#Chapter 60: A Bloody Battle

Ruby

I lunge for Edith, knocking into her with my teeth bared. She must not have been expecting me to attack her so quickly, because she skids across the marble floor with a yelp from my impact.

While she’s on the ground, I take it as an opportunity to dodge around her and run away.

She jumps up just as I’m passing by and jumps onto my back, pinning me to the floor. My throat presses into the floor, practically choking me.

“You’re so stupid for coming back, and even more stupid for trying to fight me,” she says with a haughty chuckle.

I growl in response and struggle against her weight. Somehow, I manage to wriggle free and bolt down the corridor.

“Where are you going, little pup?” Edith coos as she chases after me. She sprints ahead and cuts me off from going further, her lips pulled back in a snarl. I feel as though I am her prey and she’s stalking me.

The fighting between the Lycans and the Bears downstairs fills my ears with growls and yelps. Outside, another gun goes off, followe