Chapter 23: The challenge begins

In the days that followed, every day we practiced from morning to night, the intensity of training and the level of challenge also increased. In those same days, I didn't see Ryan again; he seemed to disappear from my life.

When I got upset and told Evelyn about it, she just laughed and said. “It's not that Ryan is avoiding you; he's just training a special group of werewolves. Those are the best in the pack, called elite soldiers.”

Hearing that, my spirit is also better, but I haven't seen him for a long time, and I miss his cold and careless face.

Then no matter what happens, my ability test has come.

Evelyn led me to the foot of Moon mountain; I was pretty surprised because everyone gathered quite crowded. Ryan returned this morning; training must have been tough; he was thinner and darker-skinned.

It seems that Ryan has ignored the old story; as soon as he saw me, he approached and said. "I will wait for you at the top of the mountain; you must arrive safely."

I nodded, feeling th