Book 1 Chapter 36
Chapter 36
Book 1 Chapter 36
Despite my opposition to being Luna when I first arrived at Blood Moon, after spending time with Cain
learning about his Alpha duties, I realized that it actually would be kind of fun. I knew Lunas typically
weren't involved in any of the decision making or battle strategizing, but Cain was willing to make an
exception for me, unable to doubt my prowess when it came to war. My former position as Gamma
certainly came in handy. I can't imagine Cain would have let me be involved if I didn't already have
experience.
I grabbed the fur pelt I slept with every night off of the bed and wrapped it around me. "Do you want to
be carried?" Cain asked hopefully. NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.
I shook my head no, I want to warm up my legs before training.
Cain looked disappointed by my response, but didn't press the matter. We left the pack house after
Cain forced me to eat an apple. I hadn't been taking my daily dose of wolfsbane, not wanting to
compromise my immune system so close after my poisoning.
We stepped into the wintery outside as wind violently shook the surrounding trees as we headed to the
training center. Cain was right. The winter was no joke in Blood Lake. Snow covered everything in
sight, and temperatures at night often went below zero. Werewolves were more resistant to the cold
than humans, but I wasn't as resistant as Cain or other Blood Lake members, who grew up in these
harsh winters.
I shivered as we trudged through the snow, even noticing it lightly snowing as we walked. Suddenly, my
skin started feeling warmer, as I were sitting next to a fire.
How did you do that? I asked Cain, knowing he was responsible.
Cain smirked, "I don't only just start fires. I can make things warmer too. Do you remember when I, ah,
escorted you from Red Crescent to Blood Lake and you burnt your hand on the car handle when you
tried making a run for it?"
I snorted, Escorted is not the word I would use for what happened, Alpha.
Cain chucked. "It would have been a more pleasant experience if you weren't so resistant." I rolled my
eyes. I certainly put up quite the fight. I wondered if other Alphas have similar problems with their
mates.
Finally, we reached the training center and I whined when Cain walked me inside. I felt like I was being
dropped off at kindergarten by my parents. "Don't worry, pup. I'll leave as soon as I make sure you're
situated and talk to Gamma Axel."
If he called me pup in front of the pack, we would have serious problems, regardless of the loving
undertone beneath his words. He had continued to use the affectionate nickname, and eventually I
stopped complaining about it.
A few wolves were already warming up individually, but for the most part we were early. I handed my
pelt to Cain once we were inside, not wanting to carry it. There are a lot of things I hate about Cain, but
at least he always carries shit when I don't want to.
We approached Axel, who was beating the shit out of a punching bag. Since werewolves were stronger
than the average person, the punching bags were often reinforced with stronger materials than just a
cloth bag.
Axel also had a penchant for not wearing shirts, his muscular back glistening with sweat as he
continued throwing powerful punches. Despite having a mate, even I could appreciate the
attractiveness of this male. It had been far too long since I had sex, and I could feel too much pent—up
energy. I nearly jumped Cain last night when he got out of the shower with a towel slung lowly on his
hips. My wolf was incredibly frustrated.
Cain growled lowly at me, "Watch yourself, pup. I won't hesitate to take you on the floor in front of all of
these people." My eyes widened. I wouldn't put it past him to do that, and in this moment, I don't think I
would have stopped him if he tried. A girl has needs, you know?
Axel heard Cain's voice, and turned around at the sound. He smiled and greeted us, wiping the sweat
from his brow.
"She is allowed to fight males, but do not let the injuries get too out of hand," Cain commanded, and
Axel nodded. "I won't hesitate to kill you if she is mortally wounded on your watch, Axel." Again, Axel
nodded. I didn't doubt Cain's threat.
Cain turned towards me and bent down to place a tender kiss on my forehead. "Behave, pup. And
please don't kill any pack members," Cain requested jokingly.
No promises, I responded, and Cain took it as a joke even though there was truth behind what I said.
Cain turned away and left the training center, leaving Axel and I standing alone as a few more wolves
poured in. Much to my dismay, females weren't allowed to be pack warriors in Blood Lake, their sole
responsibility being to raise pups. As soon as I officially took the Luna title, I would change that
standard.
I began stretching with Axel accompanying me. His eyes almost popped out of my head when I sat on
the ground and touched past my toes, my nose pressed to my legs.
Axel tried touching his toes, but he could barely reach past his knees. What are you, made of stone? I
teased him.
Axel grinned wickedly. "Something like that."
After we finished stretching, we waited for a few more wolves to come. In the meantime, we went back
to the punching bags, each using our own.
I punched and kicked slightly less intense at the beginning, until I felt like my body was fully warmed
up. Using all of my strength, I sent a powerful punch directly in the center of the reinforced bag.
Immediately, I broke the bag and the sand poured out. Whoops, I mindlinked Axel. Someone broke
your punching bag.
Axel's mouth dropped open. "Are you made from stone?"
I laughed. I knew I was a strong wolf. Cain loves reminding me, and I liked hearing it. Who says men
have to always be the violent and tough ones?
Finally, 50 pack warriors arrived. 1/2 trained at the beginning of the day, and the other 1/2 trained at
night, so there were about 100 total. Cain's pack was huge, and I understood why Alpha Wilson had
wanted Cain's support in a war.
Axel clapped his hands loudly, and everyone gathered in front of him. "We will be sparing in hand to
hand combat today, so I will assign everyone a partner based on skill level, and I will switch you after
one of you gets pinned. Remember, no lethal blows. Everything else is allowed." My lips turned up
viciously.
Axel walked around, putting people together. Finally, he matched me with one of the smaller warriors. I
scowled at him. This is what you think my skill level is at?
No offense to the person he matched me with, but he certainly did not look as formidable as some of
the other warriors.
Axel shrugged. "Take him down and you can fight whoever you want."
I flashed my canines maliciously, already knowing who I wanted to take on next.