The blood pumped through my body only intensified the pain. Every muscle that ached reminded me I wasn’t yet up to par with Moon Valley pack life. Panting and heaving, I tried not to think of the pain as I swiped the back of my hand over my brow, smearing the sweat and dirt over my

“How you feeling there, sport?” One of the pack soldiers smirked at me as he walked by. The look in his eye made me want to show him how I was doing, but I hold back. In my current state, I doubted he’d even break a sweat to pin me to the ground.

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