The corrupted wolves closed in, their blackened eyes reflecting no soul, no spark of life. Their howls were ragged, twisted echoes of what wolves should sound like. The air reeked of rot and iron, of old blood and something fouler still—like the stench of graves disturbed.Lena’s claws dug into the earth, her body taut, her wolf coiling with fury. The bond burned in her veins, tethering her to Kade. She could feel his rage, his determination, and beneath it, something darker—an instinct to kill not just for survival, but for vengeance.They came at once.The first beast lunged at Lena, its maw snapping inches from her throat. She twisted, felt the hot spray of fetid breath, then drove her claws deep into its chest, ripping until its body shuddered and collapsed. Another struck from behind, jaws clamping around her leg. Pain tore through her, but the bond surged, and Kade was there, smashing into the creature with bone-breaking force, tearing its head from its body in a spray of black
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