Untamed Fate (Magic Side: Wolf Bound 2)

Groaning, I rolled to my side. I was in a large, dark cavern. Small patches

of bioluminescent moss cast a dim light, enough that my shadow magic let

me see clearly in the dark.

Clutching my aching arm, I got to my feet and looked up. Far above, the

hole I had fallen from was closing as roots filled the tunnel and knit together.

Panic fluttered in my chest, and I quickly searched the chamber for

hidden exits but found none.

I was trapped.

At the far end of the cavern, another cluster of roots on the ceiling began

to move. They slowly descended from the ceiling with Kahanov in their

grasp.

He raised his hands, and three giant balls of light formed in the air,

illuminating the dank interior cavern. “Ah, Savannah. Alone once again. This

time, there’s nowhere to run.”

“Let me go, Kahanov, or I’ll fucking kill you.”

“Kahanov? Dear, no. You all keep calling me that, but Ulan hasn’t been

here for a long, long time. His body has been very useful, though.”

I backed away and extended my claws. “What the fuck are you talking

about, and why are you after me, you asshole?”

He summoned the knife as the roots set him down, and menace and foul

magic vibrated the air. “Your family killed my wolf, and so I’m going to take

yours in return. I’ll be whole again, and then I’ll bring your family and the

Order and the pack to their knees. They’ll beg the dark god for his mercy, but

the only mercy we will offer is death.”

The dark god? An image of the black wolf in the sky outside of my aunt

and uncle’s house filled my mind. But before I could process it, he lunged.

I spun away from the blade and suddenly extinguished the magic lights

high overhead with my shadow magic.

Kahanov lurched forward, blinded for just a second.

I summoned the blade and struck.