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.

a row of sharp teeth. There was only one hope of survival now: I

roared through my soul at being cornered for bloodsport. If Mila

evading the kill-swipe of its enormous claws. Then, I leaped with my fangs bared, aiming to grapple the bear's vulnerable throat and end

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

an inch from fur as the bear

me across the blackened floor. Agonized gasps echoed

instantly, his maw wide open and

followed blurred into an endless flurry of claws and fangs, offense versus defense in a frenzy to simply survive.

the crowd screeched. "Blood! Bathe the

what they wanted; blood soon slicked the black obsidian tiles, its metallic tang coating my muzzle until I could no longer differentiate mine

blood from deep lacerations. My vision swam as the

me. And if I had any chance, even

be the one who

my overflowing fury: "Fight for me!" she cried out. "Prove your

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 strength fueled entirely by nothing but

hide tore easily within my jaws. I felt its sinew shred between my canines. The grizzly's choked bellows rang out,

broken neck and staggered backwards, half-blinded by sweat and gore. Heaving raggedly, I knew I had survived the impossible clash. But at a devastating cost that was now carved

me had

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

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

my

I didn't know what it was; but something in me roiled as I saw it,

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