MILES' POV The arena is alive with energy. Bright LED lights flash across the field, and the distant chatter of the crowd hums in the air. The inter-pack games are about to begin, and as the host Alpha, I should be focused. I should be projecting an image of calm and unshakable power. I step into the arena with Roxy at my side, her arm looped through mine, but something in my chest feels tight and wrong. My wolf paces inside me, restless and angry, but I cannot figure out why until I see Rhea. She is standing near the starting line with the game teams, clipboard in hand, giving instructions to them. It is her Luna duties, but it is Yuri beside her that makes my blood boil. The way he leans in when she speaks, the way his eyes never leave her face, and the way her blonde hair catches the

