ALLISON’S POV. One night, I stepped outside the palace. The full moon hung high in the sky, giving a glow over the training grounds. It was the perfect time for me to practice what I had learned during my intense sessions with Alpha Alex and Alpha Allen. Every day for weeks, the brothers had pushed me to my limits, teaching me to fight, to channel my powers, and to stand on my own. Alex was patient and encouraging. Allen...not so much. He had been distant, cold even, as if his anger toward me was a wall I’d never break through. But lately, things had shifted. We talked now a bit and that was more than I could have hoped for when this all started. I adjusted my stance in front of the training dummy, exhaling slowly as I summoned the energy within me. A faint wave of power vibrated throug

