*Maddox*

Leo moves across the field of the stadium on the outskirts of my territory, the walls crawling with vines and smelling sharply of freshly cut grass. I stand with my arms crossed as Leo instructs a group of warriors who are setting up for the trials, watching their every move. Leo has fallen into his new role as one of my royal commanders without a hitch.

I’d thought about making him my Beta, or at least letting him compete for it. But Leo is young, and also grew up far ...