LOGIN“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 slapped her hand away. Harder than I expected. The sound made my stomach twist. His jaw clenched as he glared at her, and suddenly, all the warmth I’d gotten used to seeing in him was gone. He wasn’t the Kai who snuck jokes into study sessions or taught me how to play football. He wasn’t the boy
Her eyes glinted with something darker. “I can’t wait to break you, stray. To show you exactly where you belong.”Heat rushed to my face, my pulse pounding in my ears. I clenched my fists under the table, nails digging into my palms until I felt the sting. “I’m not—”She leaned closer, cutting me of
But I didn’t reply. I just stared at my fork, trying to swallow the weight in my throat.Maya leaned in slightly. “I’m serious, though. You should both be careful around Serena. She might smile at you. She might act sweet. But she plays games. And if she thinks someone’s a threat to her status, even
Aria. The moment Serena’s heels clicked closer, my whole body stiffened. Lila’s shoulders tensed beside me, and Maya’s expression turned to worry. We didn’t need to say it out loud. We were all thinking the same thing.Trouble was coming.Serena didn’t slow down when she reached our table. Instead,







