Chapter 84 The FirstAttack

　　Caitlyn’s POV 　　The warning came too late. 　　By the time we reached the settlement, the Forsaken were already there. 　　Smoke curled into the night sky, thick and suffocating, carrying the acrid stench of burning wood and something worse—blood. The metallic tang coated my tongue, the scent of death hanging heavy in the air. The once-thriving village was in ruins, homes reduced to charred skeletons, bodies littering the dirt roads. The howls of the wounded echoed through the air, distant yet sharp, mixing with the clash of steel against claw. The battle was still raging. 　　My wolf snarled, the fury within me barely contained. I could feel it, the hunger for vengeance thrumming through my veins. These were my people. And the Forsaken were slaughtering them. 　　Raymond ran beside me, his golden eyes burning with fury. He took in the destruction with a clenched jaw. "We need to split up. Cover more ground." 　　I nodded, already scanning the battlefield. "Find the survivors. Get them to safe