my kind of crazy book two of fighting the mate bond mafia series

we knew you weren't dead 7

Chapter 7

Bear POV

I can't believe I am sleeping on this couch and not up there with my mate.

“You're the one that decided to hide the fact that you are mated with her. She's not going to let you sleep with her if we're not her mate. She's not that type of woman." That is my wolf; he likes to be snarky at times. My wolf's name is Ash. I lost him for a while when my uncle fed me wolfbane with my food. It knocked me out for several days. The next thing I knew, I woke up in the middle of the woods. When I tried to return, my uncle told me that if I tried to set one foot on that land, he would kill me. I was only a teenager at that time. Every now and then, I would go back to check up on the pack. A month ago, a few guards found me and knew right away who I was.

"We knew you weren't dead like he said you were. He told everyone that rogues got you and killed you. I laughed and told them what really happened. I couldn't prove it, but one day, I will come back with my mate and take back the alpha throne. It's been months that I haven't gone back. I need to train to get stronger, so in the morning, I'm going to get up and train with the warriors. I need to do this for myself and for my people. I need to get back there and see how much damage he has done to the land. How many people has he hurt or destroyed? If he could put wolfbane in his own nephew's food to hurt me, what could he do to his people? I didn't get to sleep until late that night. I kept thinking about what I could do to get my throne back, to prove to them that I was still alive. I will try to go there in the next few days to talk to the guards so I can see what they have to say about it. I finally got to sleep. I meant to set the alarm so I could get up and go outside to train, but I ended up falling asleep. The next morning, it was Tori who woke me up with the smell of pancakes and eggs. I hurried to get up, checking my watch. It was six in the morning. Oh, darn!

"Thanks for breakfast, but I want to get out there to train. I can't do anything if I'm not strong enough to win my rightful place. I don't want to be a weak alpha." She tossed me an apple so I wouldn’t have an empty stomach. I said thanks, then hurried out to the training grounds. I didn’t hear her when she said she would be out there shortly.

Rachel's POV

After last night, I felt more stress-free about the things that had been on my mind. I was glad that Cheyenne and I had our talk. I smelled Tori cooking, and my stomach growled. "Alright, stomach, I'll get up. We need to get out there to train anyway." So I got up to get dressed and then headed downstairs.

“Hey, sis, while we are eating, you can tell me why your mate was on the couch and now he’s not here,” she laughed and then told me he was outside waiting to start training.

"Well, it's like this: he wants me to help him get his title to be alpha from his uncle who poisoned him with wolvebane. So before we do that, he wants to be stronger and learn more fighting skills. After we eat, we are going out there to train with him. I'm not sure if he is ready for us, but this is what he wants.”

“How do you know that he is telling the truth? He could be setting us up for a big fall. I mean, I know he is your mate and all. I know you want to trust him, but we both also need to be careful.” I knew I was giving my sister doubts about this man, but I don't know him. I haven’t even met him yet. I was just worried about her. I don't want her to end up like Cheyenne. I’m going to need to keep an eye on this guy and make sure that he is telling the truth.

“I know I need to be careful, Rachel. I don't want to end up getting hurt. When we get out there, I’m going to teach him a thing or two, so let’s get out there.” I couldn't wait to see Tori train this man. I wonder if she is going to confront him about being mates. I hope she does. She needs to and not let him slide on that. Why wear a cloaking spray to hide it? It doesn't make sense at all. We ate our breakfast, and then we headed outside. They were already warming up, so we hurried to the training grounds to warm up with them.

Vegas came out of the pack house with Spike. I had heard that he found his mate; her name is Vega, and she looked beautiful. She also looks like she doesn't take any bull from anyone. Spike was right beside her. He doesn't talk much, but when he does, everyone listens. It was Vegas who was training us today. s**t, I haven't spoken to her yet. But I have a feeling that she is going to be tough on us. Bring it on, woman. I can take it.