The battlefield didn’t pause to let them decide. It surged forward, relentless, unforgiving, demanding an answer in movement instead of words. Another wolf cried out as the Alpha tore through their line with terrifying precision, not striking wildly but dismantling them piece by piece, as if he understood exactly where to apply pressure to make everything collapse. The formation that had held for so long shattered further, and Aria felt it like a physical pull in her chest, like the world itself was tugging her in two directions at once.Damien’s grip tightened around her wrist, not restraining her, but anchoring her for one last second. His eyes were steady, but there was something deeper in them now, something that hadn’t been there before. Not fear. Not doubt. Acceptance. “Go,” he said again, quieter this time, but far more final. “If we stay together, he keeps doing this. He keeps breaking them to break us.”Aria shook her head instinctively, even as another wave of Hollowborn sur
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