ADRIAN
There was something strange in the air, I felt it the moment I set foot on the pack's training grounds. It wasn't the rush of combat warriors or the precision of their blows, It was something ancient, something deeper yet I couldn’t put my finger around it.An entire pack of tension thrummed below the surface like a thunderstorm far away but creeping ever closer and at the centre of it all, Her....Hailey; standing in my place behind the row of trees, I watched as the soldiers moved as a group, strong, swift, and loyal.Each step they took was a demonstration of the Queen's authority; I was jealous of them, in a way, they had a person to battle for, one that inspired such complete devotion but it wasn't the warriors I was thinking about but Hailey.Our connection was not romantic. I ha
