The Omega's Redemption.
"
I clenched my jaw and blocked another blow. Garrick, don't be a jerk.
The realization was profound.
Their purpose was not to merely attack the Nightclaw pack.
For me, they were present.
Additionally, if they were to come to help me, Evans was in greater danger than I initially believed.
I turned, avoiding a blade that was headed for my ribs. The Nightclaw warriors were putting up a fierce fight, but the Eclipse warriors fought like phantoms, striking and vanishing while my pack fell around me.
Evans had to get to me.
However, something cold curled around my ankle before I could move.
I paused when I looked down.
A thick, pulsating, black tendril had snaked up my leg, dragging me downward.