Chapter 23

ALEXIS' POV

I stretch with the rest of the girls as we warm up for our match. Our match isn't as official as the one in Redwood team. And neither is our field as greenery and aesthetic as theirs.

We only play for fun here in the slums of Redwood and our pitch is wide and sandy. But we never complain. We have grown to love it. It is what makes us who we are.

"I have a suggestion, guys?" Laila, a short pixie haired girl says. "What about we let our wolves out before the match start. That way, we can put ourselves in high spirit."

The rest of the girls squeal excitedly in support of Laila except me. Because I know that I can not be able to shift with the girls. Grandma Rivera has made me promise never to let the moment cause me to make the biggest mistake of my life.

The girls begin to run into the woods now, readying to shift into their wolve selves.

"Come on, Alex." Aurora pulls me along by the arm but I refuse to budge and I stand rooted to my spot.

"No. I...I can't." My face falls a