A Twist Of Mates

The future Alpha

Samuels POV 

I woke up to my future beta banging on my door, not even giving me 5 seconds to react before he barges in like he owns the damn place. 

“What the f**k Chris!?” I say.

“Get up mule, you’re already late for training” he tells me.

I swear if he wasn't my bestfriend, I would have kicked his ass a long time ago for giving me such a condescending nickname. At least he’s smart enough to only use it when we’re alone, otherwise I’d put him on guard duty indefinitely.

"Whatever, ill be down in 10" I tell him. 

He gives me a nod, before his eyes glaze over.

"Better make it 5, my dad just linked me." he says. "The alpha is waiting for us, he has an announcement to make to the warriors." He adds, before turning around and heading downstairs. 

I wonder what my father wants. I say to my wolf ash, threw our bond.

He's probably figured out how lazy you are and has decided not to make us alpha. My wolf, Ash jokes.

I'm not lazy!  I growl back

I see you aren't denying the not being alpha part. Ash laughs.

Whatever. I say before blocking him out and getting ready.

I throw on a pair of black gym shorts and a grey muscle shirt, before heading into the bathroom to give my teeth a quick brush. Once I finish I leave my room and go down the stairs stopping by the kitchen to grab a water bottle from the fridge before making my way outside. 

I start heading towards the training grounds, where I see all of the warriors standing in formation waiting for the alpha to speak.

"Since my son seems to have finally graced us with his presence Ill begin," He says, his alpha tone telling everyone on the field not to interrupt him.

"At twenty-one hundred last night the body of a man was found near the pack borders, by Warrior Axel." He begins. I look up at my dad curious at to why I wasn't told about this sooner.

Maybe he really doesn't want us to be alpha, My wolf whines.

If he doesn't then we will challenge him for the position! I snap back.

My wolf howls in agreement.

"The body was found mutilated beyond recognition, now, we are currently not missing any pack members so I had my beta contact the local police station for any missing persons." My father continues.

"Early this morning we had confirmation that the only missing man they had was of a Professor Blakewood from St. Gregs community college." He says. 

Wait! isn't that the school a good chunk of our younger wolves attend?  I mind link Chris. 

He gives me a quick nod before l turn back to my dad.

"now normally a missing human wouldn't be any of our concern, but not only was Mr. Blakewood found close to our lands, but the cause of death seems to be that of a supernatural nature." He states, at this point I'm no longer the only one concerned, all of the warriors are as well. 

"So with that said we will be doubling the patrols and pushing you more during training. I don't have to tell you all what this could mean for our pack, so I just ask that you all stay extra vigilant and prepare yourselves." He ends his speech turning around and walking back to the pack house.

Of course we all know what this could mean, war.

We will be ready!  my wolf says, ready to fight.

"Okay! you heard the alpha!" I address the warriors.

"Pair Up!" I shout "You know the drill! Get your target by the throat for 3 seconds and you win!" 

Most wolves with the correct training can snap their opponents necks with their bare hands, and that's what we strived for when training our warriors. They need to be fast and agile enough to dodge attacks, but mentally and physically strong enough to kill someone. Were currently the strongest pack on the west coast with nearly 1000 pack members over half of which are trained for battle.

Chris takes the list of warriors he needs to evaluate, while I take mine. We start walking threw the groups watching as some warriors choose to fight in their wolf forms while others take down their opponents without even needing to shift. I make note of these warriors since taking down a fully grown wolf isn't an easy task, they could end up being part of our high ranking warriors "the elites" in the future.

Once were both satisfied with our lists we find ourselves a spot to train. We were future Alpha and Beta which means we weren't allowed to skip out on training either.

We start to circle each other. I hold my hands behind my back as I try to calculate in my head how this fight will play out. I start to measure the amount of training space we have, trying to paint a picture in my head of the groups surrounding us. When you are in war, people fighting wont be moving out of your way. They will be fighting their battles while you fight yours.

Chris makes the first move, running up to me he dives down into a slide, kicking his feet out in front of himself, trying to knock me on my ass. But I'm to quick, I take a side step keeping my hands behind my back as he slides past me. I move away from him trying to put some extra distance between us as he jumps up. I give him a smirk, my eyes daring him to try again. He takes the bait lunging at me before throwing a punch, pain shoots threw my right cheek. The taste of metal filling my mouth. 

His human half has gotten stronger, I can sense it. My wolf says.

I can see that, What about his wolf? . I ask.

His wolf still feels the same. Ash says.

So he's only been training himself and not his wolf? I question him.

Exactly! My wolf says before letting out a howl, excited to test out his theory.

This fight just got more interesting. I put my weight forward kicking him hard in his side, which causes him to stagger, slightly hunching over as he grabs his ribcage. A rib or two broken, it wont take long for his wolf Jasper to heal him, so I take the opportunity to attack again. I super man punch him in the face causing him to fall to the ground, spitting out blood. Chris growls his wolf clearly angry at the turn of events.

Chris try's to get up, but before he can I'm on him, I throw punch after punch while he's on the ground but he's blocking them all perfectly. Just as I pull my arm back to throw an extra hard one, he lets out an ear piercing howl, shifting into his wolf, Jasper. I roll off of him and back away lowering myself into a fighting stance as I watch Chris turn into his large Grey wolf, tearing his clothes in the process.

Jasper doesn't waste time, he runs towards me at full speed, I barely have anytime to move before he grabs my arm in his mouth clenching down on it, the smell of blood hitting me. I take my knee shoving it upwards hitting Jasper under his chin. He whimpers opening his mouth slightly, just enough for me to pull my arm away tearing it on his teeth in the process. I grab my arm as pain shoots threw it, Jasper shakes his head before starting to circle around me, he growls low, my blood dripping from his mouth. I look down at my arm, its already started to heal. 

I see Jaspers hind leg twitch and I know he's about to pounce. Just as he does I drop onto my back and kick my legs up hitting him in the stomach just as he fly's over me. The force of my kick throws him into a group of warriors fighting next to us disorienting him. I quickly get to my feet and run up to him looping my uninjured arm around the wolf's neck and pulling it tight.

one.

two.

three.

We win!

Jasper growls, I let him go, allowing him to shift back into his human self. I turn around and grab him a pair of red shorts from a box next to us. throwing them to him.

"sorry about the arm man." Chris laughs.

"I doubt that" I say laughing.

"you know, you need to let Jasper out to train." I tell him, not hearing his response as my eyes glaze over, my father mind linking me.

"Get to my office, bring the beta boy with you." He says before closing out the mind link. Not even allowing me a word.

"My father wants to see us" I say to Chris, clearly agitated. 

"I wonder if its about the professor" He says, not really a question.

"Did you know?" I inquire.

"You mean before the announcement?" He asks.

I give him a nod. 

"Nah man, I didn't have a clue." He says, before we head to my fathers office in the Packhouse.