A Chosen Daughter

Chapter 53*E

Standing in the gym Leah watches as Chris and Matt square up against each other. No idea as to why, they have been doing that a lot lately, constantly butting heads. Paying no attention to the topic of their latest argument, she moves closer just in case they need to be separated.

Matt's heated words fill her ears "Oh? Like you know her so well? Please as if she's wasted any time in your company!" Matt sneers at Chris. Chris doesn't bother replying. His body is already in movement. Leah watches his form as he perfectly executes one of her offensive moves, within seconds Matt is flat on his back gasping for the breath, the impact with the mat stole from him. She smiles with pride towards her mate.

Marie and the girls share a smile. "Well I guess that answers that question for you huh Matt?" Kate mocks. Still gasping for breath Matt merely lies there and raises his hand flipping her the middle finger. Chris snarls at him. Matt stares coldly back at him.
Arron raises an eyebrow "I don't see how that answered anything! Stop trying to stir trouble Kate!" Marie scoffs and the girls laugh.
"Says someone whose never trained with Leah" Sophie states. Arron looks at her questioningly. "That's one of Leah's signature moves he's just used!" Marie explains "Huh Huh... looks like someone's been getting in some training with their mate!" Kate adds smiling kindly at Chris, who smiles shyly back.

Arron and Matt stare at Chris shocked "You've been training with Leah?!" Matt questions while Arron laughs "Goddess your so desperate to spend time with her aren't you?" Chris just raises an eyebrow while Daniel, Ant, Mark and Tony silently snarl "Of course I like spending time with her, she's my mate dumbass! That fact aside, are you seriously trying to call training with an incredible fighter like Leah as a desperate measure?" Arron's face settles into a hard expression "Of course not" he says sarcastically, Matt chuckles "Just that it's usually only females that choose to train with her" Matt concludes with a veiled dig at Chris. "That's not true!" Michael tells them with a disappointed shake of his head "I've been training with Leah for a year if not more!" Matt and Arron look at him in surprise "Actually of lot of us have been!"
"Just because the all almighty future Alpha and Beta thinks it's beneath them to train with her or with the rest of the pack doesn't mean everyone holds the same view!" Amber snaps at them
"Huh-huh just cuz you can't hack it doesn't mean no one can!" Kate snarls
"A lot of people within the Balsamic pack train with Leah! From young to old, male and female!" Marie informs
"What you didn't know? How's that possible future Alpha and future Beta?" Sophie questions, just a hint of mockery in her tone.

Kate turns to address Chris and the gathered Eclipse pack members "Future Alpha Arron and future Beta Matt would only ever observe a couple of mins of the warm up yoga stretches Leah starts with before leaving. They as the future Alpha and Beta have to train separately from the pack and with their own schedules that's best suited to their positions!" Chris and Daniel frown confused.
"What?" Daniel questions
"It is your responsibility to lead your pack in training" Chris states with a disapproving frown "Yes additional training is necessary to truly push yourselves but how else can you assess and correct strengths and weaknesses, if you don't even witness training, never mind actually train with them?"
"How can you assure you both would be able to fight beside your warriors and not throw them of?" Daniel asks
"How can you discover the secret weapons?" Ste queries
Chris scoffs "Obviously they don't concern themselves with such thoughts; I doubt they would be stood beside their members if there was trouble! Most likely be whoever is leading them in training that will lead them in strife too!"
"Why you..." Arron angrily growls.

Leah's awareness of the conversation fades out, as she yet again scents the air, eyes scanning everything around them. Picking up nothing, she opens herself up searching further out. Nothing. She couldn't relax though. She hasn't been able to for the last couple of days. Although she has been aware of her surroundings and nothing alarming has been present, Leah found herself unable to relax, always alert, always ready. Distinctly she could feel hostile eyes watching every move, feel a gust of breath on the back of her neck.

She felt stalked. But this was worse. Far worse. Yet she didn't know how exactly.

Her nerves and instincts more alert. She was positive that whoever was stalking her would show themselves soon. The threat was upon them. She just didn't know from where it came from. She couldn't fathom how it hid from her. Eyebrows furrowed she continues to scan the immediate area for danger.

"Leah"
"Leah"
"Leah are you ok?"
Blinking, Leah snaps back into the gym. Focusing on her friends, Chris and all their worried faces. Marie frowns, stepping forward at the same time Chris reaches out to stroke her arm already standing right in front of her. "Are there any issues with your border patrol?" She asks Chris. He shakes his head slowly "Not that I'm aware of, no!" Raising one eyebrow he looks at Daniel in question. Daniel's eyes fog over as he mindlinks the border patrol to make sure. Seconds later they clear "No. All clear. No problems and nothing suspicious to report"
"What's wrong Leah?" Chris asks concerned
Leah shakes her head confused. "It ... it ... I .."she takes in a shaky breath "I feel like we're about to be attacked" Leah finally confides.