Estella’s POV:
I’d never been afraid of snakes. But after today, I was pretty sure that was going to change.
I fought the python with everything I got—punching, kicking, twisting, and yanking at its massive body while its coils tightened around my legs. When I realized I needed more power, I shifted into my wolf form. With all that blood loss and exhaustion, I wasn’t sure I could manage a two-legged wolf.
That… was a mistake.
At first, it was working. My claws cut through its sleek skin, and it loosened its hold on me. I was almost free when its tail lashed out, wrapping around my throat and cutting off my air supply. Slowly, its jaw opened wide, and it dragged me closer, preparing to devour me whole.
‘Fight!’ Bella screamed.
‘I’m fighting!’ I shouted, trying to wiggle out of its hol
