Octavia’s POV This has to be one of my favourite training games to play with the Pack, it’s competitive and a great group exercise plus it always helps when there is a prize involved and I have a feeling this prize will mean a lot to one particular young she-wolf so I expect to see her put in the extra effort. I have had this conversation with Uhtred about bringing Breda with us to Mann but I wanted to see if she truly has that Viking instincts in her, to go that extra mile and win the prize for herself. I partnered up with a young wolf he looks to be about sixteen, sandy blonde hair a little messy, toned but not overly muscular figure I think that might be because of his height though and is a little too confident cocky even but I guess that is to be expected from the Gamma's son, always trying to prove himself, so I thought he would be a good candidate to show how challenging this game can be especially at my side, cause we all know I like to play dirty. “Blake, you need to follo
Troy’s POV “How’s hybrid Beta training going.” I ask Octavia. She sighs, “Challenging, it’s been almost a week and Zane just thinks he’s invincible and hasn’t been taking it seriously.” She huffs. I chuckle, “Well he kind of is, even I can’t take him on now.” I say honestly. Now that Zane is a hybrid he is impossibly fast and stronger than any werewolf even an Alpha like me, though he will never be as powerful as Octavia he is a close second. She gives me a look, “He may be a hybrid but he can still be killed if he is careless, and so can I so if he fucks this job up it could cost us all our lives not just his.” She explains. While I’m thrilled she is taking all of this seriously it also has my wolf on edge about letting her go to another country without us where she could be in constant danger and I can’t do anything about it from here. “How about I take today’s training session with Zane and you can spend the day with monkey.” I suggest. “That would be great actually, wee man
Octavia’s POV Hearing Zane finally confess his love for me yesterday and the reasons behind why he was always such an ass should have shocked me but it didn’t, I guess over the past week of training together he kind of grew on me, yea sure he’s a tool but I feel a sort of connection with him now. I’m not saying I have romantic feelings towards him or anything, it’s more like I feel a bond with him that I don’t have with anyone else, we are hybrids now and it’s nice being able to go through these changes with someone else, someone that knows exactly what I’m going through I’ve never had that before, even with Troy, sure he can feel me through our Mate bond but it’s not the same. “Hey, How are you feeling.” Harper asks me as we sit on the balcony on the third floor of the Packhouse. It’s my new favourite spot to think since nobody ever comes out here it’s a good place to be alone with my thoughts, it also has a good view of the pack territory. “Hmm,” I look back to see her stepping
Troy’s POV I can’t sleep, I hate fighting with Octavia it feels like my heart is breaking slowly and the longer I’m away from her is torture. I have to go talk to her I can’t take this any longer. I get up out of bed and pad across my old bedroom floor to the hall, I make my way in the dark to our room and I’m about to walk in but I stop and decide to knock first. I wait a minute to see if she is awake, when I open the door to peek inside I realize she isn’t here, stepping in a walk over to the bathroom, she isn’t there either. Panic surges through me wondering where she is and if she’s ok. I dive into the bond trying to get a feel for her emotions but in doing so I open myself up to her as well. “Troy!” Octavia asks through the link. “Octavia! Where are you? Are you ok?” I ask not hiding my concern. “I’m on the balcony, I couldn’t sleep.” She replies and I run up the stairs to the third floor balcony, I know this is the place she goes to think I could feel her watching me mos
Octavia’s POV “Selene, are you here.” I ask looking around in the dark forest. After a night of mind blowing sex with Troy I called upon Selene before I passed out hoping to get her attention with all the adrenaline pumping through me. It worked… I think. “I have to say child, this is a first time someone has called for me after a night a passion.” Selene says emerging from the shadows in her glowing white gown. I blush slightly, “Had to get your attention somehow.” I shrug. She laughs, “Well it worked. So, what can I do for you my dear.” She asks lifting her hands to light the place up so I can now see our surroundings. We are not in the usual spot, this time we are on what looks like a war field there are skeletons everywhere I jump at the sight and frown looking around me. “What is this place.” I ask a little nervous. “This is why you came here. You want to know the rest of the story.” She looks on and I follow her gaze. There are five shadows standing at the centre of the
Troy’s POV When I woke up I was expecting to see Octavia still passed out next to me so when I looked under the covers I see her lips wrapped around my dick to say I was surprised would be an understatement. “Morning.” She says grinning, “Good sleep.” “The best though I get the feeling you had something to do with that.” I ask reaching down to pull her to me planting a kiss on her lips. Before I woke up I had a dream about the first time I met Octavia we were out by the lake again making out I felt the same in my dream as I did that night looking at her perfect form beneath me feeling how good those little sparks were as she traced her fingers along my jaw and neck. She smiles down at me, “I thought I would remind you of that night and how simple things were then before everything else happened, can you believe it’s been a month already.” She props up straddling my waist. “Yea it feels like a year more than a month, but it’s a good thing, I wouldn’t have it any other way.” I say
Octavia’s POV I hope today goes well for Warren’s sake, your fifteenth birthday is possibly the most important day in a shifters life, it’s when our inner wolf awakens and we manifest for the first time. I should probably mention that not everyone has a successful first shift, sometimes though not often in an Alpha bloodline like ours; because our ancestor is the Goddess Selene and her first child was what we call a Lycan our wolf can be too strong enabling you to turn back into your human form, but then sometimes in very rare cases their wolf can be too weak and doesn’t awaken on your birthday or at all. “Hey, he will be ok, he’s tougher than he looks.” My sister Quinn speaks from the doorway. I turn around from my bedroom window to look at her. “Yea, I just feel like mum and dad should be here is all.” I say walking over to give her a hug. “True but like they said ‘we have to look out for each other now’ and I know you will do a good job, for what it’s worth I believe in you
Troy’s POV Octavia’s parents encourage Warren on telling him he can do this and to breathe through it and not fight it. I can remember my first shift and how painful it was and wishing my mother could have been there to see it and support me the way Silvia is now, I get a pang of jealousy watching her but I quickly dismiss it this is Warren’s day not mine. He is taking longer to shift than I did I wonder if that’s because he is of royal bloodlines, “Is this normal for you guys, to take this long.” I whisper to Octavia and Uhtred. The look in their eyes tells me it’s not, I can sense worry through the Mate bond so a wrap an arm around Octavia’s waist pulling her into my side for support. “Ma what’s wrong with me. It. Hurts. So. Bad.” Warren cries out. Uhtred steps forward to help him though I’m not sure there is much he can with his limbs flailing about. “Babe, he’s taking too long this is killing him.” I whisper to Octavia again. She nods a tear slipping down her cheek and move