The Alpha's Rejected Silent Mate

Chapter 44

Kai’s POV

I’m watching the training ring and some of my warriors sparring, correcting their moves every so often. It’s boring and sometimes tedious, but I take pride in how good my warriors are, training some of them personally myself. An Alpha needs to keep himself in shape, you know.

“Watch your stance” I roared to one in particular, watching with approval as they immediately corrected themselves. They know better than to talk back to me or ignore my instructions.

I see something out of the corner of my eye and turn to see it’s none other than Winter. What’s she doing out here, I wondered to myself, feeling highly irritable. Omega’s hardly stepped foot outside, unless it’s for a good reason. | spot the water bottles and heave a sigh of relief. That’s why she’s come out then. Not because she’s seeking me out. pause to observe her for a moment. She looks so beautiful, even as pale and delicate looking as she is. I can’t help

but wonder what her wolf looks like and whether or not she knows how to fight. Well, there was an easy way to find

out. I decide, ignoring my wolf who’s protesting that this is a very, very, bad idea.

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“I need someone to spar with Winter”, I asked the crowd, ignoring the pleading look in her eyes. This was for her own good, I tell myself. Esme volunteers to my relief and I order them both into the training ring, Winter looking very hesitant. Don’t tell me she doesn’t know how to fight at all? It’s clear when they go at it in human form, that Winter knows absolutely nothing when it comes to defending herself and I notice that she doesn’t go on the offensive at all. Clearly, she doesn’t like fighting.

I don’t like seeing our mate fighting. She’s going to get seriously hurt Kai, you should stop this. She’ll be fine Storm, she just needs more confidence.

I don’t think so, Kai. I really think you should stop this.

I’m not going to Storm, she can start training like everyone else.

I put up a barrier against my wolf and turned to view both of them. I want to see Winter’s wolf and how she

handles herself against another wolf. I stopped Esme and her from leaving.

“I want Winter to shift and dodge your attack, Esme” I say and Winter looks decidedly nervous. I felt a pang of sympathy towards her, but waved it away. Everyone should learn how to fight. This would be a good lesson for

her.

Winter shooting me covert looks as though she’s trying to tell

it is, it’s unimportant. But part of me is suspicious she’s not going to willingly

straight away leaps towards Winter, who is hesitating. “Shift”

cracks and adjusts itself until the most beautiful wolf I’ve

eyes.

have insisted on her fighting.

from the rogues. Damnit Langdon, I grumbled to myself, he could have at least mentioned Wolf was a runt to me. I watch wide-eyed, helpless to stop the inevitable, as Esme tackles poor Winter to the ground, her claws shredding

the wounds

shock, as I bend over and cradle Winter into

know” she

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didn’t know either” I told her, looking down at Winter, who was unconscious. I start walking towards the

the mate

is close by and I raced through the front doors, to be met

is a shifter hospital so I don’t have to worry about protecting

well, always a bonus when your an Alpha in need

happened” he asks as he leads me to an empty room. He motions for me to place her on

feeling immensely guilty, seeing blood on my clothes and arms from her

sparring” I said quietly, avoiding his

wouldn’t normally cause wounds this deep unless it

prodding.

exhaled. “I ordered her to shift and didn’t know that she was a runt”

assuming she shifted

it. It had taken all of my self-control not to look down at