The Wolf's Game
Solange Dayean heir for the alpha; winning her love againchosen by fate rejected by the alphamated to my fiancé’s alpha king brotherreturning to my rejected mate
“You meddle. You always meddle.”
“Better than watching you chew through mortals for sport.”
The bark ripples. Faces form briefly, with old, hollow-eyed remnants of past contestants. Their mouths move, whispering prayers that never reached gods. The forest breathes through them.
“They entered willingly. The Game feeds because the goddess must feed. It is the order of things.”
I draw another sigil, remaining stubborn. “Order’s overrated.”
The ground cracks open an inch beside me, just enough to send a warning tremor up my spine.