Chapter 317

317 Thawing a Bitter Heart

An hour later, boredom racked the girl’s mind as she watched the training go on and on. She was getting tired of watching this go on and on. Not to mention the involuntary shivers that went through her the more she felt like sparring with someone.

She wanted to let loose for once, but she also knew the strain she would be putting on her body if she chose to go all out along with the earful she would be getting from her mate. Cole was helping Jason out but had taken a role as his deputy during this exercise and this clearly showed the rest of the pack who was to be in charge of this morning’s drills.

“You’re certainly living a comfortable life,” a feminine voice interrupted her train of thought.

Without paying attention to the person that had spoken, she replied, “Hardly. I hate that I can’t do anything. Would be fun to spar with someone for once?”

“Oh, does that mean you can fight?” the voice came again.

“Well... I could fight but now if I tried, I don’t think I would be much good. I’d probably collapse five minutes later from exhaustion,” the Luna sighed.

Katie finally turned to see her companion and froze at the sight of a sweaty Bella wiping her face with a face towel. The girl was well-built and seeing her up close made Katie realise how much she’d underestimated her physique.

“What would you say about me, then? Am I a worthy opponent?” the girl asked her.

“I’m not so sure. Your strength is impressive for a delta and you have the endurance to back it up, but I’m afraid your movements are too slow,” Katie commented, sighing, “I’m not saying I’ll fight you since that would defeat the whole purpose of me trying to get better.”

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“You’ve been resting for more than a week now. I haven’t seen you do anything that suggests you’re the rogue killer the rumours talk about. I think you’re too scared to get back into fighting him. He must have scared you... the rogue king. I saw what his generals could do... but only for a second,” her hand passed over the scar of a ruthless bite mark that marred her belly, never to disappear.

The fact that she’d done nothing to try and hide the scar told more than Katie wished to let her know and from the number of deep canine marks, Katie could tell that she’d been bitten by one of the generals, “Who knows? Maybe you’re right,” the Luna admitted.

Just then... another person came jogging up to them and collapsed right next to Katie, panting his lungs out. Kyle was beyond exhausted and turning pale as a ghost.

He looked like he was breathing in far more than his lungs could hold, “I was wondering if you were still in the land of the living,” the Luna chuckled, starting to wonder how she hadn’t seen him this entire time. Her eyes had been fixated on Jason and Sandra training the rest of the pack... and a certainly dashing king.

“You have no idea, Katie. I’ve tried following your orders, but... but...”

“Where is he?” a voice boomed from the other side of the large training hall. Caden came jogging up to them and for a moment, ignored Katie, “Hey, you fail to fight me, then run for your life like a frightened gazelle? Are you even tired or are you simply pretending to be?” the alpha berated his charge.

“Caden, please, I’ll do any of your beta chores. I’m so exhausted. I’ll even do one of those... What do you call them... Hearings, yes, those boring hearings that go on for hours,” Kyle argued, bowing at his feet.

“Yikes, you’re not ready for one of those yet... and they are extremely boring. I won’t let you near any of them until you learn to keep your eyes open through one. Hmm, the fact that you’re begging me for mercy means I’m doing a good job,” Caden boasted, puffing out his chest and for a moment, Katie wasn’t sure if the boy was going through the torture of apprenticeship.

“Good morning, Caden,” Katie called out.

“Good morning, Luna Katie,” the alpha bowed respectively before turning to Bella, “Bella, a pleasure to see you here.”

“I can’t believe you’re still torturing that one,” the girl sighed, shaking her head.

Katie found her speed to judge astounding and it made her chuckle. The Luna reached for the beta alpha bowing to Caden on the ground, ruffling his hair like a little child. In a caring tone that Kyle had now learnt to discern, she asked, “How is it going, Kyle?”

Kyle lifted his head from the ground and made eye contact with his alpha. The fear that had been written all over his face vanished instantly and his tense shoulders relaxed, “Oh, it’s gruesome and painful. Although it doesn’t feel like torture anymore so that’s a good thing, I guess.”

“That’s probably because it wasn’t meant to be torture in the first place,” Katie chuckled.

“Huh, what’s that supposed to mean?” Kyle was confused.

“Ugh, what’s wrong with you, Kyle? I stopped torturing you a long time ago. If you’re going to protect Katie at all, I can’t have you remain a weakling,” Caden groaned, “Now get up and follow me. Katie, thanks for nothing.”

“You’re welcome, Caden. Train him well for me,” the girl replied with a smile, watching the two of them walking away with a joyous heart.

Katie could tell Kyle was getting accustomed to his new life and that he was finally growing close to Caden in a different way than they’d initially viewed each other. She only hoped this friendship would continue in the way she’d hoped it would.

When Caden had switched from torturing Kyle to training him was still lost on the wise Luna.

“You’re one sneaky Luna,” Bella chuckled.

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“I have no idea what you’re talking about, Bella,” the Luna winked.

Sandra was the next to come up to the two of them, panting just like Kyle had been doing so a moment ago. However, this girl didn’t collapse on the floor beside them as Kyle had.

Instead, she wrapped her arms around her friend in a damp embrace, “It’s like deja vu. Sandra.... Ah, why would you do this to me when you’re so sweaty?” Katie screamed, trying to get away from her friend. Sandra’s grip was iron-clad.

“This is payback for putting me against Lina last time and now for leaving me to that beta alpha. Have you ever fought Jason before? It’s like fighting an immovable monster,” she laughed in response to her friend’s squirming.

Bella was dumbfounded... There was nothing wrong with her Luna... at all. In fact, she was everything right with the world, or at least, that’s what it felt like in that moment.