Proximodistal

Pain obliterates fear.

Amber Santiago is the youngest and the only pack warrior who’s survived the annihilation of the Great Santiago Clan twelve years ago, and the West Crescent Pack is now under the command of a new Alpha who’s taken her under his wing due to her tragic past.

Every year, the Werewolf King officiates an event—one that urges everyone to show how capable they are; a battle where strength, willpower, and mental toughness are being measured methodically. Amber plans to join the match as she enters the age of legality.

The task is simple.

Execute the person who’s named on the letter, and the Werewolf King will grant one of your wishes.

There’s no need to feel remorse because all of the listed names are death-row prisoners—criminals who have committed heinous crimes in their lives. The only catch is, both fighters won’t be given a handicap.

If you lose, you die.

Will Amber succeed on her way up? If she does, what could be her wish?

The Flower that Blooms in the Moonlight

"I can't believe it. You're actually preparing—my eyes must be deceiving me…?" Pepper might be overdramatic, but to her, it still felt surreal.

She took a shower downstairs, and as the Gamma Chief's daughter, she couldn't possibly be absent for the mandatory trainings. Her father would be there to watch over the pack warriors, and trainees like herself.

That's why, she and Salt carry a gym bag with them every day that contains an extra pair of shorts, and tops.

And unlike Amber, they have never missed a single day of the official pack training.

Amber's long hair in a ponytail, plus her athletic attire might give Pepper a heart attack.

It was too much… fan service.

Chapter 23