ALEX POV
The North side of the forest loomed darker and colder, the wind whistling ominously through the trees. I let my gaze sweep over the dense expanse before me, lips curling in a confident smirk. They thought they’d keep me from Alice? I knew every inch of these woods. This so-called test would be over before they’d even finished setting it up.
But as I turned away from Vaden and the council members, sharp pain shot through the left side of my neck. What the— My hand shot up, brushing against something lodged in my jugular—a needle. At the same time, cold metal clamped around my wrists, burning like fire. Silver cuffs. I could already feel the ache creeping into my bones, sapping my strength.
Breathing hard, I spun back around to face the two elder werewolves standing in silence, w
