*Simon's POV*

Watching Alice run away made my heart clench. She must have misunderstood and thought it was me who wanted her to duel Olivia. Although when the Alpha King made this request, I did not refuse. There was my selfishness in this, but I hoped that Alice would take this opportunity to build her self-confidence.

No matter how much she aspired to be human, she was a shifter. She had the characteristics of a wolf, and she was not weak. I ...