  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.

  Celena&#39;s POV
  The crushing weight on my chest vanished abruptly, lifting me with a sudden lightness. With a pained whimper, the black wolf was hurled backward by a tremendous force. As its claws tore away, they ripped a small chunk of flesh from my chest, the agony making my vision darken.
  Then came the horrifying sounds of two wolves tearing into each other. Raging roars, the sharp clatter of fangs clashing, the dull thud of claws ripping flesh. Hot blood and gray and black fur splattered everywhere.
  It was Jacob!
  He seemed to have completely lost his mind, transformed into a savage beast I’d only ever seen in my nightmares. He ignored the bites on his ears and head, pinning the other wolf down like a madman. He sank his teeth into the black wolf&#39;s foreleg—I even heard the crack of breaking bone!
  The black wolf let out a shrill howl and tore at Jacob&#39;s head and ne

  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. While none were fatal, the steady loss of blood would surely weaken him.
  Enraged, he growled a

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