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 turned toward Lila as she took a shaky breath. She didn’t meet my eyes, but I could see her fighting to stay composed. Her shoulders were square, even if her hands were shaking.She walked to the stage in silence. The room didn’t clap this time.I squeezed my hands together as the silence grew aga
He hadn’t just gotten me a gift. He had gotten me this. An exact replica of the one thing I’d lost that night that had meant comfort. Safety. He had thought of that. And even though he had no idea of what it looked like in my mind. It seemed like the moon goddess had led him to this at the store. An
AriaThe badge in my hand looked harmless. A small silver plate with my name etched into it.Aria Lagnston. Below it in bold lettering, Omega from Silverwood. Then in smaller numbers beneath that, Rank 6 in Ravencrest. Strength: 3/10. My fingers closed around it tightly before pinning it to my unif
Maya leaned in with a sigh. “Ignore him. He's still low ranked.”I nodded, trying to refocus, but my eyes kept scanning the room. Still no sign of Kai. My fingers fidgeted at my side. I hadn’t seen him since this morning. My brain told me it wasn’t a big deal, but my heart... well, it was searching







