LOGINAlpha Adrian POVI received no response. She was already asleep, the soft curve of her body pressed against mine. Her breathing was steady, warm against my chest.I closed my eyes and followed her into sleep. In the morning I left a single red rose on the pillow beside her, along with a short note instructing her to take fresh clothes from my wardrobe. Then I slipped out quietly. The garden was still cool when I arrived. I moved through the training equipment, checking straps, weights, and mats with practiced efficiency. Everything was in order. “Morning, Alpha.” Her voice pulled my attention. I turned. She stood at the edge of the grass in the same black toga dress from the day before. The fabric clung to her figure, the morning light catching the bare line of her shoulders. She hadn’t read the note. “You didn’t see what I left for you,” I said. She frowned slightly. “I didn’t see anything.” My gaze dropped over the dress. “You can’t train in that.” I nodded toward
Roxellena’s POVI love watching him fight himself.Adrian stands on the narrow wooden beam stretched over the deep pool, posture perfect, expression carefully controlled. But I can see the tension in his jaw, the way his eyes keep drifting back to me even when he forces them away. I deliberately turn, letting the soft fabric of my top slip just enough to bare the smooth line of my back. I feel his gaze burn against my skin before he tears it away again. The power of that moment settles low in my stomach.“Arboreal stability training. Lesson one,” he says, voice steady. He stands at the center of the beam, water dark and still beneath him. “Come up.”I climb the pole attached to the beam. The wood is rough under my palms, the air cool against my bare arms. When I finally stand on the narrow surface, it shifts slightly beneath my weight. My heart kicks hard.Adrian has already moved to the far end. He watches me, waiting.“Come meet me.”I take my first step. Then another. The beam tr
Alpha Adrian POVShe didn’t just learn. She absorbed.Everything I threw at her…forms, footwork, pressure points…she took in and made her own within hours. It was almost unsettling.I kept searching for the thing that still held her back from becoming truly dangerous. Self-doubtIf she ever stopped second-guessing herself… if she could take the stability training and the rest of it the same way she had taken to throwing a punch… the sky wouldn’t even be her limit. It would only be the beginning.II picked up my phone and called Beta.“Greetings, Alpha Adrian.”“Greetings, Mike. I need the training set moved to the garden. Tonight. Before morning.”“It will be done.”“Good.”A short pause. “Alpha… you have a letter. From Benny.”I leaned back in my chair. “What’s it say?”“Permission to open?”“Granted.”Silence stretched for a few seconds while he scanned the page.“Summarise.”“He’s claiming he’s seriously ill. He wants to see his son.”I stared at the wall. “Permission denie
Roxellena’s POVI drive my fists into the dummy like it personally ruined my life. Sweat already beads along my temples, but I don’t stop. Every impact sends another memory crashing through me…my friends laughing as they boarded that bus, waving, heading home to parents and warm houses. I was supposed to be on that bus too. I had packed. I had planned to see Dad and Mrs. Gerty. Going home after that would have been stupid. So I stayed. And the only way to make the staying count is to train until my body forgets how to quit. They say the next phase is brutal. They say a lot of trainees will pack up and leave after the cutting. I refuse to be one of them. I hit the dummy again. Harder. The cool night air does nothing against the heat rolling off my skin. I finally lift my head to check the damage…And lock eyes with Adrian.He’s standing on the other side of the fence, arms loosely crossed, watching me like he’s been there longer than I realized. “What do you want, Alpha?”
Alpha Adrain POV I wished I could leave my seat, cross the distance between us, and pull her into my arms. Share the smile that lit her face. Feel the warmth of the moment instead of watching it from a distance like a stranger. But I stayed seated. Neutral. Even if I remained silent, tongues would still wag. Rumors always found a way. I told myself I didn’t care.Not crossing the stream that morning had been one of my better decisions. Even after spotting William’s discarded clothes on the far bank, I had forced myself to turn back. Some things were better left untouched…for now.I moved through the line of alphas, exchanging firm handshakes. When I reached Alpha Jack, he suddenly became deeply interested in his phone, pretending to take a call. I skipped him without a word.Once the formalities ended, I headed for Juana’s quarters. I hadn’t seen her since the confrontation. Part of me hoped the storm inside her had finally settled. Juana was not a woman one approached while her t
Roxellena’s POV“Weren’t you all amazed by the way I ran past my opponents in the relay race? Imagine me fighting in the arena with the skills I learned from her. Do you know the size of the crowd those events would attract? Do you know how much the pack would make from that? This can only happen if you set Myra free.”I don’t recall speaking for more than three minutes, Applause rolled through the room in wave after wave. Even the judge rose from his seat and joined the clapping.Salman sat frozen, mouth open. He could not believe he had lost his first case to me…a girl who had never stepped inside a courtroom before today.He lowered his head in shame. John hurried over, not to comfort him, but to thrust a worn training manual under his nose for a signature. Salman signed without looking up.“Case closed. Myra, you are free to continue your training,” the judge declared, striking the gavel with a sharp crack.Jess reached me first. “I’m so proud of you, Roxellena. You’re a star.”Ja







