The forest erupted into chaos as Korvin's wolves pressed their attack. The boys' fractured unity made them easy targets.
Rafe fought like a man possessed, throwing himself at every enemy that came near Bella with reckless abandon. His usual careful strategy was gone, replaced by desperate, dangerous moves that left him exposed to counterattacks.
"Rafe, watch your left flank!" Cassian shouted, but Rafe didn't care.
A gray wolf lunged at him from behind, he barely twisted away in time. The enemy's claws raked across his shoulder, drawing blood, but he didn't slow down. He spun and buried his own claws in the attacker's throat.
"He's going to get himself killed," Luca growled to Cassian as they fought back to back.
Luca's own fighting was compromised by the mate bond pulling at him constantly. Every time Bella cried out in pain or fear, his attention split between the enemy in front of him and the overwhelming need to reach her side.
