Chapter 18

I stood there and stared at Alvis, not making a single movement. Did he really expect me to fight him? Or was he teasing me again?

"You are joking, right?" I squealed.

"No, I am not joking. Charge at me and then punch me," Alvis said.

"But..."

"Lindsey!" Alvis barked. "You are thinking too hard. You won't have time to think during the competition. You will be expected to fight. So act quick."

Alvis paused, then took a step back from me. "Or would you rather everyone think you are weak and pathetic?" He raised his eyebrows.

Anger flared inside me. What was he trying to say? I was not a quitter. Maybe I was weak and pathetic in my past life, but not this time. This wasn't the old Lindsey anymore.

"I'm not weak," I said grimly.

"Well then, if you're going to be fighting against other wolves, you might as well test your strength on the strongest there is," he said and gestured with his hands for me to come towards him.

I bent my head to both sides and breathed in deeply.

With my