The Alphas Prize

Chapter 12: Feels good - Part 2/2

After finishing breakfast, Calyx took me to the archery range; it was much larger than the one we had back home. There were numerous targets ready to be fired at and various bows and arrows. Ok, I take it back; this is my favourite place now, not the bathroom.

As I stood there, drooling over everything, Eve approached us. My wolf's hackles raised as she began growling at the venomous woman coming towards us.

"Hey Calyx, did you bring her down here to put her out of our misery." She said, smiling from ear to ear.

Calyx let out a low growl "Eve, I'm warning you. One more snarky remark like that, and you will be stripped of your title and placed on toilet duty for a month." He said with a smirk.

She huffed. "Whatever, Calyx. Have fun, bitch."

I shook my head at her stupid words. However, I didn't retort back; I just considered using her as a target, which may hurt my reputation. Also, I was sure Cain wouldn't be too happy with me, and I didn't need any more of his shit right now.

Calyx turned to me with a smile. "We have tons of bows to choose from. Would you like to pick one out?"

I snorted. "Hell yea."

I skipped over to the rack like a child; they were all so beautiful. I didn't know how I would choose, but just then, one bow, in particular, stood out to me. It was black, with gold dusting embedded within the grain of the wood. On the one side of the bow, words were engraved into the wood. "Be true, be straight." Oh, yea, this was the one; it spoke to me on multiple levels.

I turned to face him and held it up, still admiring the craftsmanship of the weapon. "This beauty right here."

"Nice choice; that was Mom's favourite bow too." He told me with a smile.

"Really? Well then, I chose wisely." It gave me a sense of pleasure that I had unknowingly chosen the favoured bow of the previous Luna.

He nodded in agreement. "Come on; I want to introduce you to someone."

We walked over to a small clearing, and a tall woman stood there with a bow in hand. She was built and bulky with short blonde hair, numerous tattoos, and had bright golden-brown eyes. She also had this aura about her, like, "Don't fuck with me, or I'll crack your skull open." So we should get along nicely, I thought to myself.

We walked closer to the woman, and she was even more beautiful and badass looking up close. She immediately caught sight of us and stood from the ground to greet us.

Her smile was bright and warm. "Hey, Calyx." She flicked her chin in my direction. "Who's this?"

Calyx looked down at me. "Samara, this is Freja, your soon to be Luna."

She pursed her lips and raised a brow, examining me as she did. Finally, the corner of her lip tilted up in a smile "Hey Freja, nice to meet you."

I gave her a half-smile as I took her in. "Yea, you too," I said shortly.

She raised a questioning brow. "So, what brings you two to my neck of the woods?"

"Freja is big into archery and wanted to see what we had. Also, practice a little." He said as his head wavered side to side a little.

Samara smirked and nodded lightly. "Nice, another archery fan. Think you can keep up with the champ?" She asked cockily.

I chuckled at her words, "Oh, I'm confident I can."

She peered down at the bow in my hand. "I see you've chosen your poison; let's go." She raised a hand and urged for me to follow her.

We walked over to the target range and took our positions 10 feet from the targets.

She pointed to the white line painted on the ground. "We will start here and see how you do."

I looked down at the marker and raised a brow. "This is the beginner lines?" I know she didn't know me or my skills, but this was insulting.

She shrugged. "Show me you're not a beginner, and I'll move you back." She was testing me and my abilities, wanting to see and know exactly what I was capable of doing.

I raised my bow, resting the string slightly against my cheek and pulled back my arrow. I focused on my target, wiping away all other thoughts, as I sucked in a deep breath and released my arrow, hitting the bullseye.

I turned to face her, grinning. "How's that for a beginner?"

She nodded. "Ok, ok, nice shot. Try again."

Both of my brows shot up. "Seriously?" I asked her incredulously.

Samara shrugged. "Could be beginners' luck." She grinned.

I repeated my actions and hit the bullseye dead on, once again.

I cocked an eyebrow. "I'm moving back; this is child's play."

A satisfied smile placated her features. "Ok then, Luna, move back to the 20-foot line."

I did as she said and again pulled back on my arrow, took in a deep, calming breath and nailed the bull's eye with ferocity. The feel of the bows strings and the sound of my arrow whistling towards the target was like a drug, one I couldn't get enough of and didn't want to.

"Move back to the 40-foot line." She told me in a serious tone. I could tell she was now curious about my skills and what I was fully capable of doing.

I did so and still hit my target. I was always practicing with my bow; every opportunity I had was spent at the range back home.

A broad smile spread on her face. "Damn, I like your style Freja. Your good with a bow. You should join the team and help me train the others; I could really use another person here who knows what they're doing."

I snorted. "I doubt your Alpha would ever allow me. He was against me doing this." I told her.

She pursed her lips and exhaled heavily. "Well, that sucks; it would be nice having you around." Samara made me feel welcomed and admired.

"Yea, I'll try talking to him, but neither of us can get our hopes up," I said sadly, knowing that Cain wouldn't let me.

Samara and I continued talking and shooting targets. I was having so much fun; I forgot about everything for that short period of time. That was until Cain approached us; I guess the fun is over now.