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 survival now: I

in for the kill, outrage roared through my soul at being cornered for bloodsport. If Mila wanted a gory show of dominance from her 'chosen

smoothly as the grizzly lunged at me, narrowly evading the kill-swipe of its enormous claws. Then, I leaped with my

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

fur as the

the blackened

charged again instantly, his maw wide open and dripping with

frenzy to

crowd screeched. "Blood! Bathe the

metallic tang coating my muzzle until I could no longer differentiate

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 beneath

misstep meant disembowelment by the tireless beast intent on destroying me. And if I had any chance, even

be the one who

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

behind the bear mid-charge, letting its enormous momentum carry it skidding past me. Before it could regain balance I seized its exposed nape, clamping down with an immense

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 immense body crashed down, twitching before

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,

of me

and damp with blood now beneath my palms. What little strength

needed to

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

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

was; but something in me roiled

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