CHAPTER 23: The hunt

ALPHA VAN'S POV

The moment Curtis forced his way to the surface, a flood of raw emotion surged through me, and the roar of the battle around us faded as our focus narrowed solely on Anakiyus.

The sight of his wolf, once our comrade, but now a monstrous embodiment of betrayal, fueled Curtis’s relentless rage.

“I make you have painless death,” Curtis offered through a mindlink to his opponent.

Anakiyus's wolf stood firmly once again, oozing with confidence, its gaze watching Curtis's every step calculatively.

The old wound of our shattered friendship throbbed painfully, mingling with the primal rage Curtis unleashed.

As fangs bared and the earth trembled beneath us, my mind raced with the weight of past failures and unheeded warnings.

Anakiyus's wolf dashed towards Curtis, launching a surprise assault by slithering under him and scratching into his stomach.

The cut would have been fatal if Curtis hadn't jumped the instant he felt Anakiyus's wolf's claws against his skin.

"Let's go!"