The next few weeks passed in a blur for Bella. Her days were filled with endless training, meetings with Cristal, and trying to keep up with the impossible expectations placed upon her. Her nights, however, were restless. She would often wake up in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat from dreams that left her confused and unsettled, but with no memory of what they were about. Each morning, she would rise before dawn, her body aching from the previous day’s training, but her mind sharp, her instincts pushing her to continue.
As usual, at 4 a.m., Bella opened her eyes. She stretched her sore muscles, the familiar pain now something she had grown accustomed to, a constant reminder of how far she had come. Quickly dressing in her training gear, she made her way to the grounds before th
