My father stumbles back. Blood spurts from his broken nose as Valen swings again. He knocks my father down before pouncing on him, raining blow after blow. My father curls up, trying to block the punches.. My father’s warriors that chased me here race toward Valen as he pummels my father. My father snarls, blocking the next hit and punching Valen in the ribs, then splitting Valen’s eyebrow open with his next hit. My heart races as my father's wolves circle around us, trying to get to Valen without attacking my father.
Valen punches my father again. When my father lifts his leg and kicks Valen in the chest, my mother screams as they continue the fight for supremacy. Valen is forced back and is now open, vulnerable. The wolves charged toward him, and I gasp, tossing myself in their way.
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