“Surrender!,” I growled, the taste of blood thick in my mouth. “You’re done.”

Domenico's chest heaved, claws twitching, legs trembling. Blood soaked the earth beneath him, most of it his. His eyes darted between me and Raven, wide with fury and desperation.

“Never,” he spat, voice sharp through the mind link. “I’d rather die.”

I straightened, looming over him. “Then you leave me no choice.”

My fangs bared. Muscles tensed. I crouched low, ready to strike the final blow and end this traitor once and for all.

But I didn’t see it.

Not until it was too late.

With a desperate snarl, Domenico swiped his paw across the dirt and...