Secret Mates

Chapter 3 Chad’s Training

I woke up to my alarm going off at 6 am. I only slept about 4 hours after I left Sarah’s room last night. I sat up rubbing my face and got up to head to my bathroom. I turn the water over to hot. I slept like s**t and my body ached. I just needed it to run over me for a few minutes before morning training and I would take a bath after to soak my muscles. I stepped in letting the hot water run over my body and down my back. After a moment I could feel myself loosen up and started stretching a little. No longer than about 5 minutes I jumped out and dried off and threw on some shorts and a t-shirt so I could head downstairs and eat a bite before going out to train with the pack.

Going downstairs I heard my mother humming in the kitchen. Knowing she probably got up and helped the omegas make breakfast for the ones staying at the pack house. Turning the corner to see her and two omega’s making plates for the little children all in line and playing. My mother was such a good Luna, never too good to do anything even if we had people there to do it for her. I immediately come up and begin helping making plates for all the kids and helping them all find seats and eat.

“Chad, you only had about 10 minutes. You need to eat.” I heard her scold me while I sat down Lily, our beta’s 5-year-old daughter. She giggled at me. I roughed up her hair and kissed her on the head and jogged back to the kitchen to stand and eat quickly. My mother watching me all the while. “You would have been a great brother had your father and I had more pups! You will be a great father one day.” She told me as she raised an eyebrow at me. “Maybe. These pancakes are delicious ma.” I finish off all three she had sat aside for me; I chug about half a glass of milk. Before placing my dishes in the sink and kiss her on the cheek. “Got to go, Training time.” I tell her and smile. She laughs and shakes her head at me. “Alright, alright but one day we will talk more about your finding a mate and giving me some grandpups!” she said. I smiled back at her. I would love to find a mate and fall in love and have a couple pups of my own when I take over the pack. I just have to get through now first. Get my pack through this war first. My pack deserved my attention first.

I head out to the field jogging slightly. I would make it on time. I just hoped father didn’t push everyone too hard today. We should be fine.

Stepping on to the field I fell in line in the back. Right on time. My father and one of his gammas up front. Our Beta usually lead the training, but he was at battle right now, so gammas stepped up. There were about 100 of us male warriors here. In five lines of twenty we began warming up and stretching for about twenty minutes before being paired off for close combat.

After about 20 minutes we were all covered in sweat and still hanging in their and switching partners about every 10 minutes or so. Learning to fight each other and of different statues would keep us on our toes and ready for anything. About now is when a lot of the girls came out on the field to run. That was their excuse anyway. More like watch the men train. They were all single young she-wolfs between 18 to 21 years old. Not that any of us minded also watching them run laps in their tight leggings and sports bras. I had got distracted watching Sarah and a couple of her friends running when Brett’s fist came into contact with my face knocking me off balance. I took a step back and was able to quickly kick him in his chest and send him back on his ass. He laughed. “Pay attention. If we were in battle and they were running away you would have died and I could have killed them too or taken them prisoner.” Smiling I asked, “How are you not distracted?” He smiled and shook his head, “You’ll understand when you find your mate. Your eye wont want to look at anyone but her.” Brett was in his early thirties but in good shape and a good warrior; he found his mate when he was nineteen or twenty and they have two pups together and are happy. He really does only have eyes for her. “ I hope your right or she is going to hate putting up with me!” I laughed as we stood there I could feel someone staring daggers behind me. Glancing over my shoulder I could see my father starting to make his way to me.

Hit me. – I mind linked Brett quickly

What?- Brett mind linked back.

I tossed my eyes back to the direction my father was coming when Brett seemed to get the idea. If my father for a second thought that I wasn’t taking this seriously he would fight me himself. And just like that Brett drop kicked my feet out from under me. We went back to fighting.

“Don’t hold back old man!” I teased him. Knowing if he didn’t push me father would still step in. That pumped Brett up “Old man?” he retorted. Right before nailing me right in the stomach. For a moment I saw spots and then took a step to the side to miss Brett’s feet as I vomited.