Ava’s POV
Keeping my eyes on Rachel, I stay tense, watching for any sign that she is about to move, to attack.
She stops circling before she gets too near to Cameron and starts to circle back the other way, making me switch directions to keep an even distance between us, constantly aware of her movements, waiting for her to attack.
My mind won’t stay quiet as we circle.
What if I fail?
Cameron is here, I keep telling myself, he will not let me get hurt.
But I need to do this on my own.
I need to prove myself, prove that I am an equal.
Cameron’s equal.
All the Lycan’s equal.
Rachel’s snout twitches and she turns slightly to glance behind her uneasily and I follow her gaze.
Lycans are appearing all around us and, judging by the way Rachel’s head is swiveling nervously, none
