Chapter 35: The Battle for the Pack
Lucia's consciousness was moving between much darkness and light.
Pain went through all her body, every of her body parts were burning as if she had been struck with some lightning.
She could hear some of the distant clash of steel, the furious snarls of wolves that were already locked in battle, but everything felt like she was actually under the water, she was trapped under something really heavy and even ancient.
Then, a voice. Get up, Lucia.
It was not her own. It was not even the ancestors that were whispering in her mind. This voice was really different. Even stronger.
"You are not meant to die here."
A sharp breath was quickly rushing from her lips, and suddenly, the weight was lifted. Lucia's eyes opened immediately.
She was on the ground, the dirt under her was soaked in blood and not all of it hers. She was smelling the scent of fire and death that was all over the place.