Pampered By The Cold Panther Alpha

Violen

from the deep darkness, like a string

idn't

ness. This was an instinct etched into his bones after ten years in the apoc

f ferns. Rot. And blood. A sweet, metallic s

r loud

y a shrill whistling sound like metal being torn apart. The ground tr

arge, covered with fine hairs, like those of a fern. They

mained mo

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sound of tearing metal is slightly closer, about three hundred meters away, mixed with the muffled thud of bones shattering. The f

thick layer of humus covered the surface, beneath which lay hard rock. Groundwater flowed from east to wes

wrenchin

ast. So sharp it cou

. The ground jolted, and Autumn's body bounced a few centimeters into th

ggled to

rolonged coma. A familiar dull ache throbs in my left shoulder. An old i

ves are almo

pitifully slow pace, like an engine about to run out of power. She needed to replenish its e

holding onto t

erself into the shade of a giant tree, its trunk so thick that it would take three people to e

ough the gaps in t

e in its chest cavity, soaking the surrounding soil. Its head was an inverted triangle, with two compound eyes like black gems, one of

praying mantis, but it's complet

gures stood bes

dly. Well-equipped, with a small energy core hanging from the w

hem turn

pils contra

lack scales, and at the end was a claw-like structure with five cur

ransformed

eople could transform into beasts. The man

k a dee

pre

deepest depths. Her muscles relaxed. Her breathing slowed. Her heartbeat slowed too. She transformed hers

th bushy wolf

Its sharp gaze swep

f amber settling in their sockets. His gaze swept over the

held he

. The coolness of the moss clung to her cheeks. The sound of her

red youth l

ed man, there were four others. One of them was extremely tall, with his back to Autumn. Hi

to dismembe

into some kind of buzzing container. The green blood was collected into a sealed jar

leus. It is e

tween the man's fingers, making t

rabola traces

l man c

rned

very thin vertical line in the center of the pupil-a characteristic of some predator. He t

icy blue ey

rough th

ss the giant tree wh

sto

om all directions. Autumn felt something gripping her chest, making it difficult to breat

been di

decision

ling intent. She suppressed every memory of battle to the deepest recesses of her c

black dog broke aw

hs, scalding the ground with tiny plumes of smoke. Its body was the size of a calf, its muscles u

didn't

rst lesson she learned in the apocalypse. When facing a predator

s drew closer

Step

eads peeked out fr

the mud, was reflected in their pupils. Her black

ed her body

e whole body was shaking. The shaking was just right-not like

look

h tears, which filled just the right amount of time but didn't fall. That fear,

ctly at the pai

's head

exchange of glances between their heads, tinged with obvious hesitati

ionless. She was

man wal

The black dog automatically stepped aside, making way for him. The man c

oppression ha

rapid. Her chest heaved violently. Every detail pointed

t her. For

opened h

om the throat of some large feline. It carried a

are

trembled. No s

ce even lower: "Who are

were cracked. Her voice was so

...

ow, as if it took a tremendous amount of effort. Her fingers

ead hurts. I can't

finall

of her cheekbone, lingered for a moment at th

man's gaz

up, no longer looking at her. His voice re

cene. Prepare f

th mud and leaf debris. A recently healed old wo

d his he

her wi