LOGIN“The Foxbridge Foxes!”The reaction was immediate but the Ravens’ side reacted, though with a different kind of energy.Beside me, Maya groaned. “Oh no.”I turned to her. “What?”“The Foxes made it to the finals,” she said, shaking her head. “A part of me doesn’t even want the Ravens to win tonight.
Aria.“Seriously? These seats? We can barely see anything.”I leaned forward, squinting past rows of heads and waving flags, trying to catch a proper glimpse of the field below. It was hard. All I could see clearly were flashes of gold, black, and the occasional blur of movement.Beside me, Maya let
Aria’s voice echoed in my head.“They like each other.”“Guys,” Ryder cut in, his tone sharper now. “Give us a minute.”The room quieted slightly.“We’ll meet you on the field,” he added.There were a few nods, a couple of claps on my shoulder again, lighter this time, more careful.“Let me know if
Then I looked up.The mirror reflected it all back.The uniform with my last name at the back. BlackthonThe number. 1The image, perfect future alpha, quarterback, captain..The lie.I held my own gaze for a second longer.Then I turned away.I reached for the table beside me, where Coach had left
Kai.I stood in front of the mirror longer than I should have because I couldn’t quite believe what I looked like.The reflection staring back at me barely resembled the person I was supposed to be.My left eye was bloodshot, the red stark against the pale of my skin. A dark bruise spread across bot
The one Kai had taken from my bag.The one piece of home I still had.My chest tightened.I reached out slowly, brushing my fingers along its surface. The memory hit immediately, him handing it back to me, and lying to my face that he had bought it. I shook my head as a tear escaped my eyes.I swall
I saw the bruise again and swallowed hard. “I… I should go,” I whispered, needing space, air, anything to escape the weight of his gaze.But Luke shook his head slightly and reached into his jacket. “Wait,” he said. “Before I leave. I wanted to give you something.”He held out a small box, simple bu
Lila frowned, shaking her head. “But it’s just tutoring, right? Aria’s helping him with his studies. That’s all. And besides, Kai and Serena are…” She trailed off, her lips pressing into a line. “Aren’t they dating?”The pit in my stomach deepened.“I don’t know,” Maya sighed, slumping back into her
Elias leaned back slightly, but I could see the storm in his eyes. His voice carried that commanding edge again, the one that made my chest tighten with both fear and awe. “With this, Aria, we can expose them. If the other packs see what Ravencrest has done, they’ll know the truth. They won’t stand
“What is this?” he asked, his voice low, urgent.I spread the papers out on the floor. The edges were worn from how many times I’d unfolded them. “Maya, our handler, mentioned something once. About an archive room in the school. Because the building is so old, a lot of Ravencrest’s records are still







