Chapter 18

• "You're gazing at the board like it's the key to the universe, Mooncrest. It's only wood and ivory."
• "And strategy, Wolfe. And something you boast of being good at, I think." Rhea matched Kai's icy stare over the sleek chessboard in the stillness of a corner of the Alpha Row common room. Ash, Zane, Blaze, and Micah were absent, leaving them with a fleeting moment of tense, strained quiet.
• "Indeed. Purely an intellectual game. No sloppy emotions, no random instincts. Only reason. Something Omegas usually lack, don't you think?" Kai's voice was suave, almost a growl, as he indicated the pieces. "White. Your move."