Marked by the Alpha
There was a latticework of small cuts and scratches across my forearm, and as I panted, a small smile curved up one corner of my opponent’s mouth.
In that moment, the wall of difference between me and the other girl could not have been clearer. I hadn’t managed to inflict a single wound on her while she attacked because I was so busy trying to defend myself, and now I felt mixed emotions start to bloom inside me.
It was a combination of fear, shame and anxiety. Morgan was good, I told myself weakly, and in all likelihood she was going to end up winning this fight.
‘Don’t,’ Lea cautioned suddenly, and my bleak thoughts ground to an immediate halt as my wolf continued. ‘Talking yourself down i