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I can tell Angel wants me to support her and honestly, I’m thrilled that I don’t have to deal with any of this. I’m more than happy to support her in any way she needs. “Sounds great. Olivia, you’ve obviously shown your Luna that you are more than capable of managing the kitchens. Congratulations!” I tell her.
“Yes, congratulations.” Dustin says beside me.
“Thank you.” She says before moving past us.
I look at Angel. “Ready for warrior training?”
“Yes, but can we stop by the Luna office on our way? I want to see if it’s ready and I can give Dustin his office back tomorrow.”
“You’re welcome to my office as long as you need it Luna.” Dustin tells her as Sarah joins us.
Angel gives her a quizzical look. “Sarah is going to join us for warrior training from now on. She’s going to learn how to use weapons.” I tell her, putting my arm around her and moving our group to the stairs.
She turns and looks at Sarah over her shoulder. “That’s wonderful! I know you’ll be great.”
We split up the warrior training today, having Clint, Cara and Angel work together while Rik and I work with the warriors. We’re faster than the other warriors and it forces them to think differently about how they fight. Jackson and Chase move through the crowd, giving feedback and instructions, while Dustin begins training Sarah on how to throw a knife.
Evan and Trevor, our lead warriors, come last. They are both bouncing on their feet. They love the fight and they are good at it, which is why Rik and I made them. our lead warriors. At first we fight our own warriors, then we switch it up, giving them more of a challenge.
When we’re done, we see that Dustin has already got Sarah hitting targets on a tree.
“Dustin.” I call him over. “Let’s have her hit a real target.
Angel is at my side in an instance. “Liam?”
I turn to my mate. “She needs to know what it’s like to hit a real target, not just a tree. If she can’t throw a knife when it’s aimed at a person, then she won’t be able to protect herself or the pack.”
I can see the hesitancy in her eyes, so I cup her face in my hands. “You gave me your amazing healing power, remember? I’ll be fine.”
“Dustin, bring Sarah over. We’ll start slow.”
I strip and shift waiting for Sarah to join us.
“What’s going on?” Sarah says.
Dustin looks at her. “Alpha wants you to hit a real target, or at least aim to hit him.”
She’s shaking her head before he’s finished. “No, I don’t want to hurt him. You’ve all been nothing but nice to me. I don’t want to throw a knife at him.”
Dustin takes her hands. “You won’t be throwing knives at trees, love. You have to learn how to aim and hit a real target. Liam and Cyran were very strong before they mated with Angel. Now they have incredible strength. Plus, Cyran is fast. If you actually nick him, I’ll be surprised.”
Several warriors circle around. This is not uncommon, but it will feel intimidating to Sarah. However, this is what it feels like in real combat. You are surrounded by others, making noise. They may not be cheering you on, but you need to be able to block it out and focus on your target.
Dustin helps her set up and as I lunge for her, she throws the knife.
I am amazed with Sarah. She is so organized and she has everything under control in less than 30 minutes in the morning. She has my soon-to-be office getting cleaned, she has Dustin’s office set up for me and she has an area outside his office set up with a calendar to schedule appointments. I tell her to order herself a computer and both of us phones. I know that was something else that Liam had on his plate and we’re going to wipe it off today. This woman is amazing!
All day I meet with pack members. Most are just happy to have someone that they can trust to talk to. But there are some that need assistance. I get the impression that the word is spreading that I’m available to meet with pack members, as my schedule for today is booked and based on what Sarah tells me at lunch, the rest. of the week is getting stacked up very quickly.
She and I decide that we will have working lunches every day. It’s a great way for us to connect, for me to let her know what needs to be followed up on and for her to let me know what my schedule looks like.
“Can I ask you something Angel?”
“You can always ask me anything Sarah.”
She wrings her hands for a moment. “Dustin explained to me what the mate bond means. Is it really that strong?” She asks.
“Yes. I don’t know how to explain it. Even if I was trying to explain it to a werewolf that hadn’t found their mate, I’m not sure I could. I didn’t truly understand it, until I felt it. Your mate is everything. Everything that you’ve been missing in life, everything that you want, everything that you have ever dreamed of, everything you didn’t know you needed.”
She nods, looking down at her hands again. “What about….what about having kids?”
I reach over and put my hand over hers. “Every person is different, but I can tell you, for some, having their mate is more important than anything else. And from what I’ve seen, Dustin wants you. He may want pups, but he’s willing to take the risk of not having them to have you, his fated mate.”
She sits thinking for another moment. “Will you go with me to see the doctor this week? I don’t want him to know, until I know what she says.”
I pull her in for a hug. “I will always be there, any time you need me.”
Olivia is my last appointment before warrior training. I had decided that I wanted her as my Lead Omega in the kitchen, but I also felt that the job was too big to have someone managing both the packhouse and the kitchens. So I’ve decided to create a new position. When I offer the Lead Omega position to Olivia, she begins to cry. She feels this is a great honor, but in truth, I’ve been utterly impressed with her ability to organize and get the kitchens in order in a very short amount of time. I’ve already heard the pack members talking about how great the food is and that they love the new variety.
She and I talk about the children working in both the kitchens and the packhouse and while the idea of “chores” for pups is welcome, having them working rather than being in school is not acceptable. I make a note to implement limits to the hours that pups of school age can work without prior approval from me or Liam. We also talk about the Lead Omega position for the packhouse. Olivia suggested Samantha, the woman that just took Amelia and Charlotte into her home. I make a note to tell Sarah that I need to meet with Samantha. Seriously, this whole having a secretary thing is the best!
As we walk out of the office, we run into Liam and Dustin. I was concerned that he might overrule me about Olivia. But I am pleasantly surprised that he trusts my judgement and lets me make the decision.
I’m also happy to hear that Sarah will start learning how to use weapons. It’s good for her to learn and feel capable of protecting herself. at to
When we the training grounds, I start working with Clint and Cara. We fall into a method of letting Clint guide us through the training. It’s his forte. He’s trained both Cara and I, so we let him set the standards.
It’s tiring work, trying to boost each other’s gifts, but it’s working and we’re getting better at it by the end of our training time. It’s about that time that I hear Liam talking to Dustin about Sarah having a real target. I know immediately that Liam plans to use himself as her real-life target.
He feels confident in his ability to heal but I’m not feeling great about him getting stabbed. I watch as Dustin gets Sarah ready in an attack stance and then as Cyran lunges at her. Sarah’s response is instantaneous. It’s a reflex response, she throws the knife at Cyran. I can see the trajectory of the knife and there is no way he can move fast enough to not get hit. It’s my instinct, I can’t stop it. Alessia pushes me to jump in front of Cyran and grab the knife.
It’s a bit like a movie. I grab the knife between my hands, just before it sinks into my chest. I stand there for a moment, shocked that it actually worked. Then Liam has shifted and is yelling at me.
“Angel!” He grabs the knife out of my hands. “I thought we agreed that you would never put yourself in between me and danger again.” He tosses the knife on the ground and grabs me by the shoulders, shaking me.
“It’s not something I can control Liam. I hadn’t planned on it, it just happened. Alessia saw you in danger and jumped in.”
He wraps his arms around me, holding me tight. “We need to rethink how we are going to fight against these vampires. I can’t constantly worry that you are going to jump in front of me.” He pushes back from me, looking at me. “We need to plan to be side by side the entire battle. That way we can both keep our promises. I can’t lose you.”
Rik and Cara come over to us. “I have to say, I agree with Angel. It’s not something that we can control. If it had been Rik, I would have jumped in. We need to reconsider how the five of us will be fighting.” She spreads her arm to include Clint. “We need to plan to be close together during the battle. If we, as Guardians, need to be close to boost each other’s gifts, then you, our mates, have to be close to us as well. Otherwise, we will break our ranks with each other to come protect you.”
Rik and Liam look at each other. “Okay. Let’s restructure our battle plan. We had already planned to have our Betas lead groups and Dad can lead his own group as well.”