The fights they’re having are obviously only for practice, they're slow and they sometimes repeat the same movements a few times, but even then I get a little nervous because I don't like to see animals getting hurt. For some reason I don't really care that much about a human being hurt, but when it comes to wolves, even as big as they are, my heart gets squished and I start to sweat when I see their teeth coming at Jae, or when I hear their growls and see them jumping at him.But on the good side, this is allowing me to see how strong Jae really is. Even as practice and not at his full potential, I can see the other guys are not holding up to him. All of them at some point decide to throw the towel, except Rogan.He's only a little smaller than Jae and even if Jae is clearly stronger, Rogan can stand his ground... until a certain point, then he shifts back to his human form and he falls to the ground, holding his hands up to show rendition. Jae's wolf looks ready for more, but he se
"Anya Kyung? Hey, hello,” someone says as I'm walking through the mall next to Remy. My friend frowns at the unfamiliar voice and looks back before me. I do not know who it is until I look back too and I see the guy I met at Jae's fight. Klein Rasmus, "How are you?"He jogs to us. "Do you know him?" Remy asks, protective as always. I nod and look at Klein."Hi, I'm fine... just hanging out with a friend. This is Remington," I say, pointing at Remy. Klein gives him an up and down look before dismissing him and looking back at me, "Is everything alright with you? Are you ready for the challenge?""Oh, yeah. But I'm always ready to fuck shit up," he says with a confident smile and I realize he has perfect teeth except one that is crooked. Remy scoffs next to me, "How's your husband, though? Scared?”"Uhm, nope. As far as I know, he's as confident as always. I guess is a True Alpha thing," I say, keeping things light even though it’s obvious he wanted something else. Klein nods slowly, "
{ Jae }"What?! And what did you do when she said that?" Rogan asks in the phone, sounding as shocked as I was when I heard the words. I groan and cringe when I remember the moment. "Nothing, bro. I pretended to be asleep," I admit, feeling a tiny drop of guilt... but mostly confusion as to why in the fucking hell was she thinking, "But what could I say? I don't feel the same way. Thank god I had to leave early in the morning, I don't think I could handle that level of awkwardness."I could not believe what was happening, the way Anya just torpedoed the easiness in our new relationship. Why in the fuck would she drop that bomb on me like that? We've only known each other for a couple of months and we've only liked each other for one of those. There is absolutely no way anyone can 'love' someone that fast. It's impossible.But of course, what could I expect? She's a girl. And not only a girl, but a teenage girl. She probably started falling in love with me the second we had sex for
The good thing about spending this week with Klein is realizing that he really is just a stupid, overly confident pup. He is very strong, for sure, but from what I've seen, he lacks finesse and technique, especially in the human form fights. Everyone is confident I'll win, especially myself, but this guy is still a wild card. So, I drive back home at the end of the week feeling just as weary as when I came here. I've missed Anya's little body against me these past few days, but when I remember what she said the last time we were together, I groan in stress. We've talked on the phone every day since, but we haven't mentioned anything about it.I'm sure she'll want to pick up the subject as soon as she has me in front of her, though. I've been practicing what to say so I can come across like not-an-asshole, but I still haven't perfected the speech. I guess I just have to be fully and brutally honest.But as soon as I get home I realize the conversation might not come soon because I c
"Anya?" someone asks. Jae has to nudge me this time."Oh, yeah?""I asked what do you prefer? A boy or a girl?" one of Jae's aunt asks me. I blink and just shrug, "Come on, we all have a preference about our first child.""I guess I would love a boy first and then a girl, that way he can take care of his sister," I say and everyone likes my answer because, duh. But when I look at Jae, he's frowning and looking at the floor as if in deep thought. Whatever.Jae's family leaves first and as soon as they leave, Jae literally leaves without saying goodbye, straight to our room. I feel my mouth starting to drop open, but I stop it and I smile."He's very tired, but I wanted to stay with you guys for a little bit longer," I say, saving the moment from being extremely fucking awkward, "Tell me about your trip, mom."Just like that, she forgets about Jae's rudeness and she starts telling me a thousand stories about the things she did, while me and my aunt are cuddled in the couch listening to
The next morning, Jae is horribly anxious. So much that he doesn't even want to eat breakfast, so we get ready and drive one hour early to the place where the challenge will take place. The day of the Alpha Challenge is a holiday. There's no work or school, nothing that could distract people from finding out firsthand who their next Alpha is going to be. Coming here one hour later was really smart because only a few very punctual people are already gathering their seats in the open arena meant specifically for Alpha Challenges or big events like concerts or Alpha announcements. It's huge. There's about twenty thousand seats and a lot of open space in the back for people to stand and watch. Jae takes me backstage and we meet Alpha Riku and Luna Vivian in there. As soon as they see their big baby, both of them smother him with big hugs.Seeing that makes me think: where did they go wrong with him? All I've seen is them giving him love, but he's still unable to feel it somehow. I don'
"Don't worry, Anya. That's a tie, so they'll have to go again. He hasn't lost yet," Jae's uncle lets me know. I know that's true, but it's still not very promising because this time when Jae shifts back to human, he looks tired and hurt. Klein does too, but his confidence is giving him an adrenaline boost or something because he looks ready to go again and win it all this time.They get no chance to rest or drink water, absolutely nothing, they just put their shorts back on and they have to fight again. Thankfully, Jae stops looking so tired when it's game time. I recognize his angry face and I start to feel a little more confident because he goes all out from the very beginning this time, beating the fuck of out Klein so much and moving so fast that Klein gets completely overwhelmed and just tries to punch back, unsuccessfully. Jae angles his fist to punch directly on Klein's jaw in a way that makes everyone gasp and freak out. Even I wince and cover my eyes. The referee stops t
"Hello everyone," Jae says to the microphone, "It's a great honor to me, being able to stand here as your Alpha... but me being here is not really a surprise, is it?"Fucking arrogant jerk. But his people laugh and clap for him. I’ve heard a lot of this people shit-talk him, but I guess his violent ways, asshole behavior and womanizing qualities don’t matter too much when he’s such a clear born leader. "I promise I'll follow my fathers footsteps and always make sure to do right by the Ellington pack. I will work every single day to keep this pack safe and always evolving," he promises, his voice deep and way stronger than mine would be if I tried to talk to over twenty thousand people, "I want to say a quick thank you to Luna Anya, who has been the biggest support to me through all of this. Thank you, love, for always believing in me. I love you and I can't wait for our pup to be here already."He lifts my hand to his lips to kiss it and everyone goes ‘awww’ clearly buying this whole