The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 261

Ella

Anya screamed, raising her hands in defense as the rogue lunged for her.

I moved before I could think twice.

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The rogue slammed into me instead of her. Its claws raked across my shoulder, tearing through the white blouse and into the skin beneath. I gritted my teeth against the pain and swung around, reaching deep within me for my wolf’s strength.

A moment later, I stood on four legs instead of two. “Finally,” my wolf sighed in relief. “Some good, old- fashioned bloodshed.”

Years of warrior training kicked in in an instant. I swiped my claws at the rogue’s face, catching it right in the eye. Blood spurted from its fresh wound, making it stagger back, but it didn’t go down just yet. Instead, it whirled toward me with a snarl, yellow eyes blazing with feral anger.

Anya screamed again, frozen in place.

The rogue whirled toward her and lunged again, but this time, I was ready. I leapt in between it and Anya, this time clamping my jaws around its neck with a sickening crunch. The wolf yelped and struggled.

I bit down harder. And

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circled around me then swiped at me again. It caught my foreleg. I cried out in pain,

cried out, rushing toward me.

rogue leapt again. Its matted gray fur blotted out the sun overhead as it covered my body with its own. For a moment, all I

sending it skidding across the forest floor. While it was

unbearable, turning everything else into a haze. I wasn’t sure where my blood ended and the rogue’s began. Each movement

bit down.

but I held fast, even as its larger body writhed and bucked. I

final burst of strength, the rogue threw me sideways against the tree next to us. Blinding light shot through my skull as my head

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in my human form. Anya’s face was hovering over me with tears in

eyes.

awake,” she said, her

overwhelming and made my head spin. I collapsed back against the tree and managed in a small, breathless voice, “Is it… Is it