The horizon was dark with the weight of impending battle, as if the very air itself had drawn a breath and was holding it. The wind whispered through the trees, carrying with it the distant sounds of chaos—the clash of steel, the howl of wolves, the scream of victory and defeat. The Crimson Shadow Pack had arrived, ready for the final stand. This was it. Selena's heart pounded as she stood at the edge of the battlefield, the ground beneath her feet tremoring with the sound of feet pounding the earth.
Aiden and Kade stood at her side, their expressions grim but determined. The tension in the air was almost tangible, every second stretching out like an eternity. The battle that was about to unfold would change everything. It would decide their fates, their future, and the future of the Crimson Shadow Pack.
Selena's wolf, Luna, paced inside her, restless and eager. She could feel the power that had been building inside her ever since that night in the forest, the night when she had chosen to stop running. She wasn't the weakling she once was. Her power was growing, pulsing through her veins, and it made her stronger than she had ever been. But still, she wasn't sure if it was enough. She glanced at Kade.
"We fight to win," Kade said, his voice low, but filled with certainty.
"Do you think we can?" Selena asked, her voice almost a whisper.
Kade turned to her, his eyes hard and full of conviction. "I think we can. If we stand together."
Aiden, standing next to Kade, cracked his knuckles with a determined grin. "We've come this far, haven't we?"