SIDE STORY -1  (L AND ZALLEN)

L's pov 

I was a sick child from the day I was born. Covering half of my school days in bed, I envied people who could laugh and play around. My brother Cason was one among them, strong and kind, he was the Alpha that everyone had hopes on. Whereas I was the ugly duckling.

Unable to fend for myself, I was helpless without my parents, I couldn’t do anything that strains my body, the fire in me had diminished over the years. That was when I met Sera, beautiful like a scoop of ice cream. She was brave. She was fierce. She was jovial. I saw myself in her.

She became my precious friend over the years, along with Zallen. Paired with brown hair and green eyes, he was the college hot guy, sided with Cason and Sera, they were the trio. I envied when they practiced on the grounds, battered in mud and sweat. It was a wish I always had.

So on the night before the tournament, I went to the grounds. I held a sword against myself, mutteri