Faith POV
The sky was still dark when Alpha Rowan called for me. The mist clung to the ground, swirling at my feet as I stepped outside, and the cool air felt like a slap to my face, waking me up more than any amount of sleep could. Every day, this was how it started—the stillness of dawn, the quiet before the demands of the world set in. It was the only time I could really hear myself think, the only time the rest of the pack wasn’t watching me like a hawk.
I pulled my cloak tighter around me as I crossed the training grounds, my boots sinking into the dewy grass. Alpha Rowan stood near the edge of the clearing, his tall, imposing figure blending with the shadows of the surrounding trees. He was always calm, always composed, and even in the faint light of early morning, he seemed to rad
