{Nox’s POV}The clearing was war.Blood stained the soil. Claws flew in wild yet deliberate arcs. Roars tore through the air filled with malice.I barked commands between lunges, guiding the rhythm of the fight like a conductor in a brutal dance.Ali and Eva — yeah, the injured wolf had a name now — pushed hard, emboldened by the tonic and a shared desire not to die face-first in dirt.They fought as one, falling into a rhythm. A deadly rhythm.Ali went high, Eva went low. They slashed and ducked, danced around their opponents, switched occasionally, driving them backward with every blow. The enemy was feeling it now. They were wounded, worn, and cracking under pressure. Not by much, but just enough. This was the result when skill was pitted against skill, not against overwhelming power.That left me with Rohan.The bastard hadn’t slowed.Not much at least.We circled each other in wolf form, breath ragged, muscles burning.My ribs ached. My shoulder screamed. Even with the tonic, my
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