Chapter 40: The Final Battle

(Aline POV) The ancient amphitheater carved into the mountainside had been used for challenge combats for over two centuries. As we arrived, I could see werewolves from dozens of packs filling the stone seats, their voices creating a low hum of anticipation that made my enhanced hearing ache. "There are so many," Blake said quietly from beside me. "Word spreads fast in our world," Marcus explained. "A challenge for Silver Moon territory, the return of a bloodline thought extinct—this is...