Training

Training
Evie POV

I am panting heavily and dripping sweat as I lay on the floor of training room feeling like I won’t be able to move a muscle for the next week. Okay not as easy to fall back into it as I thought it would be, although I have never had a trainer so aggressive! Maybe that’s because my dad almost always trained me. I’ve got a lot to learn I can say that much. As Damon comes to sit next to me Mr. Smith, who finally shared his name when I asked him if we were done yet and called him trainer, announces “same time tomorrow, you two need a lot of work.” Hard to argue when he demonstrated all of our techniques for us more than once and I think I saw one tiny bead of sweat drop from him. “Thank you Mr.Smith” I manage to heave out and lift an arm as he leaves whimpering as it falls right back to the floor. I roll until I hit Damon’s leg then lift my head into his lap “is he always this hard?” I ask while he strokes my hair. “ Oh yes, but I’m definitely out of shape too because I can’t ever remember being this sore. I guess going for a run every now and again isn’t enough to keep the future King in shape. I bet my dad could throw me across the room right now. The palace guards, warriors and the royal family get the most vigorous training I have ever seen in any pack. Which you now get to delight in being apart of the royal family. You regretting being my mate yet?” He asks with a playful nudge to the shoulder. “Oww!” I squeal rubbing my shoulder “every part of my body is so sore I don’t think I can move.” Damon chuckles and try’s to cover his smirk before standing “come on” he says with an out stretched hand, I barely get my arm off the floor again before I give up shaking my head no. Before I know what happened I feel Damon scoop me up and head to the door. “Damon! You have to be just as tired as me please you can set me down.” I say but I’m hoping he does anything but that, I really don’t know if I could make it back to our room right now. I make a mental note to set my alarm to 5:30 am so I can get some individual training time too. He hasn’t worked out in longer than me, yet he seems way less tired than I do I can’t imagine carrying a backpack right now let alone a whole other person. I sigh as I lay my head on his chest and close my eyes breathing in his soothing scent, my body swaying in his arms before I know it I fall asleep. I stir around and feel a soft pillow under my head, my eyes flutter open and I see I’m in our bed in our room. I stretch my arms and try to sit up but collapse back down. I have never felt so sore in my life, I roll to my side and my face slaps right into Damon. He chuckles and I squeal reaching for him “your here!” He smiles to me “yes I’m here little mate.” I crawl on top of his chest and lay down “you haven’t been able to hang out with me during the day like this in so long. I figured you dropped me off in bed and had to get back on to a meeting or something else.” At that statement he frowns his eyebrows furrowing in concern. “Do you really feel that way Evie?” He asks. “It’s okay Damon I know your busy. Your helping to run a whole kingdom and soon I will be too. I know it’s a lot of work and your not going to be able to hang out with me at the drop of a hat. It’s just nice to get to spend most of one day with you.” I say and give him a small kiss thinking that will be the end of this. But to my surprise Damon sits up and pulls me with him “ no it’s not okay Evie. That’s not what I want you to feel like, you’re a huge priority to me. I think we should set a certain time that we spend together everyday uninterrupted. It can be in the morning or in the afternoon whichever you prefer, and I will block it off of my schedule even with father.” I gulp thinking this just got way more serious than I thought. I am an alphas daughter I understand the importance of running a pack and I can only imagine that running a kingdom takes even more responsibility so I haven’t really thought twice about the lack of time we have had together lately. But to hear how much effort he wants to put in to making sure I feel important makes my heart skip a beat. “I would love to do that on one condition, if your attention is more important elsewhere for business with the kingdom you have to go. I don’t want you to ignore something important because you feel obligated to be with me.However on that days that we can do it, do you think it can be in the morning I hate waking up in this bed without you?” I ask hopefully, it is true I think waking up in bed alone is the worst part of my day. “Of course Evie. I’m sorry I haven’t be able to be here for you every morning I didn’t realize how much you hated it. You could have told me sooner, and thank you for not holding me to everyday even though I will try to keep that standard, it’s nice to know that you are understanding on what I need to do in my position.” I nod and snuggle into him a little deeper. “Should we pick out masks today? I don’t even know where to look for one.” I ask him wanting to discuss a lighter subject. “ Well depending on the colors you have chosen for us I already have two masks set aside.” Damon says wrapping some of my hair around his fingers. “ I went with my usual midnight blue, it’s honestly my go to color with the dark hair and light eyes. If I could wear it every day of my life I would.” I say with a sigh. “Are you sticking with silver jewelry like you normally do to?” He asks and I blush I never noticed how much he pays attention. “Yes, that was the plan is that okay?” I ask cautiously. “It’s perfect actually, in my ancestral vault we have jewels and armor and we’ll pretty much anything you can think of. But one of the the things I remembered from when I was a kid was these two silver masquerade masks. They are a perfect pair just like we are. The have the most intricate detailing with different sized diamonds too. I think you will love them, but if you’d rather wear something else we can do that too.” Honestly I think I could swoon he just keeps getting sweeter today. “That sounds perfect! I don’t think I could ask for anything better.” I say then a mischievous smirk takes over my face “I just thought of one thing better actually, do you want to go soak in a bath with me? I think it will be good for our sore muscles.” I say as seductively as I can. Then I get out of bed my muscles screaming at me to crawl back in, and stalk towards the bathroom door. When I get there I open the door then peel of my tank top and sports bra in one swoop dropping them on the floor and looking over my shoulder at Damon. “ So are you coming?” I ask before stepping inside and turning on the bath then slipping my leggings and underwear off crawling in the water before I collapse. Holy goddess I don’t know how I will be able to do this all again tomorrow. I hear the door creak from being pushed a little wider and almost drool at the sight of my naked mate in front of me. He walks over to a cabinet and gets salts and soaks that he drops into the tub and the scent of lavender hits me making me relax even further. Then he leans me forward and crawls in the tub behind me, staring to rub the knots out of my shoulders. I thought I was too sore to do anything tonight but boy does my mate know how to change my mind. I can’t help thinking as I settle back further into him I hope he can make me a little more sore today