Heart bound

Chapter 7

Jonathan's pov
I was following my mate around once I'd found out she was going to give me a chance I wouldn't waste it. I needed to learn more about her and what better than to watch her. She had agreed to training the pack warriors and they happily awaited the new training. My mate said we started training at 5 in the morning which even I groaned at. but she only gave us a stern look that had everyone consenting in seconds. She was a natural leader. Looked up to at first sight, strength confidence and an air of constant knowledge radiated from her very core. I returned to reality and stared at my mate who was stretching warming up before she led the group. Athena was wearing white yoga pants and this dark red long sleeve that gloved her stomach chest and arms. She had no shoes on I found it peculiar but didn't mention it. Suddenly she stood up right and looked at all my sluggish warriors who seemed to have inherited zombie genes. "Alright! I can not train sleeping pups! Does the morning defeat you?" I didn't like the word pup and neither did my men they all straightened out proving there superiority to the morning. Did I just think that? She's rubbing off on me. My mate walked around looking into each warriors face lifting chins when some bowed there heads. Some gave quizzical looks while others looked surprised even I was confused. She came to the front and stopped seemingly finished analyzing them. "Your body's are fit I'm impressed your minds however are uncreative. And you've been introduced to very little I'm not surprised just a little disappointed. Some of you may wonder why I brought your eyes to mine. I have a rule if I am in a pack I am the pack and so are you. We are equal without you there would be no me. I only make my enemies bow before me because they do not deserve to look into my eyes and read my soul. You are not my enemy do not bow to me." Some smiles graced my warriors while others beamed she had complimented them to the highest degree. And I felt pride swell in me seeing her win them over with ease. "All of you take your shoes off" again confusion but they did as told. "Your feet need training as much as the rest of your body they need to feel the ground and get calloused same for your hands." She had them run 5 miles with no shoes she had somehow built a monkey bar thing that went up and dow zig zagging and had them do pull ups all the way across. If you dropped you has to start over. She made them crawl on there bellies down into muddy ditches. Climb ropes without a making a sound. Run on giant rocks hopping from each one. Hand stands, cart wheels, flips, jumping over wall silently, push ups oh to hell with push ups. Even wrist and ankle strengthening. By then end of it my warriors lied on the grass. One even began to cry while the others laughed at him. But Athena growled it was a vicious deep growl that had every mouth closed. They weren't used to an angry Athena. She strode over to our youngest warrior he had been holding back whimpers. "Let me see your hands" the 15 year old put them out she turned them over analyzing the palm. She then picked up his feet. I felt envious of her touch he shouldn't feel her touch. "This boy should not be laughed at but praised. His hand the very flesh has been pulled apart and his feet blisters cover every inch blood has been drawn. His are worse than any I have seen. That means he worked the hardest. He gave it his all." Athena walked to the front pulling the limping boy with her. "This is your example be like him when you train, work until you cry because you gave everything. Do not laugh at other members we're on the same team if you drag one down you will drag us all. We are equals. What's are we?" The group chorused together "equals!"
"Good now go get some food I will treat each of you wounds in the infirmary I have special medicine do not let your wolves heal your skin or you will loose your callous, do not submit to the pain. Am I understood. "Yes Luna!" She looked taken a back for a minute no one had called her Luna but she quickly covered it with a grin. "We'll go on." They rushed out looking proud of there new wounds they'd earned them. And that made there wolf ecstatic.
Athena began muttering something under her breathe her arms were crossed and she bit her lip deep In thought. I came up behind her and slowly wrapped my arms around her placing my chin on her. She stiffened and I could feel her muscle tense before relaxing with effort. "Stalking much Mr. Alpha" she mocked seemingly unaffected by my presence. "Always" I muttered and she turned around looking up at me in an incredulous state. "That's a bit creepy don't you think?" I nodded and shrugged. Her eyes sparkled in amusement as she tapped her chin. "I wonder what your men will think when they find out there great leader is stalker." My smile dropped and she whipped around strutting off to supposedly go tell my new darkest secrets. I quickly reached out and grabbed her but miscalculated. My hand connected with her pony tail and I pulled. Her head jerked back but the rest of her body stood stoic.  She slowly turned around and I took a step back. She walked up to me taking quick little steps that made her rage look close to adorable. She reached up and I placed my hands defensively in front of my face awaiting a punch. But all I felt was a soft stroking on my hair. I looked up and saw Athena slowly entangling her fingers through my hair seemingly entranced by it. She mumbled out "it is soft" then swirled around again walking towards the pack house. I stood there rigid while my wolf went bonkers.
'She touched us! She thinks we're soft! Quick shift I'm softer than you maybe she'll touch us lots!'
'She said my hair was soft I think she likes me more than you'
'Impossible I'm much more likable by nature'
"Hey J you comin?" I looked up seeing my mate stand there with a knowing smirk. I raced past her. "Bet I'll beat you there"
And that is how I humiliated myself by loosing to my luna in front of the whole pack.