The silver chains shatter beneath Kael’s strike, fragments scattering like sparks across the chamber floor. Aria’s wolf surges, coiling around her, every muscle tense and ready. She steps forward, claws unsheathed, eyes blazing with defiance. “Finally,” Kael breathes, rushing to her side. Together, they move as one—a force unstoppable, synchronized. Wolves of Aria’s loyal pack join them, claws slashing, teeth flashing, surrounding their enemies in a whirlwind of silver and shadow. Every strike is precise. Every movement calculated. For the first time in months, they are free… and unstoppable. Aria sweeps through the corridor, Kael right beside her. Soldiers fall under their combined might. Arrows shatter against her silver aura, swords are deflected by Kael’s claws, and the fortress tr

