SCARLETT
The giant wolf of storm and void lunged.
Its body filled the cavern mouth like a living tempest.
Violet lightning wrapped its limbs; each paw strike cracked stone and sent silver dust cascading.
The roar of its charge was a thunderclap that rattled my bones.
I raised both arms, the Moonbane mark on my shoulder blazing white. The silver light seared outward, forming a fragile barrier. It trembled beneath the first impact.
Kael’s fire leapt around me, a ring of scarlet heat. “Scarlett hold the shield!”
“I’m trying,” I gritted out, the power thrumming through every nerve.
Darius surged forward, lightning spear sparking. “We attack together. Lucien, flank.”
Lucien’s eyes glowed like midnight stars. “On your word.
The colossal wolf struck again. My barrier wavered but did not
