Mia's first day of training was torture for Nolan. He felt his body tense up with every effort he made not to go over to her and tell her she'd done enough and they'd come back tomorrow.
But she kept running, pushing herself—and that was exactly what she needed. Nolan knew he couldn't let his feelings get in the way now. Mia needed to develop, to create a connection between herself and her wolf powers.
Diana and her followers weren't helping, making jokes and giggling. Nolan wished Mia would be encouraged to use her alpha tone on them, just as she had done in the parking lot that day. But, just like with the car seat, she simply endured in silence.
Near the end of the race, Diana pushed her. Mia fell, cutting her hands and knees. Nolan's first instinct was to run to her, but he knew how weak that would make her look. He could already see in the faces around him that some doubted she was really the daughter of the moon.
And if their enemies really did have spies infiltrated among them,
