Ruby
The arena still buzzed with shock.
I stood over Manson, my breath coming fast, my muscles trembling from the effort of our fight. The Alphas who had doubted me before now watched in stunned silence, their disbelief almost tangible in the thick air.
I had won.
I had taken down the Alpha King.
But as Manson lay beneath me, a slow smirk spreading across his lips, I knew this wasn’t over. There were still two more trials to pass.
And the next one could be even more dangerous.
Manson reached up, his fingers brushing my cheek, his golden eyes flickering with something deep, something proud. “You just love proving me wrong, don’t you?”
I swallowed hard, pushing off him and standing. He sat up with ease, shaking out his dark hair before climbing to his feet, towering over me once more
