Chapter 67: Dangerous Games
(Aspen's POV)
I turned to Alexander slowly, careful to maintain my composure. The magical score of "seven" still hovered in the air, its faint, glowing light casting a quiet judgment over the ring.
I clasped my hands together, feigning nervousness. My lower lip trembled slightly as I looked up at him. "I… I didn’t score perfectly," I murmured, making my voice falter just enough to sound uncertain. "What should I do?"
His silver eyes fixed on me, colder than I had anticipated, studying my every movement. The intensity in his gaze made my wolf stir uncomfortably, but I forced Cora to stay quiet. I had carefully planned this. I couldn’t falter now.
"You’ll show your true abilities," he said at last, his voice calm and assured, "when the time is right."
