Chapter 103

Amelia

Ember’s fist connects with my ribs in a blindsiding blow, the impact sending shockwaves of pain through my body as I crumple to the ground. Gritting my teeth, I force myself onto all fours, circling her warily, my wolf form bristling with fury.

“Pathetic. You couldn’t even fight me in your real form,” she spits, her words dripping with disdain, baiting me to shift back and risk further injury.

I bare my fangs in a feral grin, lunging at her, my jaws snapping for her throat. She reacts instantly, grasping my muzzle in her hands, struggling to keep my razor-sharp teeth from her flesh. Seizing the opening, I rake my claws across her chest, shoving her to the ground with a powerful kick. Pinning her beneath me, I tear at her face, my claws seeking to blind her, to rob her of her sight, and leave her vulnerable.

Ember’s screams of agony pierce the air as I gouge at her eyes, blood welling beneath my claws. But before I can finish the job, an invisibl