Rose’s Point of View
The gates lifted slowly, and we walked steadily out as one. The weight of the crowd’s anticipation hung in the air, pressing down on us. I took a deep breath, pushing back the unease twisting in my gut. This was my first real battle as a leader, and there was no room for mistakes.
Through the mind-link, I issued my orders. “No one transforms. We are going with an evade, tire, and incapacitate strategy. I don’t want any serious injuries on our targets or ourselves. Formation H is what we will start with.”
“As you say, Luna!” they responded in unison, the strength of their voices calming my nerves. As Draco broke to the right and Riley and Zane took the left, Drago and I remained together, holding our ground. The other teams looked at us, confused, as the men shed the
