There was only one being I had ever seen challenge Clay, one who could match him in strength and cunning. The DarkBreed, he was terrifying, unpredictable, and perhaps my only hope of learning what I needed to survive. Not for revenge, not for anger, but for power. For protection. For the future I can no longer leave to the whims of others.
I left the city under the veil of night, the chill in the air biting through my cloak as I entered the dense forest. Every shadow seemed to twist and move, every rustle of leaves a whisper of warning. But I moved forward without hesitation. I had learned from countless hunts and skirmishes that fear was only a tool for those who wielded it—not for me.
Krager emerged as though he had been waiting, his presence announced not by a sound but by the subtle
