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.

admire his precision as another came at me,

to 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

scrambling to regain footing, but I didn't

disarming them before a sharp kick sent them

with wolfsbane. Stay together and focus on your defenses!" Killian barked, his voice cutting

blur beside me, as soon as he picked up a fallen dagger, he sliced through

shadow, his strikes swift and calculated. Warriors surrounded us, their battle cries echoing through the

the chaos

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

time, his army is wielding daggers laced with wolfsbane, he is determined to get rid of

and the last fight that we had, the rogues were many in numbers, but they were

It must be Alpha Cedric who provided them. It is too late when we found out about the

rogue king for a long time,

the rogue king gets

frozen, caught between the battle and the

to panic when Killian broke through the melee, his golden eyes locked onto him

roared, closing the distance in a flash. "You're done running!" Cedric scrambled back,

Killian growled,

he lunged, but a rogue intercepted him,

with brutal efficiency,

rang out again, calm yet commanding. "Fall

he is too cautious, not risking any chance for us

retreating and forming a protective form around the rogue king,

king stepped backwards,

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

waiting for us to go all in so they could

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