Savage Salvation

The sickening, wet sound of tearing cartilage and bursting arteries jolts my eyes wide open. Hot, metallic blood splatters across my face and chest in a horrific flush. The thick copper scent suffocates my nostrils. I scramble backward on pure instinct, my boots sliding uselessly against the icy mud. But the brutal strike is not meant for me. The massive dark grey wolf towers above me for a fracti