Survive the Alpha’s Trials

“You saw something you shouldn’t have, little wolf.” *** Sage didn’t come to Crescent University looking for trouble. She came to disappear. But you don’t walk away after stumbling into a blood ritual in the dean’s office. Now she’s marked. Watched. Owned. Dragged into the Trials—where weakness gets you killed, and mercy gets you buried. Rule one: trust no one. Rule two: survive at any cost. Rule three: never fall for the man assigned to break you. Kieran Thorne isn’t just dangerous—he’s deliberate. Cold eyes. Controlled violence. The pack’s chosen enforcer. He’s supposed to train her, not corner her after dark. Not press her against his desk and growl mine like it’s already decided. But Kieran is hiding more than scars and secrets. And when Sage realizes she’s not a student in this game but a sacrifice, something inside her snaps. She can kneel. Or she can burn the whole damn system down. She’s never been good at obeying.