CHAPTER 76

ASHINA’S POV

After I had taken the ointment from Alpha Boris, I headed back to my tent only to find Rosy waiting for me.

“What happened to you again?” she asked but not teasing me.

Rosy had seen how shattered I was. Of course, after what had happened back there, I was not in a good shape.

“Rosy… Can you please apply this ointment on my knee?”

Without any questioning, she did as told and then helped me get in bed. For the very first time, she acted like a mother to me until I fell into a deep slumber.

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The canopy thickened overhead, muting the moonlight as I pressed deeper into the woods. The training route had been oddly quiet today—way too quiet—but I said nothing. I followed orders, as always.

Yet something felt off. My usual instincts twitched at the base of my spine, like an itch I couldn’t reach.

The path narrowed abnormally, thorns brushing against my arms. This wasn’t the usual route. My breath caught.

Why here? I turned back—no visible trail. I had been led in deep, and t