The Alpha's Powerful Daughter

Chapter 1

Emily’s POV:

It’s been 2 months since the fight with Svetlana happened, and everything in the pack was going smoothly. I had moved out of Hunter’s room because I didn’t think it was fair to be living with one of my mates instead of the other until we figured it all out. Lynn and I moved in together in a dorm room on the first level. Hunter wanted to make a room up on the third floor for me, but I felt like I should be down on the first floor with most of my friends anyways. A lot of people questioned why I moved out of Hunter’s room since we are mates, but I told them that I just needed more time to adjust to everything that was happening before I was ready to move in with either of my mates. It’s not really a thing that we have been sharing with people, that fact that I have the two mates, but it’s not like I’m trying to hide it. 

I have been doing alright since returning back to the pack. Not too many people look at me differently, but I get some glares from some people. Most of the pack seems to really like me, but I can just tell that some don’t. I got a job with my fathers bodyguard business, but I haven’t gone on any missions. He will usually give it to a guy and look at me with pitiful eyes. They are always “too dangerous” for me, so instead spend my days training with Elijah. I haven’t quite mastered all of my powers, but I am getting close. Sometimes, I can be doing something and be thinking of another task that I need to get done, then I turn around to see it being done. Like, just this morning I was getting dressed while I was thinking about doing the dishes. I pulled my shirt over my head and heard the sink running while the dishes were just washing themselves. Mother’s all over the pack are jealous of my ability to do things without even trying. 

I am walking towards the training facility when my eyes fall on Justin as he is leaving the facility. My heart completely stopped beating and I froze in my spot. He is talking with some of his buddies and doesn’t notice me. I jump behind the bush that luckily was right beside me and crouch down with hopes that he won’t see me. I have been avoiding both Hunter and Justin for nearly a month now. It breaks my heart when I am with one over the other and I just can’t do it. 

I hear footsteps pass in front of me and I let out a slow shaky breath. 

“Uhh, Emily?” I hear from behind me. 

I let out a small yelp and fell to the ground from my crouched position. I turn my head and immediately get blinded by the sun. I tried to block it with my hand, but it didn’t really work. I see a reached out hand and take it. Instantly, my body was overcome with goose bumps and I felt like electricity was flowing in my body instead of blood. I stand up and look to see Justin with his insanely handsome smile with his hair covered in sweat as he puts his hands in his sweatpant pockets. 

“What were you doing?” He looks at me a little funny. “Were you hiding behind this bush?” 

“I, uhh…” I could feel the heat rising to my cheeks as I started to rub the back of my neck. 

He takes a slight step towards me and I could feel the hairs on my neck start to stand up. I swallow as I look between his eyes. My whole body wants to step towards him, to be embraced by him. But I force myself to take a step back. 

His eyes look at me with hurt. “Emily, I’m sorry if I did anything wrong.”

“No, Justin. You didn’t do anything wrong. Trust me.” I tried to make him feel better but the hurt was still very apparent in his eyes. 

“I should… I should go.” He looks at the ground and gives a half smirk as he starts to walk away. He clears his throat and looks back up at me. “I guess I’ll uhh… See you around.” 

He turns and walks towards the compound. My heart feels like it shatters in my chest as I watch him open the door and walk in. I slump against the building and slide down with my knees to my chest. 

“I can’t take this much longer.” I whisper as a tear pops out of my eye. 

I take a deep breath and wipe the tear from my eye. I pushed myself off the ground and marched into the training facility where I am certain Elijah is already waiting for me. Sure enough, as soon as the doors close behind me, I lock eyes with Elijah, who is bouncing around to get loose. 

“You’re late.” He says as I quickly join him. “Care to explain?”

“Not really.” I snap. I can feel myself having to press my anger from earlier down. 

“Woah, hold up.” Elijah suddenly looks serious at me. “I am not upset about you being late.” The area between his eyebrows creases and he puts his hands on my shoulders while searching my face. “What is it?”

“I’m fine.” I throw his hands off of me and take a few steps away from him. 

“Emily, if we need to discuss some stuff before getting into training, we can totally do that.” 

“What part of ‘I’m fine’ says that we need to discuss stuff? I said I’m fine, so I’m fine. Leave it be.” I look him in the eyes and exhale aggressively. 

He puts his hands in the air and walks around. He claps his hands and turns back to face me. “If you say so.” He starts rubbing his hands together. “Now, I know we have been focusing a lot on you trying to read minds, but today I thought we could focus on you being blind folded while you fight.”

“Blind folded?” I question him. “Have you gone mad?”

“Well, technically I went mad a long long time ago, hence why I am a vampire. But, you know.” He shrugs his shoulders. “Anyways, put this on.” 

He pulls out a strip of fabric from his pocket and hands it over to me. I take it and slide it around my eyes. “So, what is this supposed to do?”

“This, my friend, is going to teach you to listen to your surroundings. Use the noises, the vibrations, every little thing that you can pick up with your other senses during a fight.” He explains as he realizes I am having trouble tying the fabric around my head and comes over to help.

“I see. But, what good would that do in a fight?” I ask, unable to see anything. 

The chattering from the others' training echoes through my ears as I try to listen for Elijah, but he says nothing. Then, I am suddenly struck in the back of the head with a ball.

“What the hell?” I shout as I rip the fabric from my eyes so that it’s around my neck now. “What was that for?”

“I told you. Use your other senses.” Elijah walks over and picks up the ball. 

I look at him funny. “I did. I listened to your movements but there were too many other noises. I didn’t hear anything but the others and their training.”

“I said senses, meaning more than one. Use the sense of feeling as you feel the vibrations from my feet moving across the floor.” He slowly moves and I focus on the ground. I close my eyes and really focus. “But…” Elijah says and chucks the ball at me. “You also need to use your sense of sound.” 

The ball strikes me in the shoulder and I stumble backwards. “How on Earth do I listen for that?” I furrow my eyebrows and pick up the ball.

“Simple.” He motions for me to give him the ball back, and I do. “Put your blind fold back on.” 

I roll my eyes but do as he says. “I don’t know how this will help with anything.”

“You rely too much on your sight. What if one day it’s gone? What then?” He says as he starts moving around. 

I feel for the vibrations of his movements while also trying to listen for what he is going to do. I hear everyone else in the facility as they continue with their training and I don’t know what noise is Elijah and what isn’t. I hear the sound of someone slipping and quickly turn to face them, but I get hit from behind with the ball. I just back around to the direction the ball came from and start feeling for the vibrations again. I feel them quickening and getting stronger. I step to the side and feel the breeze of someone go by me. I feel a small smile form on my face with pride in myself just before getting the wind knocked out of me as I am tackled to the ground. 

I groan in pain and roll over. “Not fair.” I say, pulling the fabric from my eyes again. I sit up and glare at Elijah who is getting up off the floor himself. 

“What’s not fair about that?” He looks at me with a mischievous look on his face as he helps me out of the floor. 

“I only just started this, you used your vamp speed to get back in front of me.” I dust myself off and untie the cloth from around my neck. 

“Well, this is the best way to learn.” Elijah says with a slight look of concern on his face. “You seem to be dealing with other things today. I know you don’t want to talk about it, but you could at least put it all down for now.”

“That’s just it though. I can’t just put it all down.” I snap. I feel instant regret as I look around and see the rest of the people in the facility are looking at me. I take a deep breath and let it out slowly while turning away from Elijah. 

Elijah grabs my arm before I get too far. “Emily, you know you can talk to me about anything. I have literally been inside of your brain and seen you struggle to heal with all of the bones in your body broken.” 

I sigh and turn back to him. “I just… I need some time, okay?” I say with an senser voice. “I’m going back to my room to relax.”

“I’ll be there if you’re not back here in two hours.” He nods his head and let’s me go. The girls have been really good friends to me, but Elijah is my gay best friend. Always there for me and never ever judges anything that I do. Other than a few weeks ago when I wanted to see if I could land a jump from the roof of the compound. Every single bone in my body was broken, and I had to take a few days to completely heal. I may be able to heal fast, but I don’t think a regular werewolf would have survived that. I am really glad that he isn’t trying to kill me anymore. 

I go up to my room and just lay in my bed. I can hear Lynn moving around in the small bathroom we share, and soon enough she comes out. 

“Oh, I didn’t know you were back.” She says, sounding surprised. 

“Yeah, sorry. I just couldn’t do it this morning.” I sat up on the bed. “I ran into Justin this morning.” I can feel the heat rushing to my face just thinking about it. 

“Oh. Did you tell him anything?” She sits on the bed beside me. 

“Well, sort of. I kind of hid from him and then backed away when he tried to get close to me. I think he thinks I hate him.” I lean my head over on her shoulder. 

“Oh, honey. He doesn’t think that.” She puts her head on mine and puts her hand on my knee.

“How do you know?” I ask, fighting back the tears in my eyes. 

“Because he tried to talk to you. Trust me, if a boy thinks you hate them, they won’t try to talk to you in a nice way.” 

I slump over and put more of my weight on her shoulder. “I just wish my mom was here. She would know what to do.”

There was a moment of silence before Lynn stood up, making me fall over on the bed. “Have you even told them why you are not talking to them anymore?”

I prop myself up on my elbows and look at her. “Well, not really. I mean, when we first got back, I tried to hang out with both of them as much as I could. But, then I started hanging out with them separately and it got weird. Like, every time I was with one, I would only be thinking of the other. So, I just kind of. Stopped hanging out with them. They text me a lot, but I don’t really respond. I don’t like using this phone.” I pick my phone up from my night stand. 

“Em, you need to at least tell them. Please?” She reaches her hands out to me and smiles. 

I roll my eyes and take her hand. “Now, go take a shower. You stink.” She makes a cringe face at me. 

I smile and shake my head. “Alright, fine. But don’t get mad at me when I have to take another one later. I’m still going back to train.”

“Whatever. I’m going to run and grab some snacks with the girls. I’ll see you later.” She grabs her bag and waves at me over her shoulder as she opens the door. 

“See ya.” I say back. I go to the bathroom and take a quick shower before laying back on my bed, wrapped in my towel. 

I have to text both of the boys and talk to them.