Chapter 84

Casey's POV

“No,” I screamed as I rushed to Derek.

But then I heard it, the thunder of footsteps, the battle cries rising like a wave from the tree line.

Eric crested the hill with his warriors behind him, a force I hadn't known he possessed. His eyes found mine across the battlefield, and in them I saw something that steadied my trembling heart.

"Push forward!" Eric roared, and his warriors crashed into Ethan's ranks like a tidal wave.

Eric's warriors were unlike anything I'd ever seen. They moved with precision, with strength that seemed almost supernatural.

The battle turned in an instant, Ethan's warriors fell one by...