The chaos of the battle surged around Ellie as she lunged forward, her wolf form a blur of fur and ferocity. In the midst of the fray, her paw caught on something soft - one of the blood bags she'd been carrying. The delicate plastic tore under her claws, and suddenly the air was thick with the metallic scent of spilled blood.
"No!" Ellie's anguished howl pierced the night. She watched in horror as the precious crimson liquid seeped into the forest floor. Her mind raced, Nick's pale face flashing before her eyes. 'I can't lose this. It's his only chance!'
As she hesitated, distracted by the devastating loss, an EXE agent seized the opportunity. He charged at Ellie, but she pivoted at the last second, using his momentum against him. With a powerful thrust of her hindquarters, she sent him
