CAMILLA
I tossed and turned for what felt like the hundredth time, but sleep refused to come. Every attempt to relax was pointless. My body was restless, my mind a mess. I had trained all day, exhausted myself on purpose, yet here I was—wide awake.
Who was I fooling? I wasn’t just struggling with sleep; I was trying to avoid Malakai. He had been watching me all day, his eyes never leaving me. And then he had the audacity to follow us home. Didn’t he have his own pack to tend to? Why was he always here?
But that wasn’t the worst part. The worst part was how his gaze made me feel. I told myself I hated it, but my body betrayed me every time. That warmth pooling in my stomach whenever he was near—it was infuriating. I was supposed to be in control, but around him, I never was.
And then th
