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Chapter 93 Splash!! Blood sprayed across the floor like dark crimson paint. 1 froze. Everything around me stopped. Time, Breath. Sound. All of it vanished into a void of disbelief. Katrina’s eyes widened in shock before the light faded from them. Her lips parted, as if she wanted to say something, but nothing came out except a wet gurgle. Her body trembled once, twice–then collapsed forward onto the rogue’s claw. The rogue grinned. His long, jagged claws glistened red as he yanked his hand out of her chest, letting her lifeless body fall to the ground with a dull, final thud. The world came crashing back in an instant. AAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!” A woman screamed–a human. One of the last few who hadn’t left the auditorium yet. Panic exploded in the room. Chairs clattered. People tried to run, to hide, but the rogues moved fast. Too fast. One lunged at the screaming woman- SLASH! He would’ve killed her if Francesco hadn’t intercepted, claws out, slashing across the rogue’s chest and sending him crashing into the far wall. All around me, our warriors leapt into motion. Audrey’s voice rang out, commanding order. “Protect the humans! Secure the exits! Move, move!” Angela’s broken sob behind me pierced deeper than the screams. “Katrina…?” she whispered. Her voice was trembling, shattered, confused. Why was she still here? I thought in shock. She should’ve been escorted out with the rest. She wasn’t a fighter, just another student–A bystander. “Why?” I choked, my voice shaking as I stared at the rogue who had just murdered Katrina like she was nothing more than a rag doll. “Why did you kill her?” The rogue tilted his head, his smile twisted and cold. “Why so surprised?” he said mockingly. “She wanted to kill you. I figured I’d give you a hand.” A cruel chuckle followed his words, as if my horror was his favorite joke. “What…? Kill…?” Angela’s broken voice cracked through the madness. She looked at me with wide, wet eyes, seeking answers–seeking truth. “Ellaines What does he mean…?” She didn’t get the chance to finish. WHACK! Audrey moved swiftly, hitting her on the back of the neck with a precise blow. Angela slumped into her arms, unconscious. “Get her out of here!” Audrey barked. “Secure the human witnesses. Now!” Two of our pack warriors rushed to carry Angela to safety. I knew Audrey had done the right thing. The rogues would use any human left as a hostage of 1/5 Chapter 93 shield. And Angela… didn’t need to see what was about to come next. I turned back toward the rogue. My heart pounded with rage. “Coward.” The word slipped from my mouth like venom. Something shifted. His smirk faded, just slightly. Around him, the rogues stilled. Their eyes darkened. Francesco stepped forward, his hand sliding into mine with a quiet strength. “You use hurnans, then discard them when they fail?” he said, voice like thunder. “My Luna is right. That’s cowardice.” The rogue sneered, uncaring. “She failed. Means she wasn’t useful anymore.” How dare you… The thought didn’t even have time to finish. Mika. Her fury flared in my chest, like fire igniting from the core of my soul. ‘Pets…‘ she snarled in my mind. ‘They treat them like pets. Kill them all. Punish the ones who murdered the innocent. Something surged within me. … Read more