Before it could regain balance I seized its exposed nape, clamping down with an immense strength fueled entirely by nothing

tore easily within my jaws. I felt its sinew shred between my canines. The grizzly's choked bellows rang out, matching the spectators' fevered screams... And then its

gore. Heaving raggedly, I knew I had survived the impossible clash. But at a devastating cost that

part of me

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

I needed to

Of course this was no

all belief by my unwilling attacks. Hot revulsion bubbled up in my throat as

the corners of them, although I didn't know what it was; but

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