VALENTINA Silver—This one word was enough for Kira and me to flinch. My gut twisted, and the agonizing anguish ripped through my soul at the reminder of the throbbing pain I thought I had buried deep down. Nausea hit hard, and I found myself rushing toward a bush and vomiting even the bitter liquids. The burning of the wolfsbane hadn't yet reduced, and I was greeted by the most feared news of my life. Before stepping into this training, I knew I would face the hardest challenges, but never realized that these challenges could be far worse than I had ever imagined. These challenges would make me revisit the same aches I had once endured and thought I would never face again. Letting out all the poisons from my stomach, I lay on the ground again. I didn't realize how long I h

