***Nova***
The tension within the castle had reached a fever pitch, swirling around us like a tempest, charging the atmosphere with an urgency that buzzed against my skin. We were just days away from the tournament, an event that could solidify my position and reaffirm the Lycan lineage. Yet the threat of the Bloodborne Clan loomed ominously in the shadows, threatening to cast an insidious pall over our future.
I gathered with Chase, Dante, and Crystal in the strategy room, a heaviness settling over our shoulders. Maps sprawled across the table, annotated notes filled with information that we had painstakingly gathered over the past week. We needed to prepare ourselves for whatever confrontation lay ahead; this was more than a test of strength—it was a fight for survival.
“Based on what
