Chapter 410: Dual Entrapment

Astrid's POV

The air felt sharper, heavier. Ryder's words lingered, a warning that sent a jolt of adrenaline surging through me. "It's a trap."

Killian's hand tightened around mine briefly before he let go, signaling silently to the warriors around us.

His golden eyes locked onto mine, and without speaking, I understood. Be ready.

The rogues emerged from the shadows like wraiths, their movements swift and predatory.

My heart pounded as Killian raised a hand, signaling our group to spread out and form a defensive line.

The moonlight gleamed off their weapons, but it was their eyes-feral, unrelenting- that sent a shiver down my spine.

The rogue king's voice broke through the stillness, cold and calculated. "You've been followed, Cedric."

Cedric spun around, his eyes wide in shock and fear as his gaze darted toward the trees.

With the rogue king's army surrounding us, and with his calm demeanor. It was obvious that he had seen us from afar. He was prepared to stop us.

Only Cedric had no idea about what's happening around us, that he had used him as a bait

The rogue king didn't even glance back at us. Instead, he extended a hand, gesturing to the rogues. "Take care of it."

That was the only warning we got before chaos erupted.

The first rogue lunged, their blade, made of silver and reeking with the scent of wolfsbane, aimed for Killian.

He sidestepped effortlessly, his claws extending in a blur as he struck, sending the rogue sprawling.

have time to admire his precision as another came at me, their dagger glinting

weaken our wolves. The smell of wolfsbane dripping from their daggers smelled so pontent that

sharpening my movements, and countered with a sweep of my leg, knocking them off

to regain footing, but I

through their weapon arm, disarming them before a

daggers are laced with wolfsbane. Stay together and focus on

was a blur beside me, as soon as he picked up a

calculated. Warriors surrounded us, their battle cries echoing through the

the chaos unfold with an unnerving

figure loomed over the fray, untouched and unmoved. He didn't so much as flinch when one

is determined to get rid of all of us and he is

the last fight that we had, the rogues

got weapons. It must be Alpha Cedric who provided them. It is too late

been helping the rogue king for a long time,

where the rogue king gets his resources to build his

stood frozen, caught between the battle and the rogue king's

through the melee, his golden eyes locked onto him like a predator to its

flash. "You're done running!" Cedric

enough," Killian growled, his voice like

as he lunged, but a rogue intercepted him,

them with brutal efficiency, his focus

king's voice rang out again, calm

not risking any chance for us to

obeyed instantly, retreating and forming a protective form around the rogue king, protecting him from

backwards, his movements

arm. All the rogues are equipped with daggers, and I'm

from us, waiting for us to go all in so they could surround

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