Xavier
I spent time in this secluded house in spiritual preparation before the coronation ceremony.
There were prayers and rituals to mark the significance of the occasion. The elders had spent three days fasting and meditating to help me transition into my new role.
The temple walls held the kind of stillness I hadn't known in a long time. No phones, no technology, nothing. Just those stones, the scrolls, and the echo of my thoughts.
They called it my fattening ritual, which was ironic because the elders were fasting while I ate, rested, and meditated. It was a rite passed down to prepare a ruling Alpha soul for leadership.
But right now, I wasn't thinking about ancestors or spiritual energy.
I was thinking about the fastest way to destroy Gregory.
I bit into the chewy roast mea
