#Chapter 218: Stick To The Plan

Cara’s POV The night of the opening ceremony came much quicker than anyone would have liked. Even me. I’d been preparing as best I could for the events, and spending as much time with Alaric whenever possible to help revitalize Lucy. So far, I mostly just felt tired, not prepared, and Lucy remained as elusive as ever. It seemed that whatever stroke of luck that had awakened her that day Alaric and I held onto each other was lost to us now, even though he’d been holding me all night and staying close to me during the day. I was frustrated, both in my lack of physical strength and my inability to rouse my wolf. I was truly starting to feel like the worst kind of failure. That was a bad feeling to have just before the start of the competition. As if sensing my distress, Alaric rubbed his hands up and down my arms as if to generate warmth inside of me. “You are going to do great,” he said with encouragement. “With how confident you’ve been up until now, it seems so out of ch