LOGIN~Elvira~ I looked back to see Uncle Silas and Aria with Lisa and Kelvin holding each other's hands near the training hall. They were waving at me as I followed the 180 remaining warrior trainees to the back station where we will be each called on with our opponents to fight inside the hall as others watch from the seats. I waved back at them. Aria gestured with her hands that they were moving into the hall to take their seats. I nodded, mouthing a "bye" at them as they walked in through the main doors. By the time the hall filled up, there were over two thousand spectators sitting shoulder to shoulder. It was built like a stadium but an in-house one, the center stage being where the fighting competition takes place under the bright lights. This was why I was here, for this particular reason, to prove I could fight. I could feel my body hum with adrenaline, my heart beating wildly... Just then, I heard another voice speaking, a female over the microphone welcoming pa
~Elvira~ "Keep your guard up today, Elvira, or you lose everything," Rhys told me yesterday, and his voice stayed in my head as I woke up this morning. The days had moved quickly, filled with constant training, pushing my body through drills and sparring until my muscles locked up and my knuckles bruised. After training with Rhys on evenings of every session I barely saw Gabriel. Just like before, he draws close, then keeps his distance and walks away whenever we seem to be getting closer. He never even visits my room anymore, his boots walk past my door along the hallway without stopping, and to be honest, it bothers me because I keep waiting for him to say something. It has been a week now since he lost control. We haven't spoken or seen each other, and today was the final training competition. Today, the remaining thirty-six people from each of the five groups will be partaking in the competition, stepping onto the fighting mats, and about 30 people will be eliminate
~Elvira~That meant he would attend this party, he would walk through the doors of this very Packmansion, stand side-by-side with his Alpha. He would be here. The man who had ruined my life.My breath hitched in my throat. I have to hide, I can't let him see me, not until I was ready to face him for my revenge. He had to pay for Carson. He had to pay for my mum’s death. But not yet. Not when I was still just a trainee now."When is the event taking place?" I asked Aria, my voice sounded tight and strained."What event?" Uncle Silas asked, walking back over to our side of the counter, wiping a bead of sweat from his forehead."The annual pack events," Aria replied, looking up at him.Uncle Silas looked at me, his dark eyes calculating. "In three weeks' time."Three weeks.I nodded slowly, my panic receded, replaced by determination, I will be done with my warrior training by then. The final competition was next week. If I succeeded, if I passed the trials, I would have officiall
~Elvira~ "Elvira!" Uncle Silas called as he wiped his hands on his white apron and immediately grabbed a ceramic plate. "Sit, sit! child."I didn't argue. He practically dragged me to a stool at the island counter, sliding a mountain of eggs, bacon, and toasted bread in front of me before I even had time to fully sit down."Thank you," I mumbled around my first bite, groaning at how good it tasted.Aria abandoned her herbs and leaned against the counter opposite me, her eyes gleaming with a mixture of concern and curiosity. "So," she began, dropping her voice to a whisper. "Are we going to talk about what happened last night?"I paused, chewing slowly. "What do you mean?""The whole pack is whispering, Elvira," Aria said, her eyes wide. "The guards said the Alpha lost his mind. They're saying he lost control of his wolf because he thought you were gone. People are starting to realize that it seems there is way more to your relationship than anyone thought."I kept my eyes glue
~Elvira~ I paced my room as the memory of Gabriel's harsh voice kept ringing through my mind, my chest was heaving as if I had just run ten miles through the Silverblade woods. My blood was boiling. I clenched my fist tighter trying to hold back my anger, the way he had just treated me…looking at me with those cold, distant eyes after almost ripping the packhouse apart because he thought I was in danger, made my head spin. He had poured his heart out to me, bared his deepest traumas, and yet, the second I stepped out of line, he shoved me away like I was nothing more than a rogue trespasser. "Shit, I feel so hot," I muttered to the empty room, wiping a bead of sweat from my forehead. The anger I was feeling was burning me up from the inside out. "I just need to chill. Just for a second." The moment the words left my lips, the heat in the body vanished, it was like it had been sucked out of me, my breath caught in my throat as a shiver ripped down my spine. The h
~Gabriel~ I tore out of the security building, bathed in rage. I ran through the hallways of the pack mansion. Pack members threw themselves against the walls when they saw me, they covered their necks and bowed their heads. I ignored them all. I didn't care about looking like a rational leader. I only cared about finding the dark road outside. I only cared about the emptiness in my chest and my concern about Elvira. I reached the entrance, guarded by two elite warriors. They dropped to their knees the second I stepped into the light. "Open the doors," my voice came out as a snarl, "Alpha, Beta Cole ordered a lockdown.." one guard started to say, his hands visibly shaking. I lunged forward, grabbed table resting in the wall, hurled it at the wall in anger. The wood exploded into splinters, I stood watching the wreckage, my chest heaving. The wolf inside me was thrashing, desperate to break out fully and tear the forest apart until we found her. I was losin
~Elvira~ The rest of the morning moved so fast. My digital armband felt foreign on my wrist, a constant reminder that I was now a trainee, not just a servant. But as I walked back to the Alpha’s wing, my stomach was making funny sounds showing I hadn't had breakfast. I had paid the money and
~Elvira~ I walked toward the enrollment desk, my heart beating rapidly out of anticipation, the building was modern with glass walls and shiny floors, and it was full of recruits. There were tall, muscular men in athletic gear from other territories and Silverblade youths looking like they were s
~Elvira~ When Aria returned later that evening, I didn't hold back, i requested cookies, fries, and hot milk, a comforting feast to fuel both my body and Val’s strength. If Gabriel was going to decide my fate, I wanted to meet it with a clear head and a restored spirit, survival was a debt I owe
~Elvira~ The walk to the mansion was silent. I kept my eyes down, but noticed high sensory cameras tucked into the oak branches, their red lights blinking. Silverblade had a massive security network. The pack house was a large mansion of marble and white stone, beautiful but intimidating.







