Karl's POV
I shouldn't have been there.
That was the first thought that crossed my mind as I stood in the shadows of the trees overlooking the training grounds.
The sun had barely risen, casting long golden streaks across the open field, and yet the place was already alive with movement.
But not the kind I expected.
Women.
Not that there were no female warriors in the pack, but there aren't many.
However, today the few occupying the training grounds were those who had been forbidden from training by the unwritten rules of the Night claw pack.
They were girls who had married their mates and given up their training as warriors.
Several women stood on the training ground holding wooden staff.
They moved awkwardly, their stances clumsy and uncertain, but the determination in their movements was unmistakable.
And at the center of it all….was Valerie.
She stood calmly in front of them, correcting their posture and demonstrating simple techniques.
