I
feared what his response would be.
Would he ask us to help him take revenge? Would he eventually discover the power I held and want to take it from me too? My mind was playing some dirty tricks on me.
Revik’s lips curled into a wry smile. “You hunt with us. You move with us. You earn your place like everyone else. That’s the rule. We have no Alphas here, no betas, no titles. Only fighters.”
I nodded slowly, letting out a breath I didn't know I was holding, heart thudding. “We’ll do our part.”
“Good,” he said, already turning away. “You’ll start tonight. You hunt what you eat. And if you hear the howls…” His voice dropped, serious now. “You run.”
Luca and I spent the rest of the day learning the rhythm of the camp—how food was rationed, how lookouts rotated hourly, how even the chi
