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

for bloodsport. If Mila wanted a gory show of dominance from her 'chosen mate', then... she was going

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

hijacked any rational thought-no, I

fur as the bear whirled away

connected with my shoulder, hurling me across the blackened floor. Agonized gasps echoed from the spectators

maw wide open and dripping with

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

screeched. "Blood! Bathe

soon slicked the black obsidian tiles, its metallic tang coating my muzzle until I could

for what felt like hours, both of us now gushing what felt like rivers of blood from deep lacerations. My vision swam as the pain

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

I had to be the one who destroyed

at my overflowing fury:

myself behind the bear mid-charge, letting its enormous momentum carry it skidding past me. Before it

my jaws. I felt its sinew shred between my canines. The grizzly's choked bellows

released the 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

me had

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 hum,

I needed

out on the tiles. Of course this was no regular bear; he had been a shifter,

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 into those lifeless, wild

it was; but something in me roiled as I saw it,

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