~Three Months After Waking~ “Again,” the vampire trainer said. I pushed myself up from the ground for the tenth time, breathing heavily. Combat training. Aldric had insisted on it. “You’re pregnant, not weak,” he had said when I complained. “Your people need a queen who can fight. Your child needs a mother who can protect them. So you will train.” The vampire in front of me—a warrior named Kieran—moved incredibly fast. He wasn’t hitting hard enough to harm the baby, but just enough to teach me. “You’re showing your moves too early,” he said. “I can tell what you’re about to do before you even do it.” “That’s because I don’t have my wolf anymore! I can’t move like I used to!” “Then change how you fight. Use what you have—your size, your speed, your mind.” Kieran walked around me slowly. “You’re smaller than most of your enemies. Faster too—or you will be once you’re not carrying extra weight. That can be an advantage if you use it well.” I wiped sweat off my face. “I’m
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