********************* Alys’s POV ********************* “It’s just physical training. Nothing to freak out about. It’s gonna be fine,” Alys mutters to herself as she sets her alarm clock for the next morning, and prepares to go to bed early. “It should be fine, damn it!” Four o’clock in the morning. She sighs in dismay. Way too early for her, to be honest. Being more of a night owl, she usually goes to bed very late and gets up before noon. She does most of her pastimes—reading, arts and crafts, studying or learning new stuff—at night, when she can focus more because almost everyone is asleep. It’s barely nine in the evening, but she’d rather not look like a zombie tomorrow. It’s bad enough Jayden refuses to accept their bond when he’s only ever seen her manicured and photoshoot-ready

