Mate I never wanted

First meetings are always messy

Vivian

"Where have you been?"

I stared at Rebecca, feeling a bit embarrassed by the fact that I spent the whole night away from my room again.

"It's none of your business."

Her eyes raked over my body as if she was trying to read my body for signs of what happened or what I had been doing and then something flashed in her eyes. It was almost cartoon-like how her eyes shined when she realized it.

"Were you with your puppy again?"

I rolled my eyes at her words, trying my best to pretend that I was not shocked about how accurate her guess was. Quickly, I grabbed a fresh set of clothing as I made my way to the showers.

"Did you book us a meeting room?"

I asked over my shoulder, just as I was about to leave the room.

"Yes, and are we going to meet the fifth member of the group today, or will you keep hiding him from us?"

"He will be at our meeting, and you can all meet him, of course, as we will be working together. Which meeting room did you book for us?"

"There were no free meeting rooms left, so the trainers offered one of the combat training gyms. They have seats there and even a board."

"Well, I guess it will do."

The set-up will not be ideal, but it will have to do as were so late to do all of this.

After that little interaction, I just closed the door after myself as I walked into the bathroom. Once inside, I released a deep sigh and sagged up against the door. Last night was hard on more than one level. My body was not very happy with the fact that I did not let Lucien use me to get through his heat. It was only natural for my body to want to get through the heat, but due to our high compatibility and the fact that we have had s*x multiple without breaks, my body was affected by it in a not too comfortable way. I was achy all over, but I could not make myself really regret it. It was all too intense... too good... I cannot ignore how hot it was when he just came from my hand. I could still smell his lusty scent sticking to my skin.

Feeling really ashamed of myself, I took the hand I used to bring him to completion to my nose and released a little whiny sound of need. My thighs started to get wet from his scent that was sticking to my skin.

Frustrated with myself and my pathetic response to something so stupid as his scent, I stepped under the freezing cold spray, forcing my overheated body to calm down.

The cold shower did cool me down and also woke me up.

Feeling refreshed and collected, I dressed and met Rebecca, who was waiting for me in the room. Together we made our way to the dining hall. Rebecca told the other two members of our team to meet us here and so together we could walk to the training room she booked for us. On the way there, I texted Lucien, letting him know that I would be waiting for him in the dining hall with the rest of the group.

Before I even knew it, Lucien was next to me, his hands wrapped around me and his face buried in my neck.

"Why did you not wake me up and left without me? I had to wake up alone in a cold bed..."

"So this is where you were last night... I was right."

Rebecca chuckled next to me. She extended her hand to him.

"Hi, I'm Rebecca."

He stared at her hand for a moment, then looked at me, as if he was asking if it was okay for him to touch her. I gave him a soft smile, and he reached out to take her hand.

"Lucien Frank, nice to meet you, kitty cat."

Blush creepped into Rebeca's cheeks as she shook his hands. The innocence in his voice and genuine warmth had this strange effect on people. It was almost like a pure child-like innocence, that made you melt.

"Can I ask you, what is with the mask? Last time at the academy, you did not wear one? Are you sick or something?"

Before she said it, I hadn't noticed that he was wearing one. Mostly because he hugged me from behind and I hadn't seen his face.

"Oh, Vivian was a bit rough last night."

He said with wicked lights in his eyes. He said it loud enough for a few people to hear it that were sitting at tables next to us.

I knew what he was doing. He was claiming me officially and publicly, without really mating with me, just making sure that everyone would understand.

A part of me knew that I should scold him for it, but it only brought my heat to my cheeks.

"Some of the trainers here know me. I need to keep my identity secret, if we want to avoid scandals."

He whispered the true answer to my ear as I felt the warm air from his mouth tickle my neck.

"Well, you deserve that after you let her go through the contraceptive side effects alone."

She said with a little sting in her voice, clearly still pissed at him for it.

Her words hit a sore spot for Lucien and forced him to release a little cry of pain right into my ear.

"I... I was away, and she did not tell me it was that bad. As soon as I knew that she was in pain, I went to her..."

He whispered, apologizing to both me and Rebecca.

"And that is the only reason why you stand there with your face unscratched."

She said in a complete serious tone. The sparks in her eyes told me that she would have most definitely scratched him if he had not taken care of me. Her protectiveness made me feel all kinds of warm inside.

A few months later, the last two members of our team joined us.

"Hi Rebeca, Vivian..."

The boys said as their eyes concentrated on the boy hanging on my back.

"Is that the mystery member that Rebecca told us about? He looks weak."

Andrews' icy fox eyes raked over the other fox boy.

"Are you sure he is any good? What position did you sing him up for?"

"This is Lucien, and he will be our commander."

Andrews' eyes widened as he looked at the lean, puppy like boy that was clinging to my back.

"Are you sure that is such a good idea? Commander is a very important position. If he is weak, we will fail... maybe you should..."

I stopped before he could continue.

"No, he is the commander. He will do great, don't worry about it. Now let's go, before someone steals our room."

Rebeca led us to the training room she booked for us and, just as she said, it would do well. There were a few chairs and a digital board. At the side of the room there was a fighting field. It looked a lot like the one we had in school. An idea popped into my mind.

"Rebeca, were you in class when James got his ass kicked?"

"No, but I heard it was epic. I still don't know who kicked his ass."

A chuckle formed in my chest as I stood in front of the group.

"Okay, I'm sure it would be great for us to get to know each other better, and we should start with our abilities. Andrew, you questioned Lucien's strength and ability to lead, then how about the three of you take him on in the ring?"

"Are you sure it's such a good idea? He doesn't look strong enough to take Rebecca on, not to mention the three of us."

"Well, he can't lead us if we all do not trust him and his strength. If he fails, I will step up and lead the group, and he will be the pilot."

Andrew's eyes shined at the challenge.

"Okay, let's do it."

The three of them walked to the cage. I turned to Lucien, who did not look even a bit interested in the fight.

Well, I can change that.

With my most charming smile, I reached out to touch his cheek.

"I will let you kiss me and sleep with me tonight, only if you win..."

My words worked like a charm as Lucien's whole demeanor changed. Without another word, he ran to the fighting ring.