EVELARAEven with Lauren’s venomous accusation temporarily quelled, the arena didn’t feel safe. My senses were on high alert, and I could feel Dravara shifting restlessly beneath my ribs.The subtle sterile hum of medical equipment, the quiet chatter of the crowd, even the sharp scent of antiseptic and metal— it all screamed of potential danger.Perhaps just my hyper alerted mind, but it is there and I am worried...I was adjusting a vital-monitoring sensor on our assigned patient simulator when a sudden presence made the hairs on my neck shiver.A male contestant from another medical team, one I would barely have noticed before, leaned closer under the pretense of inspecting an infusion line. His gaze lingered far too long on my hands, and the warmth from his body encroached too close.Instinctively, I froze, letting my mind register the intrusion.My wolf growled low, a muted vibration that Dravara fed to me, warning me of the subtle danger.And then, as though in cue, I saw him…Luc
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