The helicopter’s roar faded as our team hit the ground, the forested arena swallowing us whole. The Hunter’s Moon Trial had begun, and my heart pounded like a drum, the air thick with pine and danger. Team Alpha—Cassian, Ronan, Lyra, and me—landed in a clearing, the moonlight slicing through the trees. I adjusted my jacket, my ribs still aching from Severus’s fight, my wolfsbane vial heavy in my pocket. Rank 24, hard-won, but this trial could make or break me. Cassian stood tall, his gray eyes scanning the shadows, his alpha aura heavy. I knew he was watching me closer than ever. My secret teetered, and I couldn’t let it fall.“Spread out,” Cassian barked, his voice sharp. “Find the beacon before the others.” His gaze flicked to me, hard and unyielding, like I was a puzzle he couldn’t crack. I glared back, my stubbornness flaring, but the mate bond sparked, hot and unwelcome, making my skin prickle.We moved fast, boots crunching on leaves, but a rustle in the bushes stopped us col
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