Chapter 42 Arden POV* When Max lunged at me, I was quick to react. His wolf was only slightly larger than mine, but I was more well trained than he expected. I jumped out of the way while swiping my paw at him, making contact with his side. I rearranged myself to prepare for another attack, and saw blood pouring from him. Max shook off the pain and was preparing to lunge again when I heard a loud growl coming from the direction of the fight. It was loud enough to almost drown out the rest of the noise, and I suspected it was Roman, but no matter how much I wanted to look, I kept my focus on my enemy. Max lunged, keeping himself low to try to take my paws out from under me. Fae took over my response, and jumped high enough to land on his back. My claws dug in deep as I pushed off,

