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.

raised my arms in one hopeless act of defense when suddenly a hand caught the stick just before it touched

my eyes to see Peter's hand in front of me, clutching

been watching me train and I didn't even

my heart told me that he just could

smile crept up on my lips and

on this one simple drill.If you really want your training to be productive, then you must simulate an actual fighting

getting there.Serena, you

and tilted as if it

Edward was ready.

to unleash your full power, Serena.In case you lose control, I will be

Phillip's voice echoed throughout

him with the elders,

nodded at

knife on the table

wrist, the knife went flying

had also sent his pan in

had collided into each other, the impact causing my knife to spear itself

your arm or hand what to do.That way, you'll be able to move it with

was jogging to take my knife out of the tree when I

with me and grabbed my

in contact with mine, I felt a unique coldness run through my body, one

I would keep wrapping my arms around

My cheeks unconsciously blushed.

knife.Make sure that you draw your power from a place of balance,

cool wind blew on my ears, but I soon realized

lying if I

that I would marry

me, I could see Edward's

pretty eyelashes danced on

second, I felt my

followed

before my eyes, I was able to pull the knife out of the trunk just like I had

knife glided smoothly on the air under my

last graceful wave, the knife gently landed on

whole scene felt quite

suddenly

It was Peter.

but I knew from his

were still on mine, I pulled

teach me that, too? Maybe I can

show it, Patricia's face was as red as

it, though,

that...It would be worth it even if I didn't learn a single thing.’’ I stifled a laugh and rolled my

had gotten close, Peter instantly pulled me to his side, glaring at Edward as if

was just helping me control

playfully whispered in

up like this.I had to deal with Kate and

that Edward was here, it was Peter's turn

your attack looks like.Make me your

"Alright, I'll try."

in mind, I focused

better and

understood what it meant when he said to make

an extra arm