(Frederick's POV)The image refused to leave my mind.Alina.Pinned against the stone wall.My lips hovering over her neck.One second more...And I would have marked her.I had fought rogue Alphas.Led countless battles.Faced assassins without hesitation.Yet nothing had ever terrified me as much as losing control in front of her.The servant's interruption had saved me.Or perhaps...It had saved us both.The next morning, I left the mansion before sunrise.The training grounds were empty except for a few warriors beginning their drills."Alpha!"My Beta, Damon, jogged toward me."You've been here since dawn?"I ignored the question."Fight me."Damon blinked."What?""You heard me."Minutes later, steel clashed across the training yard.I attacked relentlessly.Every strike is harder than the last.Every swing is fueled by frustration.Not Damon.At myself.He barely blocked another blow before stumbling backward."Enough!" he shouted.I lowered my sword.Damon rubbed his aching s
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