Val lunged.
I didn't have time to think. I dropped. Rolled. Her claws scraped the air where my neck had been.
I scrambled up. My heart was pounding. My hands were empty.
"Lena!" Damon shifted. His gray wolf slammed into Val. They rolled across the canyon floor. Snarling. Biting. Fur flew.
I looked around. The altar was behind me. The torches were still burning. The shattered pieces of the blade were gone. Victor had collected them.
Victor.
He was standing at the edge of the clearing. Watching. His scarred face was calm.
"You can't win," he said. "Valentina is the strongest wolf I've ever trained."
"She's a traitor."
"She's loyal. To me. To the Circle."
"She's using you."
"No. She's using him." He pointed at the fight. "She's using Cade to get to you."
I looked at Val. She was f
