Zarya received the mindlink, sharp and cold in her skull.
"Assemble the soldiers. Training begins now." It was Alpha Logan’s icy and unquestionable voice.
Her lips curled downward, annoyance boiling in her chest.
“I thought my damn job was to stay by his side, to protect him, not babysit a bunch of half-trained mutts,” she muttered under her breath, pacing like a caged predator. “Why the f**k do I have to assemble soldiers and ‘find a stronger one’?”
Mia hissed inside her, venom dripping from every syllable.
"Because you’re useless, Zarya. That’s why. You’re too f*****g scared to do the one thing that would secure your place gut that pathetic little w***e Maya and turn the pack against her."
Zarya’s fists clenched until her nails pierced skin. Her breath grew ragged as she tried to k
