Kai.
I knew I was dreaming. I could feel the weight pressing down on my body, the exhaustion sinking into my bones, pulling me deeper into unconsciousness. Still, the dream felt real enough that when I opened my eyes, the sound of whistles, cheers, and roaring voices filled my ears like I had stepped right into the past.
I was back at the pack stadium, from ten years ago.
The place looked even bigger than I remembered, the largest we ever used, built to hold the overwhelming crowd that had gathered that day.
The day of the National Alpha Cup.
Ravencrest against Foxbridge. The game that was supposed to be ours.
I remembered where I was sitting too. Front row, where all the important wolves sat. The air was thick with tension, with pride, with expectation. I was only a kid then, only
