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.

curling back to reveal a row of sharp teeth. There

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

enormous claws. Then, I leaped with my fangs bared, aiming to grapple the bear's vulnerable throat

instinct hijacked any rational thought-no, I didn't want

snapped shut an inch from fur as the bear

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

bear charged again instantly, his maw wide open and dripping with saliva.

endless flurry of claws and fangs, offense versus defense in a frenzy to simply survive. My strikes were fueled only by

crowd screeched. "Blood! Bathe the floors in

what they wanted; blood soon slicked the black obsidian tiles, its metallic tang

rivers of blood from deep lacerations. My vision swam

tireless beast intent on destroying me. And if I had any chance, even a flicker of a chance, at getting out

to be the one

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

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

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

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

of me had

damp with blood now beneath my palms. What little strength

needed to

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

vacant jade eyes stared lifelessly back at me, his body destroyed beyond all belief by my unwilling attacks. Hot revulsion bubbled up in my throat as I stared

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

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