ELIZA POV
I've heard stories about the challenge chase. It's so romantic and never fails because it's an Alpha and Luna kind of thing, so it was bizarre when it came into my dad's speech. He knew Rowen and I had no bond of our own enough to win the challenge. He knew Rowen was no Alpha, he might as well only want to disgrace us and expose himself. He made sure to explicitly brag about Rowen's abilities when everyone knew Rowen wasn't capable of such great power that the highest-rank Alpha was condoning.
All the time, I was forced to stay around Rowen. He and I had been sitting on our chairs at that ceremony stage, receiving good luck from the guests. Mom had whispered something about letting my scent steep into Rowen's memories, something I had only laughed at, considering the amount of
