SCARLETTI swung my blade in a wide arc, the metal humming as it sliced through flesh. A wolf yelped, falling back with a torn shoulder, but another leapt from the side, jaws snapping for my throat. I ducked, rolled, came up with a cut that severed its snarl into silence.But for every one that fell, three more came.I told myself I had to survive. That I couldn’t keep depending on Adam, Cardan, or anyone else to save me every damn time. If I wanted to stand beside them when the end came, if I wanted to stop being baggage carried by others, then I had to carve my place with my own blood and steel.Pain lanced through my side as claws raked me, hot and sharp. I staggered, gasping. Another blow slammed across my back, sending me crashing to my knees.“No….” I hissed, forcing myself up, even as the world tilted and blurred.They circled, growls vibrating the ground. One lunged, and I caught it, stabbing upward through its ribs. Another slammed me from behind, teeth sinking into my should
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