Betty's POV. 

After Alpha Damien’s training, I could barely feel my legs. 

Every muscle in me ached as if I’d been the one pushing my body to its limits, not him. 

My breath came unevenly, my palms clammy, and I couldn’t shake the strange weight pressing down on me, the invisible pull that seemed to drain me the longer I stayed near him.

By the time I found Claire, I was already grumbling under my breath. “Why do I feel like I’ve been in a fight I didn’t start?” I asked, ...