Chapter 22 Ambush at the Clearing
The forest opened into a wide clearing, sunlight filtering through mist like silver knives. Every leaf, every branch trembled in the cold morning air. Amani signaled us to halt, scanning the perimeter.
“This is it,” he murmured. His voice low, tense, but steady. “He wants the fight here.”
I crouch...
Chapters
1. Chapter 1 New Blood
2. Chapter 2 Teeth in the Dark
3. Chapter 3 Under His Shadow
4. Chapter 4 The Wolves Bite
5. Chapter 5 Fire in the Dark
6. Chapter 6 Wolves Circle
7. Chapter 7 The Enforcer’s Question
8. Chapter 8 Smoke and Secrets
9. Chapter 9 The Club’s Verdict
10. Chapter 10 Rumors and Shadows
11. Chapter 11 The Line Between Fire and Fear
12. Chapter 12 What Fire Leaves Behind
13. Chapter 13 Smoke on the Wire
14. Chapter 14 The Price of Silence
15. Chapter 15 The Blood Debt
16. Chapter 16 The Hunter’s Creed
17. Chapter 17 Ash Between Us
18. Chapter 18 The Predator’s Move
19. Chapter 19 Smoke and Steel
20. Chapter 20 The Hunter’s Edge
21. Chapter 21 The Predator’s Trail
22. Chapter 22 Ambush at the Clearing
23. Chapter 23 Collision in the Mist
24. Chapter 24 Ash Between the Trees
25. Chapter 25 The Trap in the Pines
26. Chapter 26 The Shadows Below
27. Chapter 27 The Price of Blood
28. Chapter 28 The Devil You Know
29. Chapter 29 The Lion’s Den
30. Chapter 30 Ashes in the Veins
31. Chapter 31 The Ghost and the Wolf
32. Chapter 32 Blood in the Water
33. Chapter 33 The Devil You Made
34. Chapter 34 Fire Lines
35. Chapter 35 Smoke and Silence
36. Chapter 36 The King’s Shadow
37. Chapter 37 Vault of Echoes
38. Chapter 38 The Moretti Code
39. Chapter 39 Smoke and Silence
40. Chapter 40 The Vault Line
41. Chapter 41 The Red Crown
42. Chapter 42 Engines of Mercy
43. Chapter 43 Ashes of Kings
44. Chapter 44 Ember Pass
45. Chapter 45 The Fire Between
46. Chapter 46 The Hollow Signal
47. Chapter 47 The Red Line
48. Chapter 48 The Morning After Fire
49. Chapter 49 The Fire’s Echo
50. Chapter 50 Smoke on the Horizon
51. Chapter 51 The Hollow Hours
52. Chapter 52 The Hollow Line
53. Chapter 53 Trade Line
54. Chapter 54 The Divide
55. Chapter 55 Ashline
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