*Alice's POV*

I took a few more deep breaths, trying to calm myself down as I leaned against a tree during practice.

It had been a few days since my duel, and my life could not have been any more different. Since starting training daily with the rest of the shifters, I was no longer a maid and was actually being treated like a decent shifter for once.

By almost everyone at least.

I glanced around the tree and back ...