The Alpha's Bane.

never left

pine, scorched fur, blood boiling on hot stone. It hau

idge, eyes fixed on the looming g

She'd buried fear the day her parents' screams went silent under fa

Her scent masked with herbs only a rogue would

f looking to pledge allegiance to t

y the man she

g Alpha. Kae

pulling it on both sides. Just at the entrance was a she-wolf, s

me?" She

a Vane" sh

igi

ds, south of V

oked her over,

you come her

he Nightfangs, to

have to prove you're worthy of such position, you'd undertake trials and if y

replied with no form of fear in h

had going on in her mind was more complicated compared to the picture the she-wolf was p

ing a pack of clothes on her. "Those are your new uniforms, g

d as she motioned towards the hall. She walked along the

le wolf whined as h

ick random fights. She had one clear goal - to gain t

Nightfang everyone wore black clothes and no smiles, except new recruits who wore a dark shade still - grey. The walls loomed so tall they

with all kinds of wolves, older recruits sat at different corners around the hall, s

he walked in with the alpha-Kael.

ent unless asked to speak. Aria seated at a corner of the hall raised her gaze to meet that of the she-wolf and

f deep bronze, his jaw sharp enough to cut silence. Those same brown eyes - st

ruit ?"

ts to serve the alpha."

t of her, close enough to hear the steady thump of her heartbeats. It was a hidden test

else beneath Aria's unspoken words and subtle gestures. It wa

and unyielding, her face - still and un

g away from Aria. Prepare her

e she-wolf hesitat

as he walked awa

rgue with the Alpha or contradict his deci

on't know why the Alpha set you - a new rec

d passed a pack of wolves, training, the scent of iron and

a a bed space. "Rest well and prepare yourself early tomorrow, you have to tak

said nothing. She was trained to

string stained mattress. It was far from comfort. But

pounding, she was certain she heard her mother's voice, her father's scream but it was