My Secret, My Bully, My Mates

Mateo lunges at me and I counter, by twisting out of his way. He can't get a hold of me. I am going to play keep away for as long as possible. I want to see where he is injured since he won't tell me himself. I spin and push him from behind. He reaches back to try and grab one of my hands, but he misses.

As the Beta he should have more range of motion than that. We keep at it for a while. He comes at me, but misses. This is not like him, so I stop. Most of our friends are engaged together. My Alphas are watching us closely though, always on guard when it comes to me. I know I will come to accept this eventually, but it still feels like they don't trust me to handle myself, even going up against my own brother. Who seems more likely to injure himself than me right now.

"Mateo, what's going on?" I ask moving close, speaking low. I don't want to make a big deal since it seems like he's hiding something.

"Nothing, I just haven't worked out this hard in a long time. You were right to bring everyone out here. We can't get behind in our training, like this."

"Okay, that was a plausible answer. Are you going to tell me the truth?" I cross my arms, not letting this go.

"That was the truth. I appear to be out of shape against my beast mode, magically enhanced Alpha blood sister."

Like you and Jena are more than likely going to produce Alpha children as much as we are." I

still don't know if Jena can have kids. It's still a sore subject. The healers said it's highly likely, but she still gets in her head about it and I don't think she'll get over it until we actually have one. And I am not ready for any of that anyway. Especially after what happened to mom, or I guess what we thought happened to

bad right? I can't risk losing you in a

really. In a real fight I will give my all. Right now,

you tell me ever?" I questioned. I

in my ear. "It's the kind of injury I'm hoping to

them for what was probably way too long and then my intelligence kicked in and my eyes went wide

from your friend. I don't think that's something you want me to share with you." He winks and heads over