Maisie was focused on the training and Alexei was pushing her hard. Today had been intense. He had pushed her so hard that she lost control. It was the first time she’d lost it, and I could feel her exhaustion. She’d been training for hours every day, and her strength was improving, but today was too much.
She needed a break, and I knew that. But Alexei wouldn’t relent, and neither would Hanna. They wanted her strong and in control, and they would do whatever it took to make that happen.
Maisie had her back to me, and her music was bouncing between genres, it was all over the place. It was a warning sign.
Mikhail stepped up beside me, and we watched. I felt the tension radiating off her, and my wolf clawed at me. I could feel her losing control, and then the flames lit, and the knives w
