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2024-10-29 19:42:56VANESSA POV One week later
"You have to be able to take a punch," Hilda snarls as I struggle to regain my footing."I am aware," I mutter before sinking into the defensive pose she taught me.She lunges, and I block. She is like lightning, and her punches are like thunder. Her punches come so unexpectedly that I never block the right portion of my body.She lands another brutal hit to my side, and I stumble. I grit my teeth and remain standing. I watch her feet as she moves to hit me again. I duck and land a rib shot of my own. She flinches but smiles."Good," she says while retreating a few feet.We return to the starting position, and the cycle begins again. After another hour, Hilda calls it a day, and I am very thankful. If I weren't a werewolf, my body would be black and blue.Hilda and Gunnar both have been relentless. They keep telling me that all the females coming to compete are Alphas and that I have a long way to go. SRelated chapters
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