RAYA
"Yes!" I joined the others in cheering as Wrenn flipped the girl she had been paired with flat on her back. She inched her foot close to her opponent's face, and the other girl waved her hand in surrender. As the beta pronounced Wrenn the winner, I whooped loudly, clapping till my hands began to hurt. I had been very excited about hunting today. I had not been able to join them for the previous one because I was out shopping for Janna. But in the back of my mind, I feared I would not enjoy it fully with Janna ordering me about. But after Alpha Valen's announcement, it felt like a weight had been lifted off my chest.
I felt liberated, in fact. For once Janna would not have the satisfaction of shitting on my happiness and ruining my day. I made a point to dump the water bottle she ha
