Chapter 20 A Smack

• SERAPHINA
• The late afternoon sun cast elongated shadows across the academy field as I stepped out into the unknown area where the Alpha instructor brought all of us. There was only greenery and trees in the surrounding area. The scent of freshly upturned earth mixed with the electric hum of anticipation. A buzz of eager chatter surrounded me, every Alpha assembled for the trial that had finally arrived after three relentless days of grueling physical training.
• “Hey, are you alright?” Finn asked, falling into step beside me. “You’ve seemed out of it since last night. And you did not talk much the entire time we made our way here. Did something happen?”