The forest clearing had become a battlefield soaked in blood and betrayal.
Kylian and Chase circled each other in human form, both breathing heavily, bodies covered in cuts, bruises, and claw marks. Their wolves had already clashed multiple times — savage, snarling exchanges of teeth and fury — but now they faced each other as men, fists raised, eyes burning with years of unresolved pain.
“You always overshadowed me!” Chase shouted, lunging forward with a powerful right hook. “The perfect Alpha. The strong one. The one everyone loved. I was always second. Always in your shadow!”
Kylian dodged and countered with a brutal uppercut that connected with Chase’s jaw, sending him staggering back. “I never wanted you beneath me!” he roared, voice raw with emotion. “I protected you. I trained yo
