Chapter 18: The Red Wolf’s Pride
'She's stubborn and unwilling to let go. She'll die with her enemy if this continues, Alpha,' the black wolf mind-linked the red wolf, his mental voice laced with a hint of awe and concern.
The red wolf's ears perked up, his eyes narrowing as he assessed the situation. Of course, he could see that Reana was determined to take down the brute, but his woman would not die under his watch. If not for his strange color of red, he would have charged into battle himself.
Then, with a swift nod, he gave a single, decisive command; 'Go!'
The black wolf sprang into action, racing down the hill with lightning speed, his paws barely touching the ground as he hurtled towards the battling wolves.
Reana was growing exhausted, her body weakened by the loss of blood and the relentless agony of the brown wolf's teeth tearing into her back. The beast, too, was showing signs of fatigue, its panting growing heavier as it shook its head in an attempt to clear the blurriness from its vision.
Suddenly, a black wolf shot out like an arrow, slamming into the brown beast with incredible force. The tremendous impact threw the two wolves apart, sending Reana tumbling through the air.
She landed awkwardly on her paws, her legs trembling beneath her. But before the brown wolf could steady itself, Reana lurched at it with a ferocity that seemed to shake the very air around her. Vengeance and rage rolled off her body, her eyes blazing with a fierce determination to destroy the beast that had pushed her to the brink of death.
The brown beast saw her coming, but its exhausted body couldn't dodge in time as Reana jumped onto its back, sinking her teeth deep into its neck. She clamped down with all her might, her jaws locking onto the wolf's flesh like a deadly vice, repeatedly tearing at its vulnerable neck.
The brown beast let out a blood-curdling scream as Reana's teeth pierced its neck again and again, its eyes wide with pain and terror.
It tried to struggle, to shake Reana off, but she held firm, her paws digging deep into its sides, steadying herself in place. The brown beast's struggles grew weaker, its body beginning to go limp as Reana's grip tightened.
The black wolf, who had intervened just in time, stood watching Reana with a mixture of awe and respect. Then, its eyes shifted to the hills, locking onto the huge, fiery red wolf standing regally at the summit. The red wolf's piercing gaze met the black wolf's, a silent understanding passing between them.
'She has won, Alpha,' the black wolf praised through their mindlink, acknowledging Reana's hard-won victory.