“New look?” A voice smirked at her as Mia joined the Beta on the training field for their afternoon session.
For the first time since she started training five days ago, she wasn’t hiding her hair. Instead, it was braided down her back in a chunky plait and she swooped it over one shoulder with a smile. It was a stark change, but Mia loved it. It comforted her that it was so different, and she let her fingers play over the black strands. Olivia had dyed it the night before and had given her some contacts to further improve the new look. It had been shocking at first to see light brown eyes looking back at her in the mirror, but she couldn’t deny the confidence that bloomed inside her when she left the packhouse that afternoon. Unlike normal, she didn’t keep to the shadows or avoid looki
