The Alpha's Mysterious Mate ( The Fate Series Book 1)

Serena's POV: 

Early in the morning, Edward asked Mrs.Brown to knock on my door and urge me to go to the training grounds outside the Maple House.Apparently, I was already late to the first day of my training.

"So, it seems that you aren't as diligent as I remembered, Serena,"

Edward said, with an expression that was mixed with disappointment and taunting.

What Peter and I did last night completely knocked me out.

Even though Edward was a year older than me, I could tell from the way he reacted that he didn't have a girlfriend.

"Don't worry.I promise I'll go to bed early tonight and get up early tomorrow.By the way, where is Uncle Phillip? I thought he was the one training me?"

"Phillip is not the only one who can teach you.If you must know, my skills make me more than qualified to be your teacher as well.Anyway, quit stalling.Let's start your training.Before we formally begin, we need to warm up and see what you can already do.First, let's see how your fighting skills have developed over time.I want to know if you've gotten better or worse from the last time we trained together."

When Edward and I were younger, Uncle Phillip would personally train the two of us, often pitting us against each other in a friendly competition.

In the training grounds, there were some items laid out on a table.

Some sticks, a few knives, and a single pan.

"You see those items from afar? Our first task is to control any of those from here."

With a wave of his hand, Edward had made the pan float up and suspended it in the air.

That left me with the knives and sticks.

Thinking that it would be dangerous if I lost control of the knives, I aimed at the wooden sticks.

I followed the motion that Edward made with his hand and did the same with mine.

The stick slightly trembled in its place, but it refused to move upward as I hoped it would.

Frustrated, I took a deep breath and tried again, focusing my energy onto my powers.

Slowly, the stick rose off of the table.

I marveled as it flew higher up, but once I lost my focus, it had fallen back down.

Just when it was about to hit the ground, it froze midair.

The stick hovered upward and landed itself back on the table, beside the pan.

I turned to Edward and saw that he was the one who was putting the stick back.

"I see what you're struggling with. You are strong, but you still don't know how to control that strength of yours."

I nodded, frowning in agreement.

Once again, I tried to control the stick, this time to pull it towards me.

All of a sudden, the stick swooped in my direction.

It was flying too fast, which meant that I had to avoid it if I didn't want to get skewered.

My instincts urged me to teleport somewhere else, but the stick followed me wherever I popped up, as if it was magnetized to me.

Teleporting multiple times was starting to exhaust me, decreasing my agility to evade the flying stick.

This time, I was too tired to teleport, but the stick was still zooming towards me.

of defense when suddenly a hand caught

Peter's hand in front of me,

this time, Peter had been watching me train and I didn't even

my heart told me that he just could not leave me

on my lips and

simple drill.If you really want your training to be productive, then you must simulate an actual fighting situation."

just getting there.Serena, you take the knife.I'll take

tilted as if it was being held like

Edward was ready.

you lose control, I will be here to

voice echoed throughout

turned around and saw him with the

try," I nodded at

knife on the table to fly

my wrist, the knife went flying straight to

also sent his pan in

impact causing my knife to spear itself into one of the trees

body.It's the same as telling your arm or hand what to do.That way, you'll be able to move it with ease and not

the

up with me and grabbed my hands, demonstrating how

with mine, I felt a unique coldness

summers when I would keep wrapping

My cheeks unconsciously blushed.

you have to focus your energy on the knife.Make sure that you draw your power from a place of balance, or else you wouldn't be able

blew on my ears, but

be lying if I didn't

I would marry Edward when

could see Edward's

pretty eyelashes danced on his lids

I felt my

took another deep breath and followed his instructions as best

able to pull the knife

smoothly on the air

knife gently landed

this whole scene felt

was suddenly heard from

It was Peter.

but I knew from his eyes that he was absolutely

hands were still on mine,

Edward? Can you teach me that, too? Maybe I can

was trying her best not to show it, Patricia's

you on another day.It might be less likely you could do it, though, being a full blooded werewolf and all." I stared at Patricia and heard

handsome would hold me in his arms like that...It would be worth it even if

instantly pulled me to his side, glaring at Edward

tiger.He was just helping me control

whispered

up like this.I had

was here, it was Peter's turn to get

attack looks

"Alright, I'll try."

in mind, I focused

felt much better

he said to make the weapon an extension

knife moved with me as if it was an extra arm and deflected