Jasmin's POV
The Alpha instructor's voice cut through the scorching air like a blade. "Keep moving! No stopping!"
Heat pressed down on us like a weight, transforming every drop of sweat into liquid fire against my skin. My arms shook with each push-up, muscles screaming in protest, but I refused to quit. I had already blown past my personal best, pushed beyond what I thought possible. Weakness had no place here. Around me, other trainees gasped and strained, their bodies pushed to the breaking point, but none dared slow down under our instructors' merciless watch.
"Thirty more repetitions!" the drill sergeant roared. "Move!"
