The Alpha’s Weakness

Chapter 11 -Isabella

“You have powers?” I ask Xander quietly

“No….. I don’t. Im afraid I don’t understand what you are talking about.” He says without hesitation. My parents must of bought it, but I knew he was lying. I saw the look Frankie and him shared, but he acted like nothing happened and got back to throwing darts. Frankie was a good guy for a warlock, and he was a family friend of ours. That is why we are both throwing darts at his exes face. She wasn’t good enough to for him.

Once Xander sits next to me I tense up a little; feeling the electricity between us. I don’t know how anyone could accomplish anything while there mates were around. It was intoxicating with the warmth and the smell he puts off. I catch glimpses of him when he isn’t looking. He had the start of some stubble on his usual clean shaven face, and I had to say… It definitely made him more attractive. I couldn’t help but imagine that stumble rubbing up against some sensitive areas. It wasn’t long before a felt a warm liquid pooling into my panties. I turned red and quickly turned away as Xander caught me staring and smirked. Damn werewolf senses.

“So what did we need to talk about?” Xander said clearing his throat. I knew he could smell my arousal. I wasn’t even sure of this guy but here I am having sexy thoughts about him.

“Well, they are awaiting your word on wether you will surrender Isabella or not. They do have large army on stand by tonight if its a no. Not bigger than yours, but they are only using a quarter of there forces. I am still trying to figure out how they managed to hide and gather this large number of wolves, but whoever managed it is a powerful witch or warlock. I haven’t felt another magical spell being cast, but we can’t assume that it means they won’t be using any magical forces tonight. It would be probably better if Isabella is far from battle though. They know she is awake and they are hoping to capture here tonight at the battle…”

“Well of course, I will be there”, I say leaning back and crossing my arms confidently.

My parents, Xander, and Frankie all made me jump as they yell ‘No’ together.

“Oh come on, these are my forces. What do you mean no? I can’t just walk away from this fight! Sure they are coming after me but I can just use these damn powers I’ve gained. I lost enough to have them, might as well use them.”

“I know these ‘damn powers’ may be cool and everything, but you have to learn to control them first. Right now they are going off of your emotions. Whose to say while your battling you won’t just electrocute yourself and knock yourself back into a coma for another couple of weeks. Right now, all they want is you. Your unmated, powerful, and very high up on the food change.” Frankie says as a matter of fact.

“But we are starting training tonight?” I ask curiously. I may not be mated to him, but that doesn’t mean I want Xander out there without any type of backup. Seeming to understand where I am coming from Frankie puts his hand on my shoulder.

“I know its hard, but it’s going to take a little bit. I’ve been alive for almost two thousand years and you are one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful wolf that’s been alive since I was born. We have to do this right, and we have to do this carefully.”

With that he stands and asks my parents to join him outside to talk about where and when I would be training. I hear Xander sigh and look over at me. “While we are alone, may I ask you some questions. I just want to talk and to get to know you. This is killing me here.”

I smile a little bit and look him in the eyes. “Sure what do you want to know?”

“What are you going to make me for supper?” He says with an amused smile.

“Well I don’t know yet. Maybe I will keep it a surprise.”

“Well I’ve already indulged in your chicken alfredo and blueberry tea cake, so it can’t be those. What’s your favorite color?”

“Blue” I say without hesitation. I smile and look away from his intense graze feeling a little nervous. I play with the charm on my necklace out of habit letting my nerves show a little.

“Did Ryker give you that?” He says softly.

I purse my lips together. So he knows he is my second chance mate then. My parents must of let is slip before they knew we were mates. I look over to him seeing a hint of jealousy in his eyes but mostly concern.

“Yeah…. Yeah he did. He gave it to me for a birthday present.” I say sadly.

I look away and place my hands on the table. I miss him so much, not just because of the very short bond we had, but because we were best friends. I can’t go and talk to him every time I have a bad day anymore. I can’t cry on his shoulder or hug the stress away.

Sensing my sorrow Xander slowly reached over and placed his hand on mine. “I can’t say I understand what you’re going through, because I don’t. But I understand that you lost someone very close to you. That I can sympathize with. If you ever feel like you want to talk about it. Just let me know”.

He takes his hand away when my parents return, and I couldn’t help but notice how his touch seemed to heal my pain a little. Now that it isn’t there anymore the small hole in my chest is back.

“Well… shall we get started on your training?” Frankie says with a smile. “Oh and because you two are mates; I think that Xander should accompany you.”

“Yeah I would love to.” He says with a smile, cutting me off before I could protest. He looks over to me and winks.

With a snap of Frankie’s fingers, the room suddenly disappears and we are somewhere close towards the mountains. I take a look around. I notice that we are standing in a large clearing.

“Okay, I took us somewhere that is far enough away that way we won’t accidentally kill anyone. Maybe just give a few people a nice shower. Now, we won’t be able to stay for long. Your powers may attract some unwanted attention. First things first; Controlling your emotions. The thing I’ve noticed is that your powers are strong, and they seem to reflect how you feel.”

“Okay, and how do I control my emotions? With everything that is going on, that will be a little difficult to do.”

“Which means, the quicker we figure it out, the better!” Franky says enthusiastically.

I just roll my eyes and go along with it. He’s right of course, but I want to get this figured out quickly so that way I can hurry up and get back to the front lines. I can’t just sit by like some caged animal. These were still my people, and if this will help them, and finish this war. I was going to do everything it takes.

Somehow sensing how I’m feeling, Xander comes over and places his hand on the small of my back. ‘Don’t rush it. You will get back out there as soon as you are able. Just take your time to do it right the first time and we will be fine” He gives me a small smile before he goes to stand next to Frankie. With a small nod my way I couldn’t help but admire him a little.

Here he was telling me everything's okay, and that I will get through this; when I barely have given the poor guy anything back. Sure I’ll be feeding him dinner tonight, but it wouldn’t have happened if he didn’t beat me on the mat. It was kind of charming, in an annoying sort of way.

“Alright, let's get this show started. We are going to start with anger, since that is the hardest one to conquer. I want you to think of all the things that are making you angry and let it loose. Don’t worry about us, we will be fine.” Frankie smiles and snaps his finger. Frankie and Xander are suddenly standing on a rubber mat and a giant umbrella is hovering above them.

“Well I guess here goes nothing.” With a sigh, I close my eyes and think of the Rogue king. How I personally would like to feel his blood dripping between my feet. How he killed my sister and her mate. I thought about how angry I am for everyone putting me on the sidelines. I was angry at the Moon Goddess Selene for allowing Ryker to die, and making it to where that was his only purpose in life. To bond with me, only to be killed so I could have these special powers in the first place.

Soon all of the pent up anger built into a raging storm above me. Lighting was striking mere feet away from me. Wind was blowing the sticks, leaves, and anything else small all around me. Trees were bent at strange angles. The storm was a perfect representation of how I felt. Mad that my life was so bent over right now, I couldn’t hardly take a break.

Soon large raindrops were falling all over us. Not those small drops that would make someone want to go and stand in it. I’m talking about the large heavy ones that sting as they pelt you. “Okay now that you’ve got a storm; you need to work through it. You need to try and calm yourself and the storm down!” Frankie yelled so I could hear him above the storm.

My eyes; still closed, I tried to start calming down realizing that this was going to be extremely hard. With every strike of lightning, my anger resurfaced and took over again. It was like someone hit the replay button, on why I was angry again. I started to get frustrated. Tears were streaming from my eyes as I tried my hardest. I finally opened my eyes and glanced over at Xander.

He had his arms in front of his face blocking it from flying debris. I wanted the anger to go away. I wanted to stop before he or Frankie could get hurt.

“Focus on Xander!” I heard Sierra shout in my head.

With a wince I looked up to Xander and caught his eyes. Staring straight into his I found myself slowly starting to relax. I don’t know how it happened, but I found myself slowly becoming less angry. The lighting stopped and the wind became a soft, gentle breeze. My body, which I didn't realise was so tense, slowly started to soften. Once the storm had stopped, and only a light rain was falling. I couldn’t help it. I closed my eyes and fell back, passing out again.

Before I was fully out, I felt the earth tremble beneath me