Chapter 143

HAZEL

I slid on my knees when an arm shot out about to smack my throat and the ones I needed to fight on the way, I took care of. But I was close now, the Elder’s naturally hooded eyes were focused and his nose wrinkled as I closed the distance between us with a swift hit that he dodged. For an old wrinkled sack of skin, he sure was fast. The Elder’s claws extracted, long and sharp as they slashed through the air and he widened his jaw—his canines grew and a snarl soaked in power brushed from his lips.

I dodged the first hit but the other came too fast and I grabbed the side of my neck when blood gushed from the wounds.

“I am the Elder of Valeria, little girl. You stand no chance!” One by one his hits flew and amply knocked me over.

The cold skin of a dead Guard cooled my hands when I landed on top of him, and I turned around.

“Yeah…well…” I scrambled myself up and Trixy stepped forth.

His eyes bulged when I clawed at his chest—they sliced open hi