Chapter 31: AN ALPHA AURA.
Elara's POV.
I lunged at Hugo, and the roar that ripped out of my chest wasn’t just anger, it was fury forged into sound. It echoed so loud that I swore the earth beneath my paws trembled with it.
Hugo barely managed to throw Drake’s limp body aside before I was on him. My massive claws slammed into his chest, sending him skidding backward like a rag doll. His eyes were wide, his breath shallow, stumbling as he tried to shift into his wolf form.
Too slow.
I was already there.
I pounced, slamming him into the dirt again, my claws digging into his shoulders as I pinned him down. His wolf began to take shape, bones cracking beneath my paws as fur sprouted awkwardly across his skin...but I didn’t care.
I didn’t wait.
I bit down.
Hard.
My fangs sank deep i
