DARIUS'S POV đș Pain clawed at my body. Every step burned. My skin felt like it had been ripped open, stitched back, and ripped again. Kade limped beside me, his face twisted in agony. We staggered through the gates of Silverfang Alpha Academy. The forest was quiet now, but my head wasnât. It screamed with one word. Lila. What the heck was that? An omega. A stupid, wolfless omega. How did she do it? That light. It wasnât just bright. It tore through us. Through our skin. Through our wolves. My inner wolf whimpered, curled up deep inside me, like it was scared. Scared of her. I glanced at Kade. His eyes were wide, his jaw tight. He was hurting bad. Same as me. We didnât talk much on the way back. What was there to say? We got beat. By an omega. By... Lila Kane. We dragged ourselves

