~Elvira~
The alarm on the bedside table rang at 05:00.
The sound woke me up from a restless sleep.
For a moment, I forgot where I was. I expected to feel the cold floor of my stepfather’s house and hear his boots as he walked toward my room to demand breakfast.
Instead, I woke up to fine sheets in a bedroom on the Alpha’s wing
I sat up, my body still ached from the fight in the assessment room.
I looked at the uniform on the chair. It was the clothes worn by the Silverblade service staff.
I refreshed and dressed quickly then pulled my long brown hair back into a bun.
I didn't look in the mirror because I didn't want to see the version of myself Gabriel was trying to create...I only wanted to focus on survival.
Aria was waiting for me at the entrance. She looked sad and relieve
