Cassian struck me like a meteor.

The Blood Sacrifice had transformed him into something beyond an Alpha something raw, burning, and unnatural, fueled by the years of life he was consuming in real time.

He crossed the circle in a single bound and slammed into me with enough force to shatter the sound barrier.

I was thrown airborne.

The world spun standing stones, sky, crowd, earth before I crashed against the far side of the circle.

The impact cratered the packed earth beneath me.

My wolf form skidded ten feet, carving a trench into the ground, the breath ripping from my lungs in a rush of silver light.

Pain exploded...