Liz
The sand shifted beneath my bare feet as another wave crashed against the shore. Moonlight stretched across the ocean in shimmering silver ribbons and the cold night air bit against my skin hard enough to raise goosebumps along my arms. Everything about tonight felt surreal.
Three days ago, I had been tied to a stake bleeding and broken while pack members watched. Three days ago, I could barely stand on my own without pain shooting through my body. And now? Now I stood on a secluded stretch of beach in the middle of the night with Roan and Cade preparing to train me.
My stomach twisted painfully. I wasn't sure which was more terrifying. The thought of fighting... or the thought of failing. My thoughts went back to the conversation I had with Rowan this morning. Him asking me how I
