A familiar scent wafted behind Emily, and her wolf couldn't help but howl with excitement as it approached.
"Elijah, long time no see." Klaus's voice pierced the woods like a heavy, sharp sword. He came to Emily's side, his eyes full of tenderness and protection. "Stand back, my love. Now it's up to me to fight him."
Elijah stood silently in the rain, his gaze on Klaus fierce and malevolent. The powerful aura emanating from the two alpha wolves filled the forest, and everything around them seemed to sink into a deathly silence akin to endless hell. A life-and-death battle was on the verge of breaking out.
Suddenly, the roar of a helicopter echoed in the sky, deafening from far and near. A strong, blinding white light fell from above, illuminating the entire forest in an instant. Emily instinctively narrowed her eyes against the sudden brightness.