ALONDRA’S POV “Hey! You’re late again, Alondra,” Gerard groaned in irritation. I smiled at him. “It’s part of my Alondra charm.” I gave him a toothy grin, and he grimaced. “Whatever you say, Alondra. Let’s get started.” Gerard and I began our workout and then trained for three hours straight. I was grateful to Gerard for teaching me all the martial art techniques he learned. It would be just another weapon in my arsenal. I had spent all my life trying to learn all I could to protect myself so that one day I could avenge my mother. That was my ultimate goal in life. I didn’t know much about my father because Aunt Faith did not know much about him. She said my mother was pretty secretive regarding her fated mate. The only thing I knew for sure was that he was an alpha werewolf, so taki