Flashback
The midday sun cast long shadows over the pack grounds, but the light did little to brighten Bianca's mood. She stood near the edge of the training field, her sharp green eyes narrowed as she watched Althea spar with a group of pack members. Bianca's lips curled into a sneer as Althea landed a clean hit on her opponent, earning a round of applause from the gathered crowd.
“She’s getting too comfortable Althea muttered under her breath, her hands clenched into fists.
Present....
Bianca's thought blurred,it wasn’t just Althea's growing confidence that infuriated her,it was the way the pack was starting to rally around her. The murmurs of doubt and gossip about Althea's limp and scars were fading, replaced by quiet admiration. And worse, Kaden's constant praise of her progress
