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pride went through him. Vapor was one of the biggest and baddest warriors out there. Plus, he was part of Mitchell’s inner circle. For him to consider Kallen part of the coalition and not just some dirty Hyena was huge.
    They worked out for several more hours before Vapor finally called a halt to the practice. “Go get some food and rest. I think a couple more days of this, and you’ll be more than field ready.”
    “Really?” Kallen asked, perking up that was much sooner than he’d anticipated.
    Vapor nodded. “You may be small and a bit on the scrawny side, but you are one hell of a fighter.”
    Kallen didn’t tell Vapor that was because he often had to fight to protect his misfit pack after they’d all been banned from their various packs. Kallen often wondered about his old friends and worried about how they were doing without him. He hoped that his second, Donald, had stepped forward and was taking care of things. Mitchell had offered them a place within the coalition, but they’d refused, saying they’d make their own way in the world.
    “Thanks,” Kallen said.
    He grabbed his gear. While he planned on grabbing a shower, there was no way he was going to bed. His next destination was the same that it had been the past three days—the infirmary.
    Drake had yet to wake up, but that hadn’t stopped Kallen from spending every free moment he had at the Tiger’s bedside. Especially since he’d learned that Drake didn’t have any living family members to visit him.
    Just the thought of Drake, lying there, all alone with nobody to keep him company made Kallen’s heart break.
    He took a quick shower in the locker room and dressed in some uniform fatigues since he was now considered a coalition solider and was expected to be ready for battle at all times, even if he was only half-trained. He then grabbed a tray from the cafeteria and made his way to the infirmary.
    When he got there, he found that Drake was still out of it. Kallen went to the chair by the bedside and studied the Tiger. At least his color looked better. Gone was the gray pallor, and his breathing seemed steadier. So that was something.
    Kallen began to eat, not even really tasting what was going in his mouth. It was pure mechanics at this point. If he hadn’t been reminded by Vapor to eat, he probably wouldn’t have stopped by the cafeteria at all. At the moment, his life consisted of two things only—training and Drake.
    Jacyn came over and began to take a set of vitals. Jacyn was Mitchell’s little brother and looked a lot like the leader, having the same speckled brown hair and amber eyes.
    “How is he doing?” Kallen asked.
    “Much better,” Jacyn said. “Doc is going to take him out of the coma tomorrow. Then we’ll see if he’s ready to shift. After that, it should all be good.”
    Jacyn stopped and gave Kallen a concerned look. “When’s the last night you got some good sleep. And by that I mean in a real bed and not in this chair?”
    “I’ll sleep once I know he’s awake, and I know for sure he’s okay,” Kallen said.
    “I just told you that he’s going to be all right.”
    Kallen shook his head, never taking his eyes off Drake. “I need to hear it from him. Does that make sense?”
    Jacyn studied him for a second. “I guess it does. I would feel the same way about Logan.”
    “I was so mean to him.”
    “I’m sure Drake understood. You’ve been through a lot.”
    “That doesn’t mean I had the right to be such a jerk to him,” Kallen said.
    “Maybe not, but you’ve been given a second chance. So you have to decide what you’re going to do with it,” Jacyn replied softly.
    Kallen gave a dry laugh. “Since when did you get so smart?”
    “I’ve always been this wise, but you just chose never to listen to me.” Jacyn smirked.
    “No, you’ve just always been a smartass,” Kallen corrected.
    “Well, that, too, but it comes from living with Carson. It kind of rubs off on me.”
    “I can see that