Xavier
My eyelids felt like iron shutters. I fought to open them, but they were impossibly heavy. Each attempt was a battle I was losing.
Why did everything feel off? I was lying on a bed, that much I knew. But breathing didn’t feel right.
I tried again to open my eyes. This time, a blurry world swam into view. A beeping sound came from nearby. The walls were sterile white. My mouth tasted like chalk. The air was thick with that hospital smell.
How did I end up here?
I needed to rinse my mouth. The chalky taste was awful. But I couldn’t even find the strength to call out. I lay there, staring at the blank ceiling, waiting.
Then the memories hit me.
My coronation. I was about to become the Regional Alpha. Then that snake Gregory showed up. Fire. Screams. Pack members and visitors run
