Julie closed her eyes and gathered every ounce of courage she had “yes you do!” she demanded of Mj and noticed that the woman tucked her hands up further into her chest and had them clasped together in tight fists. “Mj you are three years old” Julie said demandingly and watched as Mj’s face contorted with the struggling memories “no I-” Julie cut Mj off “YES Mj you are three years old!” Julie waited for Mj’s body to settle before she continued to push her “Mj where is your safe place?”
Azreal ushered his mate quickly by the arm toward their private quarters to avoid any eavesdropping ears who might be looking for good gossip around the pack. “Azz, slow down” Lila begged her husband as her legs almost doubled the speed of his. Azreal grunted and opened a door at the end of one of the winding corridors before locking it behind him. The Alpha and Beta continued to walk through the hall silently u
As they walked Lila kicked her legs back and forth and chatted playfully about the sun and the flowers and all the small things Azreal never took time to notice until he met her. “Do you think Mj will stay with us?” Azreal chuckled a little “I think at least for now she feels at home here, but you know as well as I do that pack life isn't for everyone” Lila hummed her agreement and squeezed Azreal around the neck a little as they walked “She fits in really well with the hunters, even the commander seems to have a peculiar relationship with her” this time it was Azreal who hummed in agreeance,
As the four of them reached the doors of the med hall Azreal and Ace both dropped the bodies they were carrying and threw the doors open. Lila and Sam looked at each other in a flash of confusion as the sound of yelling and screaming voices could be heard pouring out. Ace and Azreal looked at each other and nodded “Pearl’s” they said in unison and took off down the hall with Lila and Sam close on their heels.
Mj thought she was going to panic but she could feel Theron keeping her calm almost like a drug and she bit her lip not exactly sure how Azreal would react to her assault on one of his pack members. “He wanted to analyze my daddy issues and I just kind of… I don't know” Mj looked up at Azreal again still chewing on her lip as the Alpha crossed his arms over his chest and hummed.
Jay pointed toward some trees as they passed “Azreal had these trees planted in specific patterns to make sure he could keep the pack safe inside and make it harder to infiltrate should something like that ever happen” Mj looked at Jay with furrowed brows but did not interrupt as he motioned around “You will notice they get closer together as we get closer to the training yard” Mj looked around and for the first time she did notice the trees seemed to be thicker here, Jay pulled away from her arm and began to swing himself around several of the trunks in a weaving pattern “see the more familiar you are with
Mj took Jay’s hand and held on to him for dear life as he pulled her farther up the tree she squeezed her eyes shut and clung to Jay’s arm. Her breathing had become heavy and she noticed that even though her eyes were closed she could still see Jay, but there was another scent mixing with it “Jay I can see smell you” she almost shrieked and could hear Moxie laughing below her “Mox wants to know if you can see smell him too” Mj turned her head more with her
With her eyes clamped shut Mj forced her breathing to bring her into a sense of calm meditation, once again the wolf settled into her body and she hummed feeling warm and fulfilled turning her head to the side, Mj was able to see every small thing around her. Each tree had its own distinct scent if even just slightly different from the rest, as Mj further analyzed the use of her new sight she noticed that a scent unfamiliar to the rest of the forest seemed to be moving toward her, it was moving slowly but still advancing in her direction.
“Dante?” Mj said and although he grunted in response he did not stop, Mj turned to look at Ace who had a grotesquely pleased look on his face “want to be one of my hunters princess,” it was not so much a question as a way to taunt her and Mj knew it. She pursed her lips and planted her hands on her hips, “You want to do this now?” she asked and had to dodge out of the way as Ace grabbed for her.