Chapter 240: Black Out
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Chapter 240
~Zara’s POV~
Astrid bared her teeth, standing firm as he charged. Their collision was thunderous, the force nearly knocking her off her paws. The rogue’s claws slashed across her side, reopening the earlier wound, but she refused to falter.
"You’re mine," Astrid snarled, surging forward. Her teeth clamped down on the rogue’s shoulder, and with a ferocious jerk, she sent him tumbling to the ground. Before he could rise, we were on him again, pinning him with sheer force.
The rogue thrashed wildly, but Astrid held him firmly. Finally, with a decisive move, she drove her claws into his exposed neck, ending the fight.
Silence fell, broken only by the ragged sound of my breathing. Blood dripped from my fur, and exhaustion weighed heavily on my limbs, but the rogues were down. They weren’t getting up again.
Ivan clapped slowly, his mocking applause sending a fresh wave of anger through me. He stepped forward, his smug grin widening as he surveyed the carnage.
"Well done, Zara," he drawled. "Truly. I didn’t think you’d manage to survive this long."
I shifted back into my human form, ignoring how naked I stood before him as I clenched my fist, ready for whatever came next. "You’ll regret this, Ivan. I swear you will."
He tilted his head, as if amused by my threat. "Oh, I’m counting on it. You’ve just had a warm-up... the next round, you won’t be so lucky."