ELLA'S POV My heart thumped violently against my ribcage as the training ground cane to view. I sniffed, trying to bite back the sudden anxiety that gripped my insides. The loud shouts and grunts filled my eyes. I pressed my lips together, my hands hovering over the doorknob. “Are you going to keep standing there or will you actually get into training?” A feminine voice howled behind me. I whipped my head in the direction of the voice. The first thing I noticed in the female was her eyes— purled with gray orbs. The ends of her hair were wet with sweat. Still locking gaze with me, she loosened the lid of her water bottle and took a long gulp. I swallowed. “I was just about entering.” She rolled her eyes, like she could see what was going on in my head. The black-haired girl pulled o