Claimed by the Ruthless Wolf Slayer
I ball my hands into tight fists and force myself to say upright.
It shouldn’t be like this. This is routine. I’ve chaired dozens of these trials — some harsher, some messier but this time, my body feels too aware for some reason. The air feels thinner, like it’s fighting to escape the room.
“Alpha,” Ryker says, nodding as I approach. I give him a brief glance, but my focus shifts to the rogue whose head is still down.
He’s older than you see usual rogues, his hair matted and streaked with grey. His eyes, though, they burn with something sharper than defiance. Recognition, maybe hatred. I’ve seen that so much I barely pay it any mind.
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