INICIAR SESIÓN“You don’t understand—”“No,” Tobias interrupted coldly. “You don’t.”His eyes dropped toward the words stretched across my chest.“Go cheer for your new pack.”Then they turned and disappeared into the crowd and a helpless frustration clawed through me.“They’ll listen eventually,” Lila whispered s
Aria.Lila and I left the room in silence.The tension between us had changed after the call with Alpha Elias. Before, there had still been uncertainty, confusion and even worse some tiny desperate hope that maybe this could still end peacefully somehow.Now all of that was gone.Something terrible
Lila stopped pacing finally, staring at me with a mixture of anger and concern.“So what now?”I looked toward the window slowly.“At halftime,” I said, “I’m going back to Riko’s penthouse.”Her eyes widened again. “Absolutely not!”“I have to.”“Aria—”“I think this entire Luna exchange for us and
Aria.I stared at myself in the mirror and hated everything I saw.The orange jersey clung loosely to my body, the bold foxes colors making my stomach twist every time I looked at them. But it wasn’t the colors I hated most.It was the words stretched across my chest.PROPERTY OF FOXBRIDGE.Every ti
“I wonder how he’ll react when he finds out that his little mate is a traitor.”My chest tightened painfully.“That it was your information that led us to his mother.”Tears burned my eyes immediately.“That because of you, we know exactly how many scouts Ravencrest has stationed across the borders.
Aria.I shoved Riko away angrily, wiping the blood off my lips as I glared at him.“What makes you think I’m going to do anything for you?” I snapped.My voice shook with anger and fear, but I forced myself to hold his gaze anyway.“You drugged me,” I continued, my chest rising unevenly. “You kidnap
Kai.I missed the target again by less than an inch. It still wasn’t good enough.Again.The smell of gunpowder clung to the air inside the underground range, thick and bitter, mixed with the damp scent of concrete and old oil. My arms ached from holding the rifle steady for hours. My fingers were s
AriaBy Tuesday, I forced myself back into school because Mrs Holt was not buying my sickness.The corridors felt louder than usual, like everyone had something to whisper and nowhere else to put it. I kept my head down as I walked in beside Maya. “Okay, forget all the drama for a second,” she said
I exhaled slowly and ran my hand through my hair.I couldn’t lie to her. “Yes,” I said. “It has ended.”Her eyes flickered, calculating.“I have not released any formal statement,” I added. “Neither has my family, nor hers. I would appreciate it if this remained private for now.”She nodded immediat
I blinked hard and forced myself upright.My ears rang and I raised the rifle again with shaking fingers, trying to ignore the sting, trying to focus through the dull pulse spreading behind my eye.I fired.The shot went wide, farther from the target and my father let out a short, sharp breath throu







