The Forbidden Alpha

“But what?” He repeats.

“There is someone who doesn’t particularly give me friend vibes,” I say.

“How so?” He inquires.

“I beat him in a fight and I think it bruised his ego,” I laugh.

“Ignore him and everyone who gives you a hard time. They’ll know this weekend who you are anyway. Their mentality and behavior towards you will do a 360 as soon as they know who they’ve been harassing,” he says, waving him off.

I broke into a grin and his shoulders relaxed as he returned it.

“I’ve also got a cake tasting thing today. I can’t wait to try all the different flavors,” I sigh.

“To answer your question earlier, I can’t go with you to practice. I’m meeting with one of the Deltas regarding some irregularities,” he said as he pulled his phone from his pocket and typed something in.

My gaze moved behind him and I locked eyes with one of the Deltas originally below Olivia. He gave me a deep bow before turning his attention to Odis. I nodded at the Delta in the doorway.

“I’ll see you at practice, Luna,” he said with a slight bow. He grabbed his dishes and took them to the sink before following the Delta out.

***

It was my second day of training and the excitement was making me antsy. I did notice Ethan’s absence and I wondered what was keeping him. I stood in the middle of the field with the other early birds.

Darci stood across from us dressed in black shorts and a fitted long-sleeved red shirt. I stared at her, appreciating the air of authority she wielded like a sword. I know she held the position of Gamma at her last pack but how close was she to the Alpha? How long has she held that position? Was she still loyal to him? I felt a pang in my chest as Olivia came to mind. One day it would be easier but today it still hurt.

My eyes drifted to the movement behind her as more pack members filed in. Darci’s eyes ran over us and I couldn’t see any emotion in them. She didn’t let anything slip through her stone-cold mask. Her eyes lingered on me for a second and I gave her an innocent look before her eyes moved away.

A massive blob in my peripheral vision made me look and I tried not to roll my eyes as Leo made his way onto the field. He was shirtless and I didn’t miss the scars that riddled his body. He wore shorts that fell right above his knees. He made his way over to me, seeming interested as he looked up and down my body.

Gag.

His eyes swung up to mine, his gaze dripping with disdain. “You really came back again?”

I clenched my jaw in an attempt to stop the spew of curse words I’d love to hurl at him. A fire ignited in me at the disbelief in his tone.

Sure, he thought I was a nobody from their pack, but what exactly would I do if not train? I already decided to give this my best. I looked forward to the day he asked for a rematch. I would gladly put him flat on his ass.

Instead of engaging in a verbal argument with him, I ignored him and fixed Darci in my gaze. He slowly crept past me. When I didn’t pay him any mind he shoved his shoulder into mine pushing me back. An actual growl escaped me as I looked up and watched the bastard stop a few feet beside me. I fought the urge to lunge at him.

“Break up into your tiers,” Darci called out.

I didn’t bother holding back the snicker and put as much asshole-ness into my eyes. I was determined to give my best today. I wouldn’t give Leo any ammo against me. He glared at me before he turned and walked to where the members in his tier were grouping together.

Tension prickled along my skin as everyone spread out along the field. I quickly found my tier and the only other girl. She introduced herself as Zoe. I introduced myself as Ady.

Darci assigned each Tier to a different set of workouts. Tier 3 started with sparring, Tier 2 was assigned to planking, jump squats, and high knees. My tier had to run short distances like track and field.

I was grateful to have someone to push me because it would have taken a lot longer if I went at it alone. Zoe and I pushed each other through it. The other members didn’t pay much attention to us. After six sprints, my legs ached, and by ten my lungs burned. I pushed through it and by fifteen my body hurt everywhere and cried out for me to stop.

Zoe held her own, she was tall and slender and I bet if she tried she could have been a gold metalist. She had a good amount of muscle but it didn’t slow her down. Her hair fell right above her chin and the curls bounced as she ran.

Sweat clung to my skin and I drew in heavy lungfuls of air. Zoe amped me up and yelled out encouragement to push myself. She didn’t let me fall too far behind and I don’t know if I appreciated her or hated her when my legs cried out for me to slow down.

I couldn’t help but wonder why I never thought to try running earlier in life. It would have made this a little easier. The only running I ever did was before school when I had the time which was almost never.

I didn’t miss Darci’s eyes following me as I moved and I swear a smile playing around her lips. I almost thanked the heavens when she called for us to come in. What I thought was generosity was her assigning us to different workout stations.

This was going to hurt.