  Ethan&#39;s POV
  The moment the trap triggered, the grave robbers on the hillside visibly quickened their pace. Two of them immediately put down their shovels and pulled out guns from their lower waists. They looked like modified large-caliber gadgets and warily headed towards us, or rather, towards Jacob, who was hanging in mid-air and struggling frantically. 
  “Hang in there, bro!” I growled, my heart pounding with frustration. Jacob was suspended too high, I couldn’t possibly reach that damn knot from the ground.
  I had to climb a tree!
  I spotted a big tree with thick branches beside me, and with my sharp claws, I shot up in no time. &nbsp;Standing on the swaying branch, I fixed my eyes on the main rope hanging the net and calculated the distance and angle. 
  Damn it, all or nothing! &nbsp;
  I gave a sudden kick on the branch with my hind leg, and my entire wolf body soared i

  Celena&#39;s POV
  Fighting this pack of wolves blocking our path proved far more difficult than I&#39;d anticipated. These weren&#39;t wild beasts lunging on instinct. They were trained, coordinated, powerful, with claws sharp enough to slice through flesh. This was an organized pack.
  I locked eyes with one who&#39;d reverted to human form—a bald, towering figure with bulging muscles, radiating raw strength. But... his movements were clumsy, his reactions a split-second slower than the others.
  My chance. I immediately applied the technique Lily had taught me: avoid direct confrontation. Instead, I exploited my smaller, more agile frame, constantly shifting position to create distance. Then, seizing an opening, I&#39;d lunge forward, my claws tearing bloody gashes into his flesh.
  This approach worked well at first. Soon, his body bore several fresh wounds, blood streaming freely.

  Jacob&#39;s POV
  When I saw those bastards, wrapped like mummies, desecrating Brett&#39;s resting place with shovels, something inside my head snapped. Rage engulfed me like molten lava, burning my vision black and filling my ears with a deafening roar.
  For Celena, for her broken heart, I swore to protect this last sanctuary of peace. But now...
  Yet I&#39;d grown accustomed to erecting walls around myself, sealing off all emotion. So this violent rage that could transform me, apart from the Wolf in my mind that was also roaring wildly, no one in my tribe sensed it through the link. &nbsp;
  Tear them apart! my wolf screamed.
  Ethan held me back. His coolness was like a bucket of cold water, temporarily dousing my urge to charge out immediately. He was right. We had to be careful.
  We transformed into wolves, crouching low, moving through the woods like ghosts. My eyes locked ont

Ethan&#39;s POV
  The moment the trap triggered, the grave robbers on the hillside visibly quickened their pace. Two of them immediately put down their shovels and pulled out guns from their lower waists. They looked like modified large-caliber gadgets and warily headed towards us, or rather, towards Jacob, who was hanging in mid-air and struggling frantically. 
  “Hang in there, bro!” I growled, my heart pounding with frustration. Jacob was suspended too high, I couldn’t possibly reach that damn knot from the ground.
  I had to climb a tree!
  I spotted a big tree with thick branches beside me, and with my sharp claws, I shot up in no time. &nbsp;Standing on the swaying branch, I fixed my eyes on the main rope hanging the net and calculated the distance and angle. 
  Damn it, all or nothing! &nbsp;
  I gave a sudden kick on the branch with my hind leg, and my entire wolf body soared into the air, precisely pouncing on that large net! &nbsp;My weight, combined with the momentum o

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