Ava's POV
When I heard the growls from down the hall, I got out of bed.
The wound was still present but the pain had dropped significantly. My wolf was working on it — though the healing felt different from what I was used to. Faster. Warmer.
I'm not doing that,
my wolf told me, which left me with no better explanation.
I kept to the edges of the hallway, staying out of sight, and listened. Atlas's brother Adam had portaled in and was trying to claim me. My wolf snarled at that. I heard the challenge issued — Serpent Selis — and the word sent a chill through me I couldn't fully account for.
I linked the others quietly.
"Does anyone know what Serpent Selis is?"
"A fight for submission," my father replied.
"How do you know that?" Jasmine asked.
"Because I lived here for a time, bef
