or the rustling of dead leaves. Kaden walked in the lead, his senses alert, his gaze sweeping every corner of the forest. Behind hi

even if he hadn't expressed it openly. Since the training incident, Darian had redoubled his efforts to

er his shoulder. "Stay alert. If the Hunters are h

more charged with a tension that none of them could ignore. Darian f

red, placing a ha

rrowed eyes staring a

lied, his gaze scann

silence of the forest. Then there was a rustling

that caused some of the wolves to bac

arrow whizzed through the air, embedding itself

er! » yel

etween the trees, moving with frightening precisio

igures clad in dark clothing, their faces hidden beneath hoods, armed with arrows, crossbows, and glea

ted Kaden , his voice

egroup. Every attempt to gather was thwart

in the shoulder by an arrow. He felt

uman, surprised by the speed of the attack, tried to raise his weapon, but Darian was already

ed, turning to look

werewolves . Their arrows were imbued with a silver liquid that burned the wolves' skin at th

e armed with a blade. The man stepped forward, his m

top us? » said the H

ng in the dim light. "You will s

nding with a slash of his claws that tore his opponent's sleeve. But the Hunter

ounced on the Hunter, knocking him to the ground before sinki

aden as he stood up, leaving th

ath but unharmed, n

though overwhelmed by the Hunters' tactics, fought with

a scream rang out

a wolf, pointing at a Hunter who was

d, and when activated, a luminous blast ex

, his eyes staring at the

. He felt a surge of adrenaline, a

se this," he declare

tupid," Kad

rough the trees to approach the man carrying the weapon. The o

lunged at the human, knocking the weapon to the ground. The impact

he had succeeded. The weapon wa

, his gaze hard. "You fo

plied with a smirk.

ters decided to retreat. Their losses were too great, and w

ound was littered with bodies, humans and lupine

ed, his voice softer but st

were rounded up,

point of withdrawal, arrived at that mome

ore and more dangero

plied, sighing.

n , who was helpin

something," he whispe

ile appearing on her lips. "Maybe yo

ed, but did

ir survival. But deep down, Kaden knew that this was only the beginning. The Hunters had sh

alongside him,

, but they will c

replied

have to

towards him, a glint o

will