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Meanwhile, rogues were easy to fool, and they came as expected.
On this supposed night of the Moon Goddess Ceremony, packs had been purposefully left vulnerable. The bait had been set, and the rogues took it eagerly, expecting an easy path to wealth and weapons. They slinked into the
mountain’s shadows, emboldened by the thought of a ceremony where only weak pack members remained behind. Yet, beneath that silence, unseen ey s watched every step they took, the steady beat of powerful wolves lying in wait.
From her hidden vantage point, Marissa, in her white wolf form, crouched low. Her eyes burned with a fierce intensity, the gleam of moonlight catching the edges of her fur. Idris, the Alpha King, his massive wolf standing next to her, gave a quiet signal, his muscles tense, his gaze locked.
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onto their prey below. Around them, warriors from every pack were poised, watching, waiting, barely breathing.
A low snarl escaped from Marissa, her teeth bared as she watched the rogues move further into the clearing. Her heart thundered with anticipation, with the promise of justice for her father and the countless lives these rogues had destroyed.
Idris‘ s voice cut through her mind, deep and reassuring. “They‘ re ours now, Marissa. Tonight, we end this.”
A soft growl of agreement rumbled through her. She could feel the strength of her packmates around her, the bond they shared as their wolves linked minds, ready to fight as one. She gave a slight nod, and as one, the wolves rose from the shadows.
The first attack was swift and brutal. One rogue, too busy watching the packhouse, didn’t see the blur of fur and fangs until it was too late. A powerful gray wolf, one of Idris’s warriors, leaped from the trees,
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tackling him to the ground in a vicious, snapping whirlwind of claws and snarls.
“Trap!” one of the rogues shouted, his voice thick with panic. But it was already too late. The mountain erupted in a storm. of wolves, leaping from the shadows, cutting off every possible escape route. The rogues were surrounded, their planned ambush transformed into a deathtrap.
Marissa lunged forward, joining the chaos, her sharp claws slicing into the flank of a rogue wolf who tried to flee. He yelped, stumbling back as she pressed her attack, her teeth finding his shoulder in a deadly grip. The rogue twisted, desperately trying to shake her off, but Marissa’s hold was unyielding. With a powerful jerk, she threw him to the ground, her gaze never wavering as she watched him struggle.
Around her, her packmates were locked in fierce battles of their own. Powerful
warriors from every pack tore into the rogues with a vengeance, their jaws.
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snapping, their claws slicing through fur and flesh. The air was filled with snarls and growls, with the metallic tang of blood, and the ground trembled beneath the weight of their bodies as they fought.
Another snarl tore through the air, and Marissa turned just in time to see Alpha Caleb leap into the fray. Caleb‘ s wolf, darted between two rogues, snapping and biting with a fierce intensity. His wolf was larger and darker, tackled a third rogue, his teeth sinking into the rogue‘ s neck with a bone–crunching snap.
Marissa had heard the rumors about him. recently… especially about his infertility. But then, thinking that Ivy fooled them all, it angered her more.
The rogues were quickly realizing their mistake. Panic set in as they realized they were vastly outnumbered, surrounded by some of the strongest wolves in the region. Some tried to flee, but the pack closed in, cutting off every escape route, driving
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them further into the clearing.
A rogue lunged at Marissa from behind, his claws outstretched, but before he could reach her, Idris was there, his dark wolf a blur of speed and power. He met the rogue mid–leap, his powerful jaws clamping down on the rogue’s throat, and with a single, brutal shake, he tossed him aside, his cold and merciless.
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“Stay close to me, Marissa,” Idris commanded through the link, his voice a low growl. “I won’t let them touch you.
But Marissa’s blood was alre. ly boiling, her wolf roaring with the need for justice. She nodded, her silver gaze hardening as she locked eyes with another rogue who dared to approach. She charged him, her paws pounding against the ground as she closed the distance. The rogue tried to dodge, but Marissa was faster, her body. colliding with his in a tangle of fur and fury.
She slashed at his side, her claws digging
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deep, and as he yelped, trying to break free, she clamped her jaws down on his hind leg, pulling him back. Her heart raced with adrenaline, the satisfaction of each strike fueling her determination.
All around her, wolves fought with an intensity that left no room for mercy. She saw a young warrior from the Sunlit Pack, his golden fur streaked with blood as he fended off two rogues with a fierce resilience. He dodged, twisted, his movements fluid and precise, his teeth snapping as he drove one rogue back, his claws raking across the others flank.
The mountain echoed with the sounds of the battle, the snarls and growls blending into a chaotic symphony. The rogues, once so certain of their victory, were now desperate, their movements frantic as they realized the trap they had walked into. Some tried to surrender, their ears pinned back, tails tucked, but the wolves of Moonlight Pack showed no mercy, driving them back, giving them no quarter.
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From her vantage point, Marissa caught a glimpse of Caleb once more, his wolf moving as he took down a rogue who tried to flank him.
And as her voice faded into the night, she knew that this was just the beginning. The real battle was yet to come.
