Ethan’s POV

“Keep pushing them!” I shouted to my warriors using the mind-link, watching yet another line of our enemies break. Dozens of wolves gave way, their formation crumbling as my superior forces came over a ridge, their snouts dripping with blood as they gnashed their teeth and howled at the sky.

I hung back a bit to survey the situation, though I’d had my share of torn muscle and blood in my mouth and beneath my claws.

We were winning—pushing them back—and it wouldn’t be ...