Chapter 82. What Next

Aries POV

The only thing I could feel besides my own heartbeat was the rush of the battlefield. After one last look at Rex, I plunged into the chaos, my hand locked around the nearest warrior’s throat, and I snapped it. The sound was swallowed by the screams and clashing metal.

I didn’t waste a second. I moved, throwing bodies aside, more warriors falling at my touch. I kept glancing toward Rex, but she vanished into the crowd. All I could do was hope she was safe.

My sights were set on Ron, but I couldn’t abandon my pack, not until Lilly and the allies arrived. I shed my human skin in a fluid motion, letting my wolf form take over to save energy. I couldn’t afford to tire this early.

I snapped my jaws and flung one attacker away, blood smeared across my muzzle as I turned to the next. Their forces seemed endless—e