Chapter 49 THALIA The forest was silent at this hour of the night. The air was cold, but it brought comfort with each breath I took. My neck and back were drenched in sweat from almost two hours of relentless training. I repeated each step, each movement, and each turn of my body as if I needed to relearn everything I had forgotten I should have known long ago. My strength wasn't enough to fight a creature like the Lycan Wraith—even with the hidden power in my blood. I knew something was missing. That's why I was here, secretly training in the middle of the forest, far from the eyes of those watching me in the Blood Rose Pack. As I drank water from my flask, I stared at the dark sky. There was no moon tonight. No light. It was as if the sky deliberately hid everything in darkness. I s

