(Natalie's POV)I was jarred awake by a playful pat on my backside, a habit Florian had developed that never failed to annoy me. Opening my eyes to his amused amber gaze, I expected our usual routine—light exercise followed by breakfast. Instead, what awaited me was nothing short of torture."Today, we're taking it to the next level," Florian announced, his voice carrying that distinctive Alpha command tone.By "next level," he apparently meant pushing me beyond every physical limit I thought I had. The training session was brutal—interval sprints, weighted exercises, and complex movements that left my muscles trembling. Two hours after we'd finished, my heart still raced uncomfortably in my chest."Your recovery rate is improving," Florian noted clinically, attaching some kind of professional pack-healer monitoring device to my wrist. The small screen displayed my pulse, oxygen levels, and other metrics I didn't recognize.I sat passively on the sofa, too exhausted to even lift m
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