#Chapter 35 It’s Over

~Grace~ Alex was losing. He panted heavily, hunched forward as blood dripped from the cuts the shadowy figures gave him, staining the grass below. I bit my lip hard, nervous for him. I hated to see him hurt, and I didn’t want to see him lose to Liam of all people. While there weren’t any rules set up for the duel, it definitely seemed like Liam had an unfair advantage, using dark magic. To my surprise, I didn’t hear much gossip from the crowd about Liam’s unhonorable fighting, but maybe they just wanted to see Alex fall at any cost. The wolves still loyal to Liam believed Alex was the cause of all of his problems. I pitied those people, for putting their trust into Liam wholeheartedly. He’d never give them anything back for their loyalty. I learned that the hard way. “Come on, get up!” I screamed at Alex, who had stopped to catch his breath a little too long for my liking. I saw him tilt his ears toward me, and an annoyed flick of his tail before he rose tall once m