Chapter 177

NATALIE’S POV The next morning, I stood at the edge of the training field, taking a deep breath as the cool air hit my lungs. The sun had barely risen. The field was still quiet too. My muscles were sore from yesterday’s sparring, but it was a good kind of pain. The kind that reminded me I was still alive. That I was still fighting. I rubbed my palms together, feeling nervous and excited at the same time. Today was the first official training session — and it wasn’t just for the warriors. Today, female wolves would train too. This was something I had pushed for. Something that, until now, no Luna had ever dared insist on. One by one, women began arriving …hesitantly at first. I saw a few familiar faces, a few new. Some carried babies on their hips. Others had toddlers trailing behind them. Most of them looked uncertain, as if they were unsure if they even belonged here. I greeted each of them with a nod and a smile. “This field is for you too,” I said gently. “You’re wolves. And wolves