Chapter 54

Briar’s POV

I laughed at their suggestion. "What are you guys? Babies?"

The Lycan kings chuckled like I had just thrown down the gauntlet.

"Oh, she has jokes," Kylan said, already stretching like he was warming up for a marathon. "But you’ll be the one begging for a break in five minutes."

Kieran cracked his knuckles, his expression far too smug. "She clearly doesn’t know what kind of game she just agreed to."

Kai just smirked. "Three Lycans. One human. Doesn’t seem fair, does it?"

I raised a brow. "Didn’t realize you were afraid of losing."

That did it.

Kylan’s eyes glinted, his smirk widened into a grin. "You’ve got sixty seconds, Red. Better start hiding."

And just like that, I ran.

I darted through the trees, heart racing—not from fear, but the thrill of it. The moon was high, casting silver light through the branches as I pushed through the un