Mark by Destiny.
“You mistake lives for possessions. That is why you crawl before me now, broken.”
He straightened, his gaze flicking toward his wolves. “Let them crawl. They’ve already been defeated.”
The Moonspire wolves growled low but obeyed, stepping back, their massive bodies still bristling with power.
The two slavers, broken and whimpering, dragged themselves toward the trees, vanishing into the shadows with pitiful cries.
The clearing fell silent again, save for the sound of chains clattering as the slaves shifted uncertainly in the cart, their wide eyes fixed on the strangers who had just torn their captors apart.