Alpha and I

Bond

    I awake to a pouncing Rita on my bed, I bolt up as fast I can breathe an smile at her silly expression on her face, "Come on! You need to start your training right now! Here, throw this on!" She hands me a sports bra with Nike shorts and some tennis shoes.

    I grumble as I try and stretch and wake up a little, but Rita is not having it, "Hurry little Luna! Everyone is waiting for us!"

    I notice she is also wearing a sports bra and tennis shoes. Her red hair is up in a pony tail and even with no makeup on she still looks like a model in a magazine.

    s**t, there was more than just me and Rita? I was okay to workout with her, but I don't know everybody else, I was nervous they hated me as much as Dean did.

    I smiled at her hurrying arms as they practically changed myself before I could even start, "Jeez Rita, you going to change me everyday?" 

    She laughs, "Only when you are too slow! Now come on we need to catch up with the rest!" 

    I follow her out of the cottage and jog with her down the patch towards the back grounds of the mansion. Instead of taking a left towards the house she turns right and goes down another trail. Thanks to my running skills, I am able to keep up with her pace as we enter what looks like a commune. There are multiple cabins that line a dirt road that leads to a large structure in the middle of the commune looking neighborhood.

    "Where are we Rita?" I ask as I watch the hundreds of people and wolves work and shout to each other. As soon as I spoke, it was once again all eyes on me. Everybody stopped what they were doing and bowed their head in my direction before continuing their work. 

    I assumed they were directing their bowed head towards Rita, "This is where most of the pack lives and works, that large structure in the middle over there has the hospital on the second floor and on the first floor is the dining hall and kitchen. We are going to go behind the building where the training grounds are located though."

    I nod my head as though I understand, but what? They have their own hospital and everything? I follow her down the dirt path towards the structure. Everyone looked so happy and content here, there were children running around with wolf masks on, playing and shouting. There were women carrying hampers over to a building that had a sign with big letter reading "Laundry House."

    I almost fainted when we reached the back of the structure and the end of the dirt road. In front of me was a giant field, at least an acre of land, but that wasn't what shocked me. There were multiple pits where women and men were gruesomely fighting each other. The women on one side and the men on the other was what I could tell. There was also a track surrounding the field where wolves that were, and were not shifted were running and doing drills.

    Rita smiled at the face I was making, "Don't worry, you are staying with me Luna."        

    "Why do people keep calling me that Rita? It means moon, right?"

    She bends over and laughs hysterically, "Sorry, uhm..just think of it like a nickname for now."

    Well that made no sense whatsoever. Before I could ask another question a group of girls eagerly joined us. A small and petite brown haired girl spoke up first, "Do we get to train with the Luna today Rita?!"

    There is that nickname again, Rita looks at me before her face goes red, "Uhm, this is Melanie everyone! Let's make her as comfortable as we can and start our three mile run!"

    I smile, I missed running so much; the last time I tried to run I almost got killed, so I could say I definitely needed this. Rita lead the group and I followed closely behind her and the others trailed after us. The brown haired girl caught up next to me before saying, "Hi Melanie! My name is Kayla!"

    I smiled at her, she seems nervous, but eager to introduce herself to me. I feel comfortable with her, she seems nice enough. I smile, "It is very nice to meet you."

    I hear her breathing pattern as she paces herself next to me, "You are a good runner Mel, everyone thought you'd start walking after a hundred yards!"

    I laugh, "No, I used to run track and cross country. I love running almost as much as I love breathing."

    She laughed at the metaphor, "I love u already Luna."

    What the hell is up with this nickname already? We are running around the training ground when we get to the side the men are training on. I feel my heartbeat race, but it isn't because of the running. I feel eyes on me once again. The men are watching us run by when I see a pair of eyes I have grown to know oh so well. 

    Before we can even get completely passed the men training I am stopped by a human wall in front of me. How did he get here so fast? Rita and the other girls stopped along with me, Rita looks pissed, "What are you doing brother?"

    He just stares at me, rakes his eyes up and down my lean body and pulls off his shirt, my jaw almost drops as I stare at his muscular build, holy s**t he is fine. Is that an eight pack? Before I can think anything else he pulls his shirt over my head, "You better keep this on." Without me replying he runs back over to the men and starts shouting out orders. 

    You have got to be kidding me? He really cares about what I am wearing? So I am not allowed to run in a sports bra now. What is up with all these stupid rules he keeps implementing on me and why? I grunt and look down and the baggy shirt that almost reaches my knees, then look over to Rita who shakes her head before gesturing for me to continue the run. 

    I grumble a few curses and I tie the shirt up a little so I don't look like I am running in a potato sack.

   We run two more laps and stop next to the women who are fighting one another. Rita looks at the girls, "Okay, Mel you are with me; girls go on ahead and pair up. Best of three today ladies."

    She looks at me and sighs, "How much do you know about fighting."

    I smile, "Uhm, try not to get hit?"

    She laughs, "Well at least you get the point of it. Just know that everything goes except going for the kill."

    I nod, "Well of course."

    She puts her hands up and gets in a stance, she motions for me to do the same, "Okay, now come at me, give me the best you've got," she stated slowly.

    I nod and carefully watch her, she is inching to the left, so I inch to the right. I keep a steady eye on her movement and slowly move closer. Once I was in arms reach I lurch forward and tangle my an arm around her neck, trying to bring her to the ground. She swiftly releases herself from my hold my moving her head the opposite direction, but instead reached around with her own arm and pulls me to the ground in a headlock. s**t. I feel her foot swing up and hit me in the middle of the back bringing me down to my knees and elbows.

    She swiftly lets go, "Good try Mel, that's one for me and zero for you. Don't forget about your feet next time, you need to use everything you can to get the advantage."

    I nod again and get up, I realize that the training grounds are quiet, the hundreds of he/she wolves are staring in our direction, watching us spar. That is when I saw him, he was with the blonde b***h again who has her arms wrapped around him, she was wearing a sports bra with booty shorts that barely covered her rump. Ha! Oh really? I also take note of his hand traveling along the mid of her back.

    Before I make my move I look directly in his eyes and pull his shirt off and throw it to the ground. Rita smiles and shakes her head, she knows exactly what I am doing and I think I sense a bit of pride radiating from her aura.

    I slowly inch towards her, she has her hands up and knees bent in a perfect defensive stance. She doesn't want to attack me during this match, this is all about watching my offense and me watching her defense. I slowly get to the right side of her before quickly spinning in the other direction and stick my leg out towards the back of her knee and give it a light kick. Her knees buckle and hit the ground as she laughs, "Good one Lu-"      

    Before she could finish I feel arms wrap around me and I am upside down over somebody's shoulder. I look at Rita's annoyed face and start hitting my captors bare back. I know who it is and I can't stand him.     

    "Put me down!" I keep hitting and kicking and see Rita get up before saying, "Come on Dean, you really think this is a good idea?"

    He glares at her without putting me down and I see her cower away as if he said something to her through their minds. I don't stop kicking and screaming until we reach the room that I had woken up in on my first day here.

    He lightly tosses me down onto the bed before turning away and running his hand through his short,thick black hair. I glare at him, "What the hell is wrong with you?!"

    He looks at me with a pained expression before going back to his emotionless face and saying, "I am sorry Mel. I hope you know that."

    I frown at his words, "Okay, and what is it you are sorry for?"

    He looks at me and shakes his head, "Do you really have to ask?"

    "Well do you even know?! Cause last I checked it seemed like I was the only one doing anything wrong and you are just the boss who can do whatever the hell he wants!"

    A low growl escapes from his throat as he lurches towards me and pins me between his arms once again, I whimper, "Why won't you just let me go? I promise I won't say anything about the wolves to anybody."

    He looks at me curiously, "Are you afraid of us?"

    I don't really understand his question, he stares at me with the gorgeous gold topaz eyes that I was beginning to enjoy staring into before saying, "I am not afraid of the wolves, but I am afraid of what it is you want with me..."

    He closes his eyes and looks down before setting his head on the crook of my neck and slowly breathes me in. I stay still and quiet, will he r**e me now? Is that what he wants? I won't let myself cry, but I won't have him make me look like a fool neither, "Why don't you go to your girlfriend and just leave me alone."

    He gives me a pained look and stood up, moving his arms away from me before saying, "I don't have a girlfriend."

    He stares at me with a strange look on his face that I've never seen on him before, I shake my head before saying, "Oh so you just f**k any girl you want over your desk then huh?" 

    I laugh as I get up and start to head for the door, the though was cut off quick as he pulled me back towards him by my elbow, "You know I am getting really tired of being drug around," I glare at him.

     He smiles, "Your really must be my mate. I don't think the moon Goddess could have found and more stubborn woman with an attitude served up from Hades himself."