Broken by One, Desired by All
My knees wobbled so violently I had to widen my stance just to keep from tumbling sideways into a weapon rack.
Him? The Supreme Alpha of the North? The man who'd unified the Northern packs through sheer force of will and strategic brilliance? The warrior whose battle tactics were studied in every military academy across the territories? My instructor?
My knees went entirely weak, my breath catching so violently in my throat that the black spots multiplied, threatening to consume my vision entirely. Of all the people they could have sent... Of all the instructors in the entire Academy, with its dozens of qualified teachers and seasoned warriors, they had to choose the one person who terrified