NovelEnglishChapter 288
| picked up the cup of tea and took a sip. It burned my tongue, but | welcomed the pain. It gavesomething to
focus on besides the helplessness | was feeling.
“I'm not giving up,” | said quietly. “Not yet. Liam askednot to, so | won't until he’s...” | couldn’t bring myself
to say that word: gone.
Later that day, an announcement cabout the next stage of the Luna Trial. It was the second to last event of
the trial: a team gof capture the flag. The remaining contestants gathered in the banquet hall to hear the
announcement. Anya and | were the only two Omegas remaining.
Anya was practically buzzing with excitement after the announcement. “I'm so glad we're on the steam,”
she said, grabbing my hand. “That means we'll get to help each other. We can train together before the event,
too; we still have a week before it's time.”
A week. One more week closer to Liam's death.
The very last thing on my mind right now was the fucking Luna Trial, but | forced a smile for Anya’s sake.
“What did you have in mind for training?” | asked.
Anya prattled off a list of things we should do to prepare. | was exhausted after staying up all night reading, but
the thought of running and weight lifting was actually kind of a welcdistraction.
Lucien was currently down for his midday nap, so | agreed to change and meet Anya in the forest behind the
estate for a run. After changing, | headed out there, grateful for the cool mist in the chilly late autumn air. It was
soothing.
Anya set a quick pace for our run, full of energy and excitement. | tried to keep up, although my tired legs
struggled to keepupright and my mind kept wandering back to my curse research, so | kept lagging behin\d.
“You okay?” Anya called over her shoulder. “You seem distracted.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“I'm fine.” | forced myself to run faster. “Just tired. Didn't sleep well last night.”
“We can take a break if you need one.”
“No. Keep going.” | needed to focus. Needed to push thoughts of Liam and the curse and my fruitless research
out of my head. At least for a little while.
Anya glanced back at me, concern written across her face. “Stella, if something's wrong-"
“I said I'm fine.” The words cout harsher than | meant them to, and | immediately regretted it. | took a
breath and softened my tone. “Sorry. | just... | have a lot on my mind right now.”
“Do you want to talk about it?”
“Not really.” | jumped over an exposed tree root before | could stumble. “Let’s just focus on training.”
Anya nodded, although she still looked worried. “Alright. But you know I'm here if you need someone to talk to,
right?”
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My throat constricted. “I know.” If only she knew how badly | wanted to talk to her about it, but couldn't.” Thank
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Justand my son. That was all | wanted.
Well, that and for Liam to not die. But apparently, | couldn’t have everything.
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The other contestants were already warming up, stretching and discussing strategy with their teammates. Anya
was nowhere to be found as | wandered the event grounds, searching for her.
Suddenly, | heard her voice. And a scream coming from behind one of the tents.
| broke into a run toward the sound, rounding the corner of the tent. And there, crumpled on the ground with
tears streaming down her face, was Anya clutching her broken ankle.
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