lio

weight pressing against my eardrums, but insid

ad just torn apart. My chest heaved, sucking in the c

Pack warriors were in a

Alpha!

s a messy victory. These Rogues had been organized, attacking o

amazing,

perfume and... something metallic. Was it the scent of my own v

hurning mud of the battlefield. Her

s the script I had written for myself. I had chosen her.

my gaze didn't linger on her. Inste

h

held pe

ts-the ones masked as natural rock formations to blend into th

. It was archite

as El

en today. I ignored it, shoving it down into the dark alo

at I told

I told myself t

blivious to where my attention had wander

s of my face into a smile. "

se, the cheers felt hollow, echoing