Max had thought he was prepared for this fight, but he couldn’t believe how wrong he was. No matter how well things had went at first, the difficulty had spiked when Adon had given in to his wild side. His speed had quadrupled. He could barely keep up with the copper monstrosity.
He was grateful for his ice shields. Adon raced in and struck place after place. He was testing just how far Max’s shield gave protection.
Max couldn’t do much but keep his defense up. He didn’t want to exhaust himself, and he had to make sure this match lasted as long as possible. Gideon wouldn’t have bothered to ask anything of him unless it was vital.
True, Adon had drawn first blood, but it wasn’t enough to worry Max yet. He tensed as the wolf sprung again. He heard the hunting howl before he felt the ful
