Desperate Retreat

Author’s POV

Steel clashed and claws tore flesh across the sacred clearing meant for the mating ceremony. Blood soaked the trampled earth where festive banners had stood, turning the gathering into a slaughterhouse as groans of agony hung heavy in the air.

Kaelen’s warriors fought with fierce resolve, yet Slade’s men struck with the ruthless precision of assassins. Every angle of the ambush had