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

As soon as Severus arrived at the dining room, the vacant seat had immediately caught his attention.

Amber usually goes home before dinner time.

She respects the schedule being implemented in the pack house, and doesn't want to upset her Luna by not showing up over meals. However, Xyla has gone to visit her parents from another city, so she's not here.

Amber's absence tonight shouldn't be new to them.

Lately, she has been skipping meals, and her purpose for doing that is quite easy to figure out.

Severus pulled himself a chair, and sat down quietly. There was no need for him to make a fuss over one person's stubbornness.

He liked to think that Amber was just acting up, and given the circumstances she had been facing recently, he wouldn't take it against her if she still didn't have the heart to forgive him.

Chapter 42