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an told me to leave, and a part of me wants to make good on this so he would learn his lesson, b

o come forward and fight. Thankfully, they don't question me this t

ing to do, Alph

their borders now, and we can't let them get in. You and I are going to get

to Claudia. 'You stay here. No m

test, but then she swallows

hifting into our Wolf forms as soon as we

ok like cruel thin hands thrust into the sky, but I can still see the battle going on in the distance. The Alphas and the patrol guards are keeping

thick forest outside the pack. It's a lot darker here, colder, but

find myself fighting back seamlessly. I push back the Rogues tryi

lution two years ago. As the Alpha King, I tried peace talks with them. I tried to hear their demands and find a middl

get bitten, or if their chests get dama

always aiming for their necks. Their smell is thick in the air, making it easy for me to sense where they are and where they're co

more of the

nt, and I know that I

fighting again. Since that Rogue attack when

t felt like my life ended. All the things I used to lov

in, to use my other senses to make up for the fact that I can't call for b

d take down troops of Rogues all by myself. I gaine

e that even after this adjustment

me, I felt as small and as voice

saved me from sink

s and clear and refreshing, after years of not being able to hear anything else. It's like her presenc

like I have to

ush all of them back, keeping them in front of me where I can see them a

off the thought of another victory. I begin to move faster, breaking through their ranks

iliar whoosh of en

ir with its teeth bared and ready to bite. I freeze,

biggest mistak

iew and wedges himself between me and the Rogue

w at it, scratching its face and leaving long and deep gashes. It

stop, even. Blood pools arou

ecoming unfocused, and I can almost feel him pa

the battle is still going. My vision is blurred now. All I can see is the blood. All of my senses h

away from Carlos. My heart is frozen in my chest in fear. Every second

The fact that I can't hear or call for help is catching up t

eight finally

hed, but I can't protect Carlos anymore. I'm try

scatter just as a sweet, wa

audia standing before us