Alpha Cross

Alpha in Training

THE annoying sound of my alarm clock woke me up, announcing that it was 6 am. I let out a frustrated groan and get out of the comfort of my bed. I headed towards the bathroom for a quick shower. While the warm water drips down my body I go through my schedule in my head. I have training with Max at 6:30, and at 8:30 I have to be in dad's office where he’ll go over the contracts we have with other packs. At 10 we have a meeting with the Elders, not feeling so great about that but oh well. Mom wants to have lunch with me before we go shopping for a new wardrobe. At 3:30 pm I have to meet dad at the Cross Shipping office, in the city where he’ll teach me about the legal paperwork.

I got dressed in leggings and a tank top for training. After I brushed my teeth and hair I walked down the stairs where the omegas had made breakfast. I sat down to eat breakfast when Max walked in to join me. We walked out to the backyard where he sent me on a 2 mile run, after coming back he had me do 100 push-ups, 100 pull ups, 50 burpees and 100 sit ups. When I was done I couldn’t feel my arms or legs, I layed on the floor laughing at the sky like a crazy person. I feel fucken great!

“Get up Aliyah, now you get to show me what you got.” He said with a stupid smirk on his face.

Pushing myself up I got into a fighting position, I was about to kick his ass. He motioned me forward with his index finger saying to come at him and that’s exactly what I did. I swung my arm punching his ribcage, for a split second he lowered his arms. I grabbed his right arm and pulled him over, making him flip and land on his back with a loud thud. He grabbed my leg making me fall to the ground, he tried to punch me but I managed to roll out of the way. I got back up and landed a punch on the left side of his face. After beating each other up for what seemed like hours we finally called it a day. Both of us with cuts and bruises on our panting bodies.

I felt the adrenaline pumping through my body and I loved it. This was exactly what I needed, not to mention that Max has turned into one hell of a fighter. He would make me stronger and faster, which was exactly what I needed.

“You did fantastic today, I can’t wait to see what you’ll be able to do in a month.” He said holding his chin where I punched him.

“Thanks for the ass kicking, same time tomorrow ?” I asked him laughing.

“See you then Alpha.” He winked at me and went to his room. Max lived with us, he had a room in the east end of the house. All high ranked members lived in the packhouse. I walked up to my room to shower and change before meeting my father.

I knocked on the door before hearing him say come in, I walked in and sat on one of the chairs. His office overlooked our territory, the sun was shining and down on the ground the pack members were training. Soon after they would go tend to the m*******a plants. My father always made sure to go see them and shower them with love and affection. A lot of people don’t know this but plants have feelings, they love having attention. Our weed is the best because we grow indoors, we make sure they get the amount of water they need and that the lights keep them nice and warm. Along with all their nutrients and vitamins of course.

“How was training ?” My dad asked, pulling my attention back to him.

“It was good, I got my ass kicked and kicked his ass at the same time.” Chuckling I pointed to my busted lip that was healing already. One of the good things about being a werewolf is that we can heal extremely fast.

“Good I’m glad Max isn’t taking it easy on you, although you should be used to training like that by now?” He raised his eyebrow at me.

“Father you know I’ve been locked in my room for weeks, I’m sure by the end of the week I’ll be used to it again. Plus it’s Monday, Monday’s suck.” I pouted looking at his green orbs, showing him I was only joking.

Shaking his head he said, “You’re right Monday’s suck, now these three files that I pulled out are contracts we currently have. Well the big ones anyway, Alpha Martin, Alpha Guz, and Alpha Leonardo. I’m in the process of making a deal with the French, Alpha Loui. You will help me with that, you’ll also be sitting in for a conference meeting with Leonardo today. I will introduce you as the soon to be Alpha, of course they are all aware about your brothers passing. I will teach you about all the paperwork and numbers, don’t worry about that.”

“Father, I was wondering if I could enroll in college? I want to be as prepared as possible, of course I will be stressed out but I will manage.” We sat in silence as he thought about what I had said.

“Yes my love, I think that’s a fantastic idea especially since you’ll be overseeing Cross Shipping.” He gave me a big smile and a rush of happiness flowed through me.

The rest of the time with him was all spent at his dark mahogany desk, the conference call with Alpha Leonardo was great. He seems excited to see what I will bring to the table, a little spectacle but he’ll soon see what I can do. I learned that when an Alpha passes away or a new one takes over, all contracts must be revised. They can stay the same or be changed to meet new expectations or needs. It’s a supply and demand thing, the good news is the demand is increasing. Now we wait for the Elders to come, these old wolves consist of my grandfather; (dad’s dad). Grandma (dad’s mom), their Beta and the chief of security. They were in charge until my father took over as the new Alpha. Mom’s parents decided they wanted to travel after my mother and father merged the packs so they're not part of the Elders.

I love my grandparents but they can be pretty traditional at times. I really hope they don’t argue for Max to take over instead of me. A knock on the door stopped my train of thought, Max walked in after my father said come in. He bowed his head at both of us in greeting, he said they were on their way up. Max would stay for the meeting since he will be my Beta. My grandma’s wrinkly olive skin and green eyes caught my eyes. This is the woman we all thank for the green eyes, my grandfather came in next. My father looked just like him, something about the men in this family I swear.

“Grandma, you look lovely.” I kissed my grandma's cheek and hugged her tightly. Me and my grandfather exchanged a quick hug, before he pulled back and examined me. His Beta was actually Max’s father, dirty blond hair and brown eyes with a sharp jawline. Max got his eye color from his mother, who is a beautiful woman. The last one to walk in was their chief of security, he’s a tall man with brown hair and brown eyes. He kept us all safe during his time not to mention that as a pup he would teach me how to defend myself.

“Please come in, the omegas will bring coffee and pastries in a moment.” My father said motioning them to take a seat. They sat across from dad, Max and I, we let the omegas finish setting up the coffee and pastries before any of us spoke.

“Aliyah, as our granddaughter we know that you have what it takes to be an Alpha however, that doesn’t mean you’ll be a good one. You need to be strong both mentally and physically, with you being a female there is a bigger possibility that someone will challenge you. My question is, are you prepared to put your life on the line in order to protect this pack?” My grandfather was looking at me dead in the eye, making sure he would see any hesitation or doubt I may have.

“Yes grandfather, without a doubt I will fight to protect my pack. I’m not sure if you’re aware but I have helped dad with previous contacts. I plan to enroll in college to better educate myself in business. I'm hoping to increase our income. I know I might face challenges but I’m not worried about it, my pack will respect me as they would a male Alpha. I will let it be known that I will not stand for disrespect and will face anything and anyone I need to.” The confidence in my voice layed my grandfather's doubts to rest. I could feel how proud my father was sitting next to me. He even puffed up his chest and sat up with a small smile on his face.

“I know you will be the best Alpha there has ever been. Aliyah, we are all looking forward to seeing what and who you’ll become.” My grandmother smiled at me sweetly, letting me know that I have their blessing.