Alyson's POV
After his declaration that he liked me, we had avoided any talk of it. Donna had reentered the room, and so we were interrupted. Still, Ryan was around all the time, the unspoken words between us always caught up on other topics, like training.
Ryan began training me every day, and I loved it. I loved to run and sweat and challenge my body like I hadn't before.
We arrived at the training arena. He said, "Let's begin with ten laps, in human form today."
I nodded, running around the clearing eagerly, although I was breathing hard by the third lap, and could hardly catch my breath by the fifth. Air burned my throat and lungs.
"Can I shift now? Ariana would do better," I huffed as I passed him.
"No. Both you and your
