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.

my upper lip curling back to reveal a row of sharp teeth. There was only one hope

at being cornered for bloodsport. If Mila wanted a gory show of dominance from her 'chosen

rolled smoothly as the grizzly lunged at me, narrowly 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 this

I didn't want to kill.

snapped shut an inch from fur as the bear whirled away

brutal swat of the bear's enormous paw connected with my shoulder, hurling me across the blackened

bear charged again instantly, his maw wide open

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

screeched. "Blood! Bathe

slicked the black obsidian tiles, its metallic tang

of blood from deep lacerations. My vision swam as

destroying me. And if I had any chance, even a flicker of a chance, at getting out of here and seeing

be the

fury: "Fight for me!"

I hurled myself behind 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

The grizzly's choked bellows rang out, matching the spectators' fevered screams... And

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 into my soul forever. I had killed in the most primal,

part of me had loved

palms. What little strength I had was gone

needed to

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

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 into those

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

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