warmth, and Silas al

owerful auras and the turbulence they stirred

acade like sunlight, bringing a sliver of wa

me like shadows, his suspicion s

y force I had barely come into contac

's frosty aura, while simultane

kly, but Silas's sharp gaze weighed

practical lesson at the acade

ass involved simulated fiel

ng up, tracking targets, or practicing concealment in a designated

p with several ordinary Alphas, while Sila

to bord

our group was assigned

mmates, mimicking their low stance

ior to an Alpha's-let alone discernin

observe ground traces, striv

rogress, I sensed a frosty au

s Silas

their tracking abiliti

e scanning the ground and surroun

Silas surged again, and the wolf spirit

purer and stronger in the wilderness, carrying the focused

r

alted, and his gro

instead locked his gaze precisely o

s, holding a distinct scrutiny and

subtly, then curled his lips

n't loud, but in the silence of the w

skills seem..." He didn't finish, but his

d to look at me, their fa

my face b

t humiliation and

self to stay calm, trying to mimic Torian's

ve might cause you to

ian's usual arrogance and disdain

em to care much a

er, closing the d

aura grew stronger, making the wolf s

e overwhelmed my bond sense to the

ly, his gaze roaming over me as

ly, his deep, magnetic voice carrying a sli

are dull, then no amount

ense of smell and perc

cting that I w

the hidden, Otherf

so loudly it felt like it

enly locked eyes with me, his gaze as sharp

as it used to be. Fain

like a dagger breaking

He detected the anomaly!

oze, my mind

group and Silas's team-watched

xcuse? Deny it? My facade was te

enly bent down, pointing to

"The scent trail left by the target. I

ng task, but his gaze remained fixed on me,

abilities and a further

osure, crouching down and leaning m

h, plants, and animal scents, flood

I could to discern and

rashed violently under the wei

scents, I seemed to catch a faint,

s unique, short-live

, but under the stimulation of Silas's powerf

by a m

o look at Silas, a trace

a fleeting moment, a glimmer of as

ected me to act

ying to keep my voice steady. "It re

n't respond

ooked at me again, his g

performance against the barely passable trac

aura surr

ps vanished, the contempt in his

triguing," he said slowly, his voice carryin

oup. "Let

heir tracking, quickly dis

und, utterly drained, my

e exhausting than a

h had Sil

mean by "utter