The next day, my body ached from training, every muscle screaming for rest, but there was no time. Kaelen was already on the training grounds when I arrived, standing tall and imposing in the early morning light. Even the wind seemed to hesitate around him.
I wiped the sweat from my brow, trying to focus, but my mind still flickered with thoughts of last night. I didn't know whether to be furious, flustered, or… something else entirely.
Kaelen didn't wait for introductions or warm-ups. His eyes scanned the group of us gathered…shifted, every omega in the pack…and then they landed on me. That gaze… it made my stomach twist and my heart beat faster.
"Enough wasting time," he said, voice low and commanding. "In five days, there will be a competition. All omegas…shifted or unshifted
