CHAPTER 22
AURORAHella hurled ball of magic after ball of magic at Ares, who stood, unmoving, in a trance. Blood poured out of multiple wounds in his body, his eyes glazed over, like they usually were during mind-linking someone, but his mind link was cut off from me.
I stared in horror from across the battlefield with tears rushing down my cheeks, pushing and shoving and killing hounds who stood in my way. “Ares!” I screamed, hoping I could snap him out of this.
He needed to fight. He always fought. What the hell is he doing now?
Some wolves in our pack tried to protect him, but they were easily overtaken by the instant surplus of hounds flooding into the lands. We had come so far without getting attacked, and now, we were surrounded from all directions.
“Ares!” I screamed again, sin
