I leaned against the window in my office. The training grounds were in full swing. The sun shone bright, casting sharp shadows everywhere. The warriors moved in neat lines, going through their drills as they did every day.
But my attention? It was on her.
Audrey sat on the grass. She looked tired after training with Aiden. Her breathing was heavy. Her arms hung at her sides like they had no strength left. But she wasn’t broken.
I thought she would give up. I thought she would cry and want to leave.
But she didn’t.
I clenched my jaw. My hands turned into fists. She was supposed to be weak. Just a spoiled Alpha’s daughter, out of her depth here. I thought she'd be a pushover, someone I could control. I expected her to crumble under pressure.
But she wasn't crumbling.
She was adaptin
