Lucian’s POVThe first thing I smell is blood mixed with rain.Lots of blood.And magic.It hits me the second I cross the final ridge back into camp. My boots skid on scorched earth, the scent of burnt trees stinging my nose.Too late.I’m too fucking late.“Lucian!” Claw’s voice tears through the fog. He’s limping, a deep gash on his left arm and blood stains around his ribs. "I'd say I'm happy you're here but that would be a lie. For the first time, Lucian, in not ready to lie. They hit hard. Came straight for her.”“Where is she?” My voice is already low, dangerous.“Woods,” he pants, glancing back. “She ran in after Ruby. Said she wouldn’t leave without her.”Something tightens in my chest. “Ruby?”Claw looks away, jaw clenched. Fang walks past dragging a corpse by the neck.“She’s dead,” Claw says quietly.The words barely land before I’m running.I run past the chao, the broken bodies and over burnt ground. My heart banging like war drums and Canis—my wolf—is snarling inside my
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