One Night Mate

Chapter Three

Alpha Ivan’s POV

“Run it again.” I say to the pair in front of me as they haul themselves up onto their feet again tiredly.

“Can’t we take a break Alpha?” one of them asks, panting loudly and bending over to lean on his knees.

I shake my head at him.

“Run it again.” I say adamantly.

He sulks slightly before turning back to his equally weary opponent.

He lunges at him clumsily, messing up the move completely as he grabs the other i***t by the waist to tackle him.

The opponent manages to push back, eventually getting out of the hold and lifting his fists.

“Stop.” I say in annoyance. “Watch.” I order as I take my place across from the young man with his fists held high.

I notice his eyes widen as beads of sweat pour down his face.

We circle each other for a moment before I choose the correct time to strike, grabbing him and using my position to throw him over my shoulder.

He lands on his back like a useless sack of potatoes.

He groans loudly and rolls around like an old man and not the seventeen year old that he actually is.

“f*****g get up!” I bark out at him.

“Why? Just so you can put me on my ass again?” he groans out loud. “You really messed up my back!”

I make my way over to him, grabbing him by the collar and hoisting him to his feet.

“Get over there you little pussy.” I say, tossing him towards the others standing beside the large mat.

“You think your enemy is going to give you a chance to catch your breath? You think he’s going to give you a comfort break to f*****g cry about your sore back? If you’re not on your game, if you’re not always pushing yourself, then you don’t deserve to be an Alpha or a Beta wolf.” I say seriously.

I move my neck to the side and direct their attention to the large scar that runs from under my earlobe down to my collar bone.

“I was sixteen years old… just got my wolf and thought I was the dog’s bollocks. A rogue appeared on my territory and I did what any Alpha would do. I went after him. But I was dumb. I wasn’t f*****g ready and was ambushed by three of them. Barely made it out alive. Trust me, I’ll never make that mistake again. So get your s**t together.”

There is a murmur of understanding amongst them before I dismiss the group for lunch.

As they are all getting ready to leave, my eyes flick up to meet those of a woman who is standing nearby watching intently.

Their deep shade of brown catches my attention instantly.

She looks relaxed as she stands against the wall with her arms folded.

“Can I help you?” I ask, in my usual tone of voice.

She seems a little taken aback by my cold demeanour and smirks just a little before shaking her head.

“Nope.” she replies with the hint of an attitude.

I stare back at her for a moment before she tears her gaze away and leans forward to pick up her bag which she slings over her shoulder.

I casually lift a towel from the rack and rub it down my face and neck as she walks by me.

Her eyes scan up and over my body quickly before she carries on past without a word.

I can’t help it when my eyes follow her over to the other end of the gym where she throws her bag down on the floor.

I watch covertly as she positions herself in front of a large punching bag, which she begins to assault with a flurry of wild right hooks.

She has great form, her strong body carrying out the task gracefully. I inadvertently take her in from head to toe.

Her long black hair is pulled into a ponytail that swishes against her back as she moves, her smooth caramel skin is glistening lightly with sweat.

I briefly wonder if she is a new recruit, but I discard that theory as I watch her movements more closely.

She has an air of confidence and authority about her that none of these other assholes seem to have acquired yet.

Just then, the door at the opposite end of the room opens and Jace appears with another group of recruits behind him.

“Okay, so finance stuff is a little dry but it’s essential to running a good pack… anyway now that part is over with, time for the good stuff.” he smirks, nodding his head towards the empty gym.

His eyes then land on the woman before they make their way over to me.

“Don’t come over here… don’t come over here.” I grumble under my breath, putting my head down and trying to act like I haven’t seen him.

Fuck here he comes… just to ruin my peace and quiet.

“Hey Mr Happy!”

“Might be time to drop the ‘Mr Happy’ s**t unless you want me to start calling you Mr f*****g loud.” I snap back in irritation.

“So I have a personality?! You should get yourself one, you grumpy d**k! Anyway, where are your group of pups?” he asks opening out his arms with a grin.

“Lunch.” I reply blankly before throwing the sweaty towel into a nearby basket.

“Woah, I thought for sure you would be making them run drills until they puked their guts up. Maybe make a few of them cry… you know go ‘full Ivan’ on their asses.”

“Well, there’s still time.” I answer in return.

He stands beside me as we look back over his group of recruits who are getting ready for their session in the gym.

“Thank Goddess Aiden Pierce knocked the stupid out of me before he made me an Alpha because I can’t believe I was anything like this bunch. If I met the old Jace now, I would hate him I think.” he says, shaking his head.

“I’ve got news for you, the new one isn’t much better.” I grumble in return, getting ready to grab my stuff.

Suddenly I notice that the recruits have spotted the woman training over in the corner. They are talking in hushed voices as they look towards her eagerly.

One imbecile eventually walks out boldly from the bunch and struts towards her like he’s f*****g the Goddess’ gift to women.

“Oh s**t, this is not going to go well for him.” Jace snorts as we watch the scene unfold before us.

“Hey beautiful.”

The woman ignores his existence, continuing to punch the bag with increasing force.

“Hey you!! I’m talking to you….HEY BEAUTIFUL.” he says a little louder, with a forceful edge to his voice.

His shift in attitude towards her instantly gets my back up.

The woman stops what she is doing and smiles at him.

“What do you want?” she asks quietly, stepping out from behind the punching bag.

“Oh honey from you? I’d take f*****g everything you have to give.” he says, his beady little eyes looking over her body.

“Alright, I need to sort this asshole out…” Jace begins as he makes a move towards them.

I instinctively put my hand up in front of him, stopping him in his tracks.

“Wait.”

I have a feeling about this woman and I’m keen to see if I’m correct.

“Is that right?” she asks seductively, walking towards the imbecile slowly.

The young guy nods his head enthusiastically, gaining a few laughs from his fellow buffoons behind him.

“Yeah that’s right.” he answers cockily.

“Are you an Alpha?” she asks, raising her eyebrows.

“I will be soon!” he says, puffing out his chest.

“Hmmm.” she smiles coyly, biting the corner of her lip.

Shit. Why the hell did she have to do that?

The room descends into silence. She has everyone under her spell and she knows it.

She makes a move to turn away and the little asshole smacks her ass and plasters a grin on his face.

My fist automatically tightens.

She spins back around to face him with a small smile.

“Oh you are a cheeky one aren’t you?…” she coos, taking a step towards him. “You know…I’m not sure that you could handle me, baby.” she adds quietly. “Do you still want it?” she asks, running a finger down his chest gently.

The asshole freezes, swallows hard and instantly loses some of that initial bravado.

“Uhh yeah I do.” he answers quietly.

“Good,” she says plainly.

She then cranes her arm back and throws a punch towards his face that knocks him clean out.

He lands hard on the floor and everyone stares in complete shock.

I can’t explain why, but her actions don’t seem to shock me one bit. I could tell she had fire in her from the moment that she opened her mouth. It’s like I could sense it in her somehow.

Jace begins to clap his hands together and lets out a roar of a laugh as he walks towards her.

“Yassss!” he calls out loudly as he puts out his hand to shake hers.

She smiles lightly in return before her eyes make their way over to me.

I stay rooted to the spot but give her a respectful nod instead.

“Okay guys, listen up! I’m one of the instructors here!” she calls out to the rest of the recruits. “I’ll be handling your combat class today. One thing you should know about me is that I don’t suffer fools lightly. You may be future Alphas and Betas but in this gym, I’m the boss. So unless you want to end up on your ass like your little friend here then you’ll do as I say. Now pair off and find a mat!” she demands.

I walk towards Jace who is looking down at the useless, wannabe Casanova on the floor.

“Guess we get to take this dipshit to the medical wing and teach him a lesson in f*****g manners and common decency.” he says to me as we haul him up and sling his arms over our shoulders to drag him across the room.

The i***t groans as he begins to come to.

I grit my teeth at the sound, suddenly having the urge to f*****g knock him out again.

“Yeah, it serves you right. Best believe I’m gonna call your dad. He’s the Alpha of Hunters Valley, right? Wow your ass is going to be grounded baby Alpha…. I’m going full snitch on you.”Jace says with a smirk, as we make our way past the woman once again.

Jace pushes the double doors open and her eyes lock with mine for the last time before the door swings shut.

We drag the teen down the hallway and into the medical room, sitting him down on the bed in the corner.

“Right I better go and fetch Trev and the medic to check you over.” Jace says, leaving the room.

As soon as he leaves, there is silence. The i***t looks at me, he is ready to open his mouth but before he can, I snap. I lunge forward quickly, pinning him to the bed by the neck.

My hand closes tightly around his neck as his eyes widen in complete fear and shock.

“You pull anything like that again and I’ll rip your pervy little arms off.” I grit out, my hand constricting his throat further.

He doesn’t answer.

He can’t.

But I can tell by the look in his eyes that he got the picture.

I let go just as Jace reappears with the medic.

“What the f**k?” he says as he takes in the teen coughing and spluttering for breath. “What did you do Ivan?”

“Taught him a f*****g lesson.” I mutter, stalking past him out of the door.