Triple Temptation
"You're gazing at the board like it's the key to the universe, Mooncrest. It's only wood and ivory."
"And strategy, Wolfe. And something you boast of being good at, I think." Rhea matched Kai's icy stare over the sleek chessboard in the stillness of a corner of the Alpha Row common room. Ash, Zane, Blaze, and Micah were absent, leaving them with a fleeting moment of tense, strained quiet.
"Indeed. Purely an intellectual game. No sloppy emotions, no random instincts. Only reason. Something Omegas usually lack, don't you think?" Kai's voice was suave, almost a growl, as he indicated the pieces. "White. Your move."