**Ethan’s POV

Preparing to attack was a lot of work, and I wasn’t quite feeling up to the challenge. I didn’t want Rosalie or anyone else to know that I was still feeling weak from the coma I’d been in recently, so I kept that information to myself.

Running helped. In fact, it was the one time I could clear my head and feel the most in touch with my body. I spent several hours at night running around in the woods near the palace, thinking about strategy ...