My Secret, My Bully, My Mates

I tried my best to concentrate on the conversations that are happening around the table. It sounds like Ava and Brett have a good start on the warriors moving to the ranked street.

She seems to be enjoying having something to focus on. She doesn't engage as much as she used to as the pack's Luna, but I don't know if that is from the loss of Lucas or because the guys and I have taken the titles or a combination of both. It's good to see her smile and engage with the other former leaders. I should sit down and talk with her like I do with Elena and Gentry, because this pack is going to be a complete circus when everyone gets back.

It's been months that they've been in the Alpha King's pack. I'm just glad that we were able to get the innocents out before anything big happened. But, maybe that was by design. Maybe Adrielle and the Rogue King let us get them out since their focus was on me.

I can hear Nathaniel talking about the computers and surveillance, but I can't concentrate. Ever since I found out we were in the tornado for almost a month I have been antsy. I need to move, to train, to physically work myself over. And I want to do that with my team and my guys.

"Okay, can we go please?!" I blurt, looking at Cam. I have a feeling he's going to be my hardest sell on most things. I can feel his frustrations, both over being thrown into leadership and over the mate bond not being complete, but I feel like I can't even focus right now, like I am trying to shed a skin that no longer fits. I don't know what it is.

Dakota looks at me with an eyebrow

your ass." I

jumps from his chair so fast,

out of the house, like the kids we are supposed to be, and headed toward the smaller of the three arenas. I can hear all of

is coming, my wolf and I can feel it in the ground and smell it on the breeze. We are not out of this

the arena. We all immediately pair off and start doing basic arm drills to warm up. Everyone is laughing and enjoying themselves. I will have to remember that this is something our whole team enjoys as a downtime thing. I know the deeper we get into

leg work and sweeps turn into who has the best reaction time, which then turns into 'who's the fastest and every contest of strength and speed we can think of. I have no idea how long we are out here, but I do know that I have gone up against everyone at least once and I have raced Sam three times just from one end of the arena to the other. Naturally I won, and just as naturally he thinks I am using my hidden Alpha