Ruin Me, Alpha: Breaking The Enemy's Daughter
It stepped onto the trunk, snarling, but the moment its paws touched the moss-slicked surface, it lost its footing.
The wolf's howl of terror was cut short as the river claimed it, pulling it under in seconds.
The others skidded to a stop at the water's edge, pacing and growling but refusing to follow.
"Feral wolves won't cross running water," Ares explained, watching them with cold satisfaction. "Old instinct. They're afraid of drowning."
I collapsed onto the muddy bank, my whole body shaking with adrenaline and exhaustion. Blood seeped from a dozen cuts, my back throbbed where the wolf had slammed me down, and my hands were raw from gripping the tree trunk.
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