The Wolf's Game
It is calling my name, and I know I won’t be able to sleep.
I sit at the edge of my bed, peeling the edge of a bandage away from my arm. Beneath it, angry red lines twist where the thorns grazed me. They’re already closing, but they ache anyway, a reminder that the Game doesn’t stop just because we survived.
Violet stirs in my mind for the first time in days. It is almost like the Game is trying to keep her suppressed. As soon as she stirs, she drifts back to sleep, leaving me alone again.