"Come on Lara faster" Redric yelled as Lara barely dodged the punches he sent her way.
"Hey arsehole I am trying, remind again me why I am exhausting myself" she yelled frustrated, Redric had been privately training her non stop now for the past one week. The training was to build her strength which was mostly lacking because he was purposely starving her.
"You're doing this because this will be your first time participating in the shadow alphas games where each pack is represented by it's alpha or alphas depending on whether their alpha has a mate or not, the games are divided into three categories; combat, Trivia and hunting marathon,
that shithead James would probably put you up against his mate Layla who trust me is a formidable foe" He spat glaring daggers at her.
"Your faith in me is astounding," Lara spoke sarcastically then sighed, "I guess I have to kick your ass first before I am allowed a break," and with that she approached him, "lets make a deal if I pin you down, I get a break."
Redric clenched his jaw and looked away from her growling then begrudgingly agreed.
Taking the first move Redric lunged at her intending to tackle then pin her to the ground,
but Lara to Redric's shock swerved at the last minute, gracefully avoiding his blow then span around to land a perfect kick on Redric's jaw that threw him off balance and sent him flying to the ground. Lara then leapt on top of him restraining him for a couple of seconds.
"I won" Lara whispered smugly then kissed Redric's jaw, where she had kicked him, "I've heard kisses make all wounds heal faster, I hope my kisses do the same for your bruised and wounded ego" then immediately stepped back and offered her hand to Redric who was still recovering from shock, he begrudgingly took it and stood up.
"I stand corrected," he spoke after a few seconds, pride swelling in his eyes.
"You do" Lara winked then walked way swaying her hips seductively.
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The pack glared at her when they saw her, like she wasn't worthy to be one of them. Their eyes burning into her skin like molten tar as she walked out of the alpha's private training quarters. Hours after the incident in Redric's office news had travelled around the pack about her being Redric's mate. Most pack members just like the shadow alphas were shocked to find out that the so called mateless alpha had a mate after all.
She averted her gaze trying not catch anyone's eyes lest she be tempted to rip them apart but still she did not miss the set of forest green eyes staring at her. Her eyes widened and she broke into a grin as she spotted her best friend smiling at her in the crowd.
However when she took a closer look at her best friend, her smile faltered. Dylan looked worried despite the fact she was smiling at her. Lara frowned.
"What's wrong Lan?." She asked through their mind link, using the nickname she had given her when they were just toddlers.
Dylan was about to respond when Redric's growl averted everyone's attention to him.
"For those of you who haven't heard yet this is my mate Ava,"
he introduced without sparing them a glance, "look at her with such disrespect again and I will kill you all myself, pack be damned."
Lara turned towards Redric's direction to get a good glance at him. He stood glaring and scowling but it did nothing to dampen the joy she felt knowing her mate had her back.
"As your Luna she will also be participating and representing our pack in the shadow alpha games, instead of appreciating her, you are being disrespectful, you are all to see me later so I can hand out your punishments, now get out of my fucking sight." Redric growled his voice echoing across the clearing and soon after the entire pack was gone.
For the first time, Lara felt like Redric had stood up for her like a mate ought to. She was so wrapped up in her thoughts of what it would be like once they had actually completed the mating that she didn't notice her best friend's presence behind her, not until her familiar sweet berry scent invaded her nose.
"Lan!" Lara sighed happily and turned around to see Dylan smiling at her.
"I'll leave you two alone, princess, I have to talk to my beta, I'll come find you once I am done till then try not to kill any of our pack members." Redric spoke huskily, kissed her forehead then walked away.
"Lara we needed talk," Dylan whispered once Redric had left.
"Dylan!" Lara trailed off and her best friend immediately tensed, looking around frantically as if searching for someone before turning back to Lara.
"You better tell me what's wrong" Lara questioned quietly, making sure no one could hear them in case someone was around.
Dylan leaned a bit closer to Lara and whispered in her ear, "Ara says she has a message from the moon goddess for you, she'll explain everything, right now we have to go to her."
"Dylan!" Lara warned as her eyes narrowed at her sister. "What's happened to Cara?, has Redric done something to her?."
Dylan snorted.
"stop looking for excuses to kick his ass, Redric hasn't done anything, look I'll let Cara tell you everything herself," she muttered in a hushed tone.
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The Dark Alpha's Salvation
Werewolf"What you need Redric is someone to fuck some common sense into you" she spat glaring at him. "I am going to enjoy breaking you my little queen, ripping your heart to pieces and watching you become a shell of what you are now is the only reason you...
