Dante didn't hesitate.
Didn't falter.
Didn't even flinch.
The moment the first wolf lunged for Bella, his body was already moving.
One second, he was in human form.
The next—
His wolf was tearing through the first attacker before they could even scream.
The battlefield erupted in chaos.
Blood.
Snarls.
Claws sinking into flesh.
Bella fought at his side, her movements lethal, precise, unyielding.
They had spent years in war.
And tonight, it showed.
Because no one could stand against them.
One by one, the enemy fell.
Until only one was left.
Bella wiped the blood from her mouth, stepping over the bodies, her golden eyes locked on the last surviving wolf.
"Tell me who sent you."
The wolf's breath shook.
But he smiled.
"You already know."
Bella's stomach clenched.
"Say it."
The wolf chuckled.
"She's coming for you, Hollow Queen."
The air went still.
Bella's blood ran cold.
Because that name—Hollow Queen—
There was only one person who had ever called her that.
And she was supposed to be dead.
"No."
Dante's voice was a snarl.
"She's gone."
The wolf smirked.
"Then why is she already inside your borders?"
Then—
His body collapsed.
Dead.
Dante and Bella stood in silence.
The battle was over.
But the real war?
Had just begun.