Beta Before An Alpha
Her claws raked across my side, sending a searing pain through my body.
I stumbled, my legs buckling beneath me as I struggled to stay upright. Leona loomed over me, a victorious smirk on her face as she raised her claws about to deliver the final blow.
“You’re weak,” she snickered. Her eyes slicing deep into mine.
“You were never fit to be Luna.” She spat at me, her words dripping with unmatched venom.
Her claws descended, but in that moment, something inside me snapped. A surge of energy, unlike anything I had ever felt before, coursed through my veins. My heart thudded erratically in my chest. My vision cleared, and I saw the world with a newfound clarity.