Alpha’s Claimed Mate.
She wore a crooked grin, sweat darkening the collar of her training shirt.
**AIDEN**
"Come on, Kira. You’re moving like you skipped breakfast."
**AKIRA**, younger by a year, barefoot and fierce, adjusted her stance. Her long braid swung over her shoulder as she shifted her weight.
**AKIRA**
"That’s because you knocked it out of me five minutes ago."
He lunged, playful but fast. She blocked, barely, and stumbled back.
They danced like that for several minutes—him pushing, her adapting. She wasn’t as strong, but she was quick, and smart, and stubborn as hell.