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.

reveal a row of sharp teeth. There was only one hope of survival

outrage roared through my soul at being cornered for bloodsport. If Mila wanted a gory show of dominance

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 to kill. This wasn't me...

an inch from fur as the

across the

wide open and dripping with saliva. He

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

screeched. "Blood! Bathe the floors

metallic tang coating my muzzle until I could no longer differentiate

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

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

I had to be the one who destroyed him

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

Before it could regain balance I seized its

my canines. The grizzly's choked bellows rang out, matching the spectators' fevered screams... And then its immense body crashed down,

had survived the impossible clash. But at a devastating cost that was now carved into my soul

me had

with blood now beneath my palms. What little strength I had was

I needed to

laid before me began 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 shifter, just like me. There was a man under there,

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

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

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