16 - RykerI have lunch provided by Jean at the kitchen island. It’s just her and I. No one else appears to live in the packhouse full time. I was able to talk with her while she cleaned and I discovered she is the exact person to be friends with. She seems to be able to cook anything I could ever want, she’s not afraid to give me a little sass, but is never disrespectful and she knows everything about everyone.“So are you looking for your mate here Alpha? Rumors are already flying around about the handsome, young, mateless alpha we now have.” She wiggles her eyebrows at me.“My wolf is always on the lookout for our mate, but I will find her when I am ready, not before, the Moon Goddess won’t allow it.”“So, you’ll be entertaining then, while you wait?” She gives me a disapproving look my own mother would be proud of.“Well, I have to keep the urges at bay somehow.” I shrug and don’t know why I am so defensive or even having this conversation. I can stare down other Alphas backed
17 - KennedyGreta has me learn with her and then pairs me with other female warriors so I can learn to adapt to each person's movement and tells.“Damn, girl, you are good. You’re fast without the added speed a wolf gives, you have clearly put the time in. This is going to be fun. Are you going to join us in the morning?” Greta asks as I dodge another swipe from her arms. I don’t think she’s really trying her hardest, but I am getting a workout so I won’t complain. I would like to see her spar with one of the guys though and just let loose.“What’s in the morning?” I pant, she’s not letting me distract her at all.“The Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta and a select team of warriors train together. We work the closest with the Alpha and are usually his detail when he travels. It also gives him a chance to train without prying eyes and drooling females.” She rolls her eyes. “I mean, I see the appeal. He's an alpha and he’s hot, but I don’t understand the girls who would gladly give u
18 - Kennedy“What’s happening tonight? Gamma Bennet said ‘dinner party’ but what does that mean exactly? I get the feeling there is so much more going on.” I ask as she starts to dry, tease and comb my hair. I have no idea what she is doing and I don’t really care. This is her party, so I will do whatever she wants. She clearly loves having a girl to play dress up with too, which makes me smile because I don’t hate having it done. She made quick work of a simple hair style. She moves on to my make-up next. It’s light without a ton of layers or heavy colors. She explains tonight’s purpose as she finishes up.“Well my brother, as I’m sure you have heard, tends to take on packs who are smaller or weaker.”“Yeah, something like that.” I give her a wry smile. Everyone has heard of the Dark Moon alpha and his aggressive takeovers. I have also heard he doesn’t speak, he just maims and he’s scary as sh*t. We haven’t seen him at all today, but he’s supposed to be here at some point
19 - RykerWe are more than halfway into our trip and I get a mindlink from Danny.“Alpha, you are not going to believe who just graced our pack with her presence.”“I hate guessing games Danny. What’s going on?” I rub my temples. The paperwork from Linda for the most part seems on the up and up, but there are a few numbers that don’t make sense on the first glance.“Your new brother-in-law’s lead warrior is a female.”“So what, we have a ton of very talented female warriors. I’m pretty sure Greta beat your ass with one hand tied behind her back last week.” I laugh at him the same way I did last week when it happened.Greta is a force and one of my closest friends outside of my Beta, Gamma and Delta. It’s hard for us to have real friends and I basically close myself off to everyone but them and my sister. Greta worked her way into my good graces when we took her pack from an Alpha that was literally abusing his pack members. His Beta was no better, but he had killed his Gamma
20 - Ryker“Yeah, boss. They’re still here.” Josh is always ‘on.’“You coming down to check out the fresh meat?” Danny laughs.“Danny, don’t be a d*ck, they actually aren’t bad. They’ve all kept up with us.” Bennet, always looking for the positive.“Even the human is decent, boss. She’s actually training with Greta…and keeping up. I was worried about her getting hurt until she threw Tanya about ten minutes ago.” Josh is less easily impressed.“You should come take a look. Like I said, she’s hot and if she’s single I call dibs over all you f*ckers.”“I still think you’re trying too hard. Did you really have to stop them and shift when they got here? Don’t think Josh and I missed that little d*ck swinging stunt.” Bennet laughs through the link.Man, I have missed these guys. They keep me sane and somewhat normal. I am nothing special to them when we are hanging out like this. Even if it’s just over the mindlink.“It is my job as the head warrior to check out all incoming visito
21 - Kennedy “Damn, girl! No one stands a chance. You look gorgeous! Now for the finishing touch.” She hands me these black crystal chandelier earrings. I step back to take in the whole look and she isn’t wrong. She did a great job. My blonde hair is in a high ponytail with a soft beach wave to it and a black crystal hair piece. My eye make-up is smokey and sexy, but soft, making my blue eyes pop. A shimmer blush highlighting my cheeks and a deep red lip that pops with all the black. I look like me, just enhanced. Then I turn around and see I am not the only one who is glammed up. Rayna has on a deep forest green velvet dress that looks soft and luscious. The long sleeves accentuate her long arms and the boat neck makes her swan-like neck look regal and shows off her neck where her mark will go. Her slightly flared skirt hits her thigh like mine. When she turns around the whole back is open, showing off her beautiful soft skin. She left her hair down, but styled over one shoulder to
22 - Ryker I linger in the stands a bit longer wondering about the human warrior Alpha Jeremiah brought with him. Clearly it wasn’t a pity or obligatory thing like I thought. They have been here all day and now I’m a little disappointed that I didn’t get to witness more of what she is capable of. The little I caught let me know Danny wasn’t exaggerating at all. I stop mid stand. Where the hell did that thought come from? I’ve never cared about watching warriors fight. I would rather be in the fray with them. I shouldn’t care about what a human from another pack can do, I have plenty on my plate now. I don’t need a distraction in the form of a curvy blonde who’s legs look like they would fit perfectly around my wai…No! I shake my head at the thought. I need to go get ready, because as much as Robin wants this to just be a party and for us to have fun and socialize. This is business too and I have to entertain these new guys, make sure they are actually on board with the changes and i
23 - Kennedy Other than my senses being fried from being hyper aware of his presence all night I am having a great time. I have had the chance to talk to a bunch of the warriors that were at training with us today. And like all warriors we discussed totally practical things like the best fighting styles, best meals and what times of the day we thought were best for training and of course, my personal favorite, the best fight scenes in the best fight movies. Many of them are around my age and still in high school too so we talk about the strains of doing all of that and what they are planning to do after school is over. It’s cool to hear that they have options, even as warriors, with so many packs to take care of. These people are amazing and have me laughing the whole night and for the first time in a long time my guys aren’t hovering. They seem to be enjoying themselves too, instead of playing my bodyguards. That doesn’t mean that they went too far from me, but it’s a start. And Ray