The heavy silver blade sliced through the noon air, stopping a mere millimeter from Tatsumi’s exposed, trembling neck. Storm’s chest heaved violently, his large hand trembling so hard the leather hilt of the executioner's sword creaked under his white-knuckled grip. The deafening, bloodthirsty roars of the crowd blurred into a chaotic, dizzying static in his ears. Deep within his chest, his inner wolf was clawing at his ribs, howling in absolute agony, begging him to drop the weapon. From the edge of the scaffold, Liora saw his hesitation. A flash of genuine panic darted through her eyes before instantly hardening into a cold determination. 'If Storm backs down now,' she realized, her heart hammering against her ribs, 'if he allows an investigation, the truth will come out and my head will be the one on the chopping block.' She needed to move, and she needed to move now. Catching the eyes of the two massive execution guards who were currently wrestling with a thrashing, fu
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