Jane
The next morning, I stood on the training grounds before the sun came up, my body shaking with nervous energy. This was my chance to change the broken girl I’d been into someone who could never be hurt like that again.
“You’re early,” Alpha Tommy said as he came closer. “Good. That tells me you’re serious about this.”
“I am,” I said, my voice steady despite the storm of feelings inside me. “I’ve never been more serious about anything in my life.”
“Then let’s begin.”
The training was brutal. Every muscle in my body screamed in pain as Alpha Tommy pushed me beyond what I thought I could do. My hands bled, my body hurt, but I wouldn’t quit.
Every punch I threw carried the weight of my pain. Every time I dodged was powered by my determination to never be powerless again.
“You’re st
