Extra's Rise: I Stole All The Women In The Hero's Party

Zayn barely had time to react.

The black wolf snarled, its massive claws slashing through the air.

He tried to move — he really did — but his body felt too slow, too human.

The next thing he knew, pain exploded in his chest.

A guttural cry tore from his throat as he was launched backward, his body slamming against the dungeon wall with a sickening crack.

Blood and saliva shot from his mouth, the force of the impact knocking the wind out of him.

For a second, everything blurred. His ears rang, his body screamed in agony, and his vision darkened at the edges.

"It hurts — !"

He had never felt pain like this before. His mind screamed for him to move, to get up, to do something, but his limbs felt like lead.

His chest burned where the wolf's claws had torn through his clothes, hot blood soaking into the fabric.

And then, suddenly — warmth.