Chapter 71: Blood in the Moonlight
The first rogue lunged for Bella.
She ducked, slashing her blade across his throat, blood splattering the dirt.
Dante was already moving, his wolf bursting from his skin, his massive black form tearing through enemies like they were nothing.
Sage, Chase, and the warriors rushed in, the clearing exploding into chaos.
Bella's breath came fast, sharp, her muscles burning, her wolf pushing to the surface.
She saw Gabriel in the distance, watching, waiting.
He wasn't fighting.
He was studying her.
Calculating.
Because he wasn't here to win a war.
He was here to steal her away.
"Not happening," she snarled, shoving a rogue off her blade.
Gabriel's lips curled.
"We'll see."
Then—
Bella's world went black.