The Fate of the Unknown

Chapter 52: motivation

My alarm goes off. I look and see it’s 4am, I need to shower and get ready for training. I’m stoked that Jacob is allowing me to train with them. I plan to work my hardest. They need to know that girls can kick ass and are badass too.

“Well that won’t be hard for you. You ARE a badass! Just stay focused. I’ve been very impressed with how much you have grown.” Nala said.

“You are just saying that! You have to think the human you are paired with is a badass, since you are as badass as they come.” I snap back at her.

“Oh shut up Lex. You are a badass and you know it! You could be mopping and sitting around feeling bad for yourself. Due to how that blood sucker played you, but you aren’t. You are using it to motivate you.” Nala replies with a little bit of a snarl at the end. She was just as pissed as I was, sometimes it seemed she was even more angry than I was. He has a fiancé and just sat here making himself seem available and that he liked me..

I jump in the shower. She is right. I AM a badass. I don’t need a man to protect me or complete me. Along with training I’ve been allowed access to the kitchen to cook once a week. Everyone loves it. I love spending time with the kitchen staff, and making everyone feel loved and fed! I’ve been getting straight A’s in school as well. I’ve been reading and studying to fill time.

I finish showering. Throw my hair in a pony tail, put on a black sports bra, green Nike shorts, black Nike shoes, and a green hat. Grabbed my black hoodie and throw it on. I run down to the kitchen and fill my water. I look at my watch and 415am. Perfect. We are supposed to be there at 5am, but I want to get there earlier.

I walk outside and it’s pitch black. I love early mornings when no one is up. I get to the arena and let myself in. I turn on the lights, close my eyes, and take a deep breath.

“You’re early.” I hear someone say.

I turn around and it’s Jacob. He had walked in right after me. He towers over me. Probably close to 6’4”, all muscle, tan, long black hair pulled into a bun on the top of his head. He is a very attractive man. But he’s 25. Some say he hasn’t met his mate yet, others say he has and she rejected him. How could someone reject him? Or anyone if they are their mate? I don’t get it.

He takes off his hoodie facing me. “Are you just going to stand there gawking at me wasting time. OR are you ready to have some 1 on 1 training?” He says with a smirk.

I pull off my hoodie, “let’s go!”

“First we need to stretch. You don’t want your muscles cramping up. Even a quick stretch is better than no stretch at all.” He states and then leads us in a quick stretch.

“Next I want to work on some upper body skills. And then work our way to sparring. Since you have not attempted that yet. Sparring is a good way to help keep up your speed and strength for an attack.” He informs me. I nod.

First we did pushups and some chin ups on the bar. Then we did some weight lifting.

He walks over to me and grabs my hand, wrapping them in tape and then sliding small leather gloves over them. “Since you don’t have your wolf yet, the tape and gloves will help prevent your knuckles from damage. Well for the most part anyways.” He says with a small laugh.

“Ok, now what?” I ask bluntly.

He then comes closer grabbing my hands. He begins helping show me how to correctly make a fist, and how to correctly hold my arms. After that he has me mimic him on how to throw jabs on the punching bag., followed by kicks.

He then leads me to the center of the floor. “Ok so we will just be doing some practice jabs. I want you to practice blocking and dodging. ALWAYS keep your hands up. ALWAYS protect your face.” He informs me. I nod.

He starts off gently. Both of us keeping our legs busy, as he said that is important. I have successfully blocked all but 1 of his punches. Now he has sped up and is using more force. I miss 2 punches, 1 to the face, one to the stomach. Which only ignites a fire in me. I start moving faster. At this point we are going in circles both throwing punches and jabs. Not gentle anymore. I got so distracted and engrossed into the spar, I didn’t see the warriors coming in. I end up getting him with a left hook under his chin. That is when he called the match. I thought he was mad at me. Maybe I crossed the line. But then his scowl turned into a giant smile as he walks forward and we bump knuckles.

“That was some session. But it’s not over yet tiny!” He chuckles walking away. Tiny? I’ve never been called that before. I’m usually referred to as a giant, but he is tall.

A lot of the guys who have never talked to me before start coming over to me when I was getting a drink. Telling me they are impressed with my skills. Gentri walks over clapping with a big smile. He then gives me a quick hug.

“So you came in early, kicked ass, and now you still have the full training session left! You are crazy!” He says laughing. I just shrug and start laughing.

That’s when Jacob calls us all over.

“Today we are doing sprints, followed by the course. I want everyone to try and beat their fastest time today.” He stated and most of the guys are groaning. I am excited. I am now pumped and ready to go!

The sprints were exhausting but I tried to push through it. We take a break to drink and stretch if needed. And then we were back at it. He blew a whistle and everyone stopped and got a drink.

That’s when everyone started to line up for the course. Which consisted of sprinting to the rock wall, climbing it, then using a rope on the other side to get down. Then you have to crawl under a very low net that is over mud. After that you have to jump up and do monkey bars. Once you’re done with the monkey bars it’s a sprint to the dreaded rope climb. I can never do it. I’ve tried so many times. I only ever make it halfway.

As soon as we were lined up he blew the whistle and off we went. I am not focusing on anyone by myself. Soon I was to the dreaded rope. I notice I am actually the first one there. But not for long. I start climbing but I start sliding. I can’t do it!

“You’ve got this Alexis! Don’t give up, don’t let that fear stop you! Climb this rope, NOW!” That kind of helped as I keep going. But I start to slide again. “Better climb to the top or show us how weak you are!” Jacob yells again. That did it. I reach the top and slid back down. Putting my hands over my head.

“Impressive! You have got skills! You don’t even have your wolf, yet you are extremely fast and strong! I can’t wait to see the strength you develop when you get your wolf!” He said and hands me my water. I want to colapse on the ground, but knew he would frown upon that. So I just told them all thank you, a lot told me how badass and amazing I was. And I left. I need the cold air and to breathe.

I would soon realize what a mistake this was.

As soon as I walk out the door, I close my eyes, and take a deep breath. I notice the hint of chocolate.. s**t!! I open my eyes and see none other than Dimitri staring at me.

Angry and upset.

FUCK!!!