Ciara had felt relieved after telling Scott about her past yesterday, and his reaction put her at ease. It increasingly convinced her to be more open to him and no longer keep her own anxiety.He promised to do his best, so Hugh and Gordon didn’t kick her out of Silvercrest. He will gather evidence to prove she was innocent and not dangerous.This problem disturbed her enough to make her couldn’t sleep. But an announcement that Maila made during morning practice the next day distracted Ciara’s mind.“Attention!” Maila clapped her hands and shouted. “I will make an important announcement before we start training.”Maila stood up straight. The other main team members stood beside her. She waited until all the team members calmed down and lined up neatly before her.“We will participate in joint training with patrol teams from other packs, and this time’s joint training will be carried out in Black Stellar territory.”There was a buzz of excitement from the members. Maila clapped her han

Ciara tried not to think too much about Hayley and the fact that they would spend some time together tonight.She focused on the training she was undergoing and the activities were quite enjoyable indeed.After Chris gave a briefing in the hall, the coaches divided them into groups and Ciara was happy that she was in the same group as Vaire.Each group ran around the streets outside the downtown area of Black Stellar. Compared to Silvercrest, Black Stellar had more green open spaces in the city, as well as rivers and stunning expanses of grass. Not to mention the waterfall that flows from the cliff and when the road they were walking was close to the waterfall, the splashes of water wet Ciara’s hair and face.“This is fun!” cried Vaire in a whisper as they ran together.Ciara nodded enthusiastically. She kept from telling Vaire that she was in the same room as Hayley and would be on patrol with her later that night. She didn’t want to spoil Vaire’s mood and didn’t want to make it a bi

Ciara’s vision turned black and white. She saw the dim faces of Beth and Bianca standing at the edge of the canyon with panicked and frightened expressions as her body continued to slide down.The unbelievably hard impact forced her lungs to jolt the air out before the frigid water submerged her and covered her entire body. She choked on water as she tried to breathe. Her lungs, esophagus, and stomach were filled with freezing water.The swift current curled up against her and made her feel like a dead log, continuing to carry her down the canyon, and as her hands tried to reach the surface, the current pulled her back down.In just a split second Ciara raised her head to look around, and in front of her stretched the vast night sky. She heard a distant rumbling and ahead a landscape stretched out. Ciara didn’t understand why the river suddenly disappeared until her body crashed into a waterfall.Ciara screamed as the water took her into a free fall, but her voice was muffled by the s

“What?” That was one surprising fact that made Ciara dumbfounded. “Are you sure about it?”“Yes. The doctor said that. She won’t regain consciousness for at least the next three days.”That meant Beth would not be returning to training. Because by the time she woke up, this joint training would have been over. If it was Hayley who planned all of this, her method was really, really sneaky.If Ciara conveyed this to Scott, Scott could have asked the coaches to conduct a search. And Hayley must have taken that into account. She could have dumped evidence into the canyon on the night of the incident, or worse yet, she’d embed the tools she used to attack Beth into Ciara’s belongings, cementing her position as a suspect even more.Ciara couldn’t act rashly. She needed to stay calm and entrust the next process to Scott. She wasn’t alone; she told herself.“Let’s go,” Vaire said. “You haven’t eaten yet, have you?”“I can’t leave yet.” Ciara pointed toward the door behind her. “I have to wait

Hayley’s wolf was smaller than Ciara’s. So Ciara could easily get rid of Hayley from above her and now the position is reversed. Hayley yelped as Ciara’s four sharp claws dug through her fur and stabbed into her flesh.Hayley rebelled, but Ciara was unshakable. She grinned, then opened her mouth and lifted her muzzle, ready to plunge it into Hayley’s exposed neck because she couldn’t stop moving.“Don’t kill!” Chris shouted from the touchline and Ciara momentarily recovered from hearing his voice.Ciara jumped back, releasing Hayley from her grip.Trembling, Hayley pulled away and struggled to her feet. Blood ran down her fur and splattered on the ground.Ciara waited for Hayley’s wounds to heal before they attacked each other again.It’s like going back to the beginning, Ciara thought.So far, her control over her wolf seems to be only superficial. She couldn’t really get her wolf to submit and obey her. And if she failed to do so here, she wasn’t sure she’d be able to vanquish her w