Chapter Forty- five

I stood in the corner of the training room, panting heavily as I tried to catch my breath. My chest heaved with each labored breath, and my muscles ached from the intense training session I had just endured. I wiped the sweat from my brow and looked up, meeting the cold, steely gaze of Alpha Arthur.

"What were you thinking?" he growled, his voice low and menacing. "You know the rules. No magic outside of class."

I flinched at the tone of his voice, feeling the weight of his disapproval bearing down on me. I knew I had messed up, but I had never expected him to be so angry. I lowered my eyes, ashamed of my foolishness.

"I'm sorry, Alpha," I murmured, barely audible above the pounding of my own heart.

"Sorry isn't good enough," he snapped. "You know the consequences of breaking the rules. You will spend the next week in the cell, and if I catch you using magic outside of class again, you'll be in there for a month."

My heart sank as I realized the severity of my punishment. A week in th