Chapter 6

|A week later|

Jade POV

Four in the morning, and the boys and I were wide awake. Yesterday, I announced to the pack that we would officially start training today and be awake by four.

No idea what shit I'm saying? Let me catch you up to speed. In my fit of rage last week, I ended up building some training grounds for them to start off with. It was mainly built as my personal playing field to torment Katelyn in, courtesy of Ruby. That girl has ideas!

As I said before, I told them all yesterday, but it seems they took it as a joke, except for the few who were having breakfast or beginning to warm up. Now I got the pleasure of waking them all up. I stood in the hallway holding a horn in my hands ready to blow their ears off. Smirking, I did just that!

I pressed the button and the horn sounded off very loudly. It was so loud that had I not worn headphones my ears would be bleeding right now. Groans, screams, and thumps sounded through the house bringing a smile to my face. I chuckled when everyone stormed out of their room highly pissed off and growling.

"Aha! You're awake! That’s good. Training starts in half an hour. Get dressed and get whatever you need. Make sure to eat. See you all soon." They huffed but did as I told them, going back into their rooms to get ready.

A half-hour later, we all stood in front of the training grounds and the sight of it seemed to make half of them pale and the other half looked excited. I smirked at that.

"So!" Danny's voice boomed, catching everyone's attention. "Everyone here? Good. Line up!" His voice held authority, and everyone listened, lining up. "Kyle?" He stepped back, switching places with Kyle.

"For the past week, we observed you all. How you are with each other, with friends, without your friends, and as a pack," he started. "Needless to say…you guys are horrible." He clicked his tongue, shaking his head.

"Without a doubt, you all suck ass at being a pack. At picking up for each other and protecting each other and having each other's backs," Terence added.

"That has to change. And it's going to," Jeff smirked. "By the end of this training, I bet you won't have your asses handed to you again." He chuckled, earning himself unsatisfied growls.

"With that being said, pair up!" Danny yelled and everyone began to move.

"With someone you don't know or like!" I added, earning groans. Once everyone was paired up, I used vampire speed to tie their feet, hands, or waist together.

"This is to teach you to rely on each other, hold each other up, support each other…all that stuff!" Danny explained.

"How come Katelyn didn't get anyone?" A pack member asked, seeing Katelyn filing her nails.

"I am dealing with Katelyn." She froze as I rested my hand on her shoulder, giving her a sweet smile. "She's going to be doing luna training to become a better luna for this pack." I chuckled watching her many expressions of dread and fear.

"Let's begin," Danny stated, and the boys got rid of their shirts, shifting immediately after. Kyle was a brown wolf, Cole was a golden-brown wolf, Jeff and Terence were grey wolves. They stood around me and I petted Cole.

His fur is so soft!

"Terence and Cole will be watching you go through the obstacles. Jeff and Kyle will be chasing you as if you were rogues invading the territory. They will be in selected parts of the grounds. And you never know which role any of them are playing as they switch back and forth. Work with your partner to get through whatever course comes your way." I gave them the basics of what to do.

"Yeah, but we could die!"

I nodded, smirking. "Oh, I know. But you won't! Since all you have to do is don't die!" Their eyes widened at me.

"Ready?" Danny called out much to their protest. "Go!"

On command, Jeff and Kyle snapped at them, making them scamper off trying not to get killed.

"Why am I here if I can't do anything?" Aron grumbled. I rolled my eyes.

"Of course, we have something planned for you," I spoke up, gaining his attention.

"It's called alpha training," Danny smirked. He began to take off his shirt and I watched him do it without so much as a blink.

All that is ours, Empress stated, causing me to bite my lip at the images and thoughts she was putting in my head.

"Like what you see?" he asked with a smirk and eyebrow raised.

"Of course. And they're all mine." I liked my lip earning a chuckle from him before he shifted into his black wolf.

Danny came up to me bending his head so he can snuggle against me before walking over to Aron. He motioned for him to follow him to wherever they were going to train. Turning to face Katelyn, I smiled.

"Let's start, shall we?"

She rolled her eyes. "Mm-hmm."

Walking around her in circles, I observed her with a glare, making her shift around uncomfortably.

"For a luna, you're weak. All I'm doing is looking at you, and you're fidgeting. Had another alpha come to inspect the pack, he'd size both you and Aron up. At the first sight of weakness from you, he'd pounce and tear you down. But first, what is a luna to you?" I stopped, waiting for an answer. "A luna is the female alpha of the pack. Everyone, even the alpha, obeys her."

"Wrong. A luna is supposed to be kind but strict, gentle yet vicious, especially when it comes to her pack. Her pack members are supposed to love and treasure her, not feel like burying her a thousand feet underground. They are supposed to protect and care for their luna as she does the same for them. They should not feel scared to talk to her. A good luna will have children running up to her because they admire and respect her." I glared right into Katelyn's eyes. "You are not a good luna."

"So…so what does that mean?" She frowned.

"It means if you're ever attacked again and anyone comes for you, no one will bat an eyelash to try and save you. They'll leave you to die, not giving a fuck if you're begging for your life." Her eyes shined with fear.

"Now, it's time to train you strength-wise. For the next few hours, we'll be sparring each other in an attempt to kill the other until everyone comes back." She frowned. I threw her a knife dipped in silver. "You have a weapon. I don't. Try not to stab yourself." With a rattlesnake's tail for hands, she picked the knife up.

Getting into position, I stayed still, waiting for her to make the first move. Katelyn took a breath before she ran to try and attack me. She aimed the knife at me and swung. With her bad hold on the knife, I knocked her hand away leaving her open. I swiftly delivered a hard blow to her stomach making her hunch over just to get kneed in the face.

Katelyn fell back onto her ass holding her nose as she glared up at me. I shrugged, amused by the anger written all over her face. She pushed herself up, running at me and picking her knife back up. She swung widely in her rage making dodging her a breeze.

"Focus." I blocked her kick, pushing her back. "Use your brain. Think." I ducked under her swing hitting her twice in her side. "If you can't think rationally no one will ever rely on you for protection." I kicked her away from me.

She was pissed off. None of her many attacks were hitting me, so I eased up on her a bit just because it was her first day. Today, and today only, I purposely let her hit me. That hit turned out to be a stab though.

"Fuck!" I pushed her away and she stupidly let the knife go, leaving it burning my stomach. I took it and pulled it out, dropping it to the floor.

It stung but thank the goddess that I was half immune to silver meaning the pain didn’t hurt as much. I'd have probably died.

Katelyn stood shocked as she stared at me. Once I had my bearings back, I stood straight.

"Let's continue." I ran at her this time.

|~Time skip~|

I was covered in cuts and bruises from the knife. I looked like shit with blood and sweat all over me. Although half of the blood on me wasn't mine and Katelyn looked far worse than I did. She was also covered in cuts and bruises, but the idiot stabbed herself twice.

She looked more exhausted than I was as if she'd pass out on the floor anytime soon. I stood up straight still trying to catch my breath.

"Alright, Katelyn, you did well." She smirked. "But had I not gone easy on you, you'd never have laid a finger on me. If I was actually coming to kill you, you'd be dead. We have to work on your fighting in human form before you can even think of trying to fight like a wolf." She flinched at my words, opening her mouth to speak only to fall to the ground.

Sighing, I walked over to her. Kneeling to see how bad her wound was, I realized she stabbed herself pretty deep. She looked paler than usual too.

Guess we drained her of all her energy, Diamond hummed, observing as well.

I sighed tiredly as I pressed my hand against her wound, beginning to heal it. She hissed in pain, shifting around and only stopping as all her wounds healed. Removing my hand, I nodded seeing that she was okay.

"Next time, I'm not giving you a knife. You'll end up killing yourself." She nodded at me.

"Why...why are you so nice to me after everything I did to you?"

"Hm? Oh, I'm not nice. Why do you think you have so many bruises? I was enjoying kicking your ass a lot. I just played fair. I'm supposed to be training you, not kill you." She stayed quiet then, which I greatly appreciated.

Everyone came back ten minutes later. The pack had blood running down their heads, arms, and legs. They all looked exhausted. Seeing this made me smile widely.

"You all had a time, didn't you?" Grunts were the response I got. Laughing, I made a gesture for them to line up. They stood as they did before. I used vampire speed to free them from the ropes and each other.

"Who needs healing badly?" One hand shot up. "Come forward!" The others cleared a path and a guy walked over to me holding a girl who was unconscious in his arms. She had blood all over her. I started healing her wounds.

"Is she alright?" I looked at him. Realization dawned on my face.

"You found your mate?" He nodded slowly.

"She'll be fine. Let her sleep for now." He nodded, leaving the moment I finished healing her.

Afterward, I healed everyone who needed healing. By the end of it, they all went upstairs talking about food. Once the last person finished healing, I fell to my knees, drained of energy.

I sat on the ground, exhausted. Jeff, Cole, Terence, and Kyle ran towards me. They were looking over my wounds and feeling my forehead for a fever, but I had none.

"You good?" Kyle inquired, frowning.

"I'm good, just tired... and hungry." They sighed in relief.

"Here's some water." Jeff passed me a bottle that I gladly accepted and chugged down.

"Why don't you heal yourself?" Jeff questioned.

"I can't heal myself. I'll heal on my own. I just need to regain some energy and bathe." He nodded.

"You guys can head inside as well. Go shower, eat something, and rest. You all need it." They frowned at me.

"We're fine," Terence said.

"Liar. I can feel how tired you all are. Go ahead. It's fine." I smiled, trying to convince my boys I was okay.

"You guys go. I'll stay until alpha comes," Kyle suggested. They nodded and left.

I shook my head knowing better than to argue with Kyle on this one. I flopped to the ground watching as the sky began to change colors. Pain shot through me out of nowhere causing me to curl up on my side.

Sorry Jade, bear with us. We're removing the silver, Scarlett spoke up. I understood so I bit my tongue bearing with the pain.

The pain began to fade, replaced by tingles and sparks shooting through my body. A relieved sigh left me as I opened my eyes just to see Danny and Kyle's worried faces.

"Are you okay? I felt your pain."

I nodded. "Yeah...they're just removing the silver."

"What!? Silver?! Who the fuck stabbed you with silver?!" He growled eyes beginning to darken as he got ready to attack anyone he suspected.

"Calm down, baby. It was part of the training." Hearing me say that calmed him down a little bit. Looking him over, I noted the bruises on him too.

“How did training go?” I asked.

He smirked, pointing to Aron who looked far worse than he did.

“Heal him. I want him at full strength for tomorrow.” Helping me up, we walked over to Aron who glared at Danny. Putting my hands on his chest, I healed him.

"Thanks."

I nodded at him.

Danny draped his arm over my shoulder as we headed inside. We entered our room, immediately began to strip from our dirty clothes, and headed for the shower. As we got into the shower, I hugged Danny from behind, letting the water flow down the both of us.

I started to roam my hands over his well-sculpted chest and worked on healing him. He didn't move. When he did, he hugged me tightly.

"You had me worried. I felt how much pain you were in. I'm sorry I couldn't help you." He buried his face in my hair.

"It's alright. I'm fine now." I hugged him back normally this time. He hummed, bending lower so he could kiss his mark on my body.

Once we were finished showering and dressed, we rejoined everyone as they ate. Besides the fact that most of them looked half-dead at the table, we were having a normal time. What we didn't know was that someone was watching us.

Or more specifically, me.