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

bear whirled around closed 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 mate', then...

Then, I

hijacked any rational thought-no, I

from fur as

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

charged again instantly, his maw wide

flurry of claws and fangs, offense versus defense in a frenzy to simply survive.

the crowd screeched. "Blood! Bathe

tang coating my muzzle until I could no longer differentiate mine from my unwilling

hours, both of us now gushing what felt like rivers of blood from deep lacerations.

the tireless beast intent on destroying me. And if I

had to be the

prodded at my overflowing fury: "Fight for me!" she cried out. "Prove your worth,

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 strength fueled entirely by nothing but

between my canines. The grizzly's choked bellows rang out, matching the spectators' fevered screams...

staggered backwards, half-blinded by sweat and gore. Heaving raggedly, I knew I had survived the impossible clash. But at a devastating

me had loved

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

course this was no regular bear; he had been a shifter, just

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

what it was; but something in me roiled

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255