Twenty: Training and Mates


    Twenty: Training and Mates


    Dustin


    I could hear several voices as I made my way down to the kitchen for breakfast this morning. I am still


    worried about Kaleb. I have been trying to mind link him for thest hour, but he has a block up. I was


    going to tryst night but figured he needed some time to himself. I knew he was having a hard time


    Chris said they would be back today, and he said he would bring some friends to help with everything. I


    asked if they were more gods, and he said that some were half gods, but most were immortal. Myka


    is with me as we walk into the kitchen since the girls have already left for school. We were supposed to


    work today, but I called the office and let them know we had a family problem that I had to deal with.


    Plus, both of us can work from home if needed. Thank god that there is nothing important going on


    right now. With Kaleb, Nate, and I need to be here to deal with all this. We have been in the kitchen for


    about half an hour when Nate, Ashton, and Brighton walk in. Still, no, Kaleb and I are getting very


    worried. I try again to link him, but he still has a block up.


    “Good morning all,” Chirs announces as he and six other guys walk in.


    “Good morning,” I replied.


    Chris introduces us to the rest. They are Reece, Donte, Rye, Tarlek, Terrell, and Brandon. We all start


    to talk and begin to get to know each other. We find out that they all have certain talents, and all seem


    to be cool guys. We all get along well. Poor Myka; is the only female in the room, and I am sure she


    feels a little unsure. I see Chris look around and watch as a smirk spreads across his face. I''m not sure


    what that is about, but I feel he has noticed that Kaleb is still MIA.


    “Well hot damn look at all this fucking eye candy. Which one to try first.” Natalya blurts out.


    She is eyeing the guys top to bottom. I chuckle when I hear Brighton give a low growl, but Natalya


    wraps his arms possessive around her. Myka lets out a giggle, and I justugh as well. Natalya has


    no problem letting people know how she feels. She always says that just because someone is taken


    doesn’t mean that they can’t appreciate good-looking men or women.


    “Oh, please Brighton. You know that I am yours. Besides two out of the seven have rings on their


    fingers which means they are off-limits.” Natalya replies with a wink.


    "Yeah, if you guys can appreciate a sexy woman, then we can appreciate all the sexy men in this


    room," Myka adds.


    I raise an eyebrow at her. She does have a point. We sat therest night and tantly stared at


    Mykenzie and Kni. Kaleb finally makes his grand appearance in the kitchen. I give him a look, but all


    he does is shrug his shoulders at me. I can see a few scratch marks on the back of his neck. I don''t


    see a mark on his neck though. Chris shoots him a smile and wink. Reece shoots him a side nce


    and a smirk.


    “So I was wondering if you might know why we couldn’t find my wife’s twin this morning. Mykenzie was


    looking for her but couldn''t find her or reach her when she tried to talk to her.” Reece casually


    Kaleb actually blushes a bit at thement. I raise an eyebrow at him. I have a feeling that he and


    Kni probably matedst night. I try to see if I can smell her on him, but I have no luck. He is about to


    answer when all of our parents walk into the room. Not sure why they are here, but I guess they need


    to know what all these new people are here for. I wonder who told them? I can barely hold in my


    pissed since she wasn''t the first to know about it. Liam, Kaleb''s dad, isughing at his wife and son.


    “Kaleb why is it that as your mother I am thest to hear about you finding your mate?” Aunt Lisa asks.


    “Sorry, mom it happenedtest night.” He answers.


    “Son, who are all these men?” My dad asks me.


    Chris and I exin what is happening, who they are, and why they are here. Chris takes the lead when


    ites to exining the guys and his sisters. Needless to say, the parents are shocked to learn about


    them.


    “Oh for fuck sake, I thought we got rid of all you obnoxious asshats.” A new female voice snarks.


    “Baby, you can never get rid of us.” Donte quips back.


    We all turn to see not only Mykenzie and Kni but five others. Kni rolls her eyes at the exchange of


    words. I have a feeling that this happens a lot. My jaw hit the floor when I saw Mykenzie, Kni and


    five other drop-dead gorgeous women standing there. Seriously, where did they find these women?


    “I guess we should introduce you to the rest of our pack.” Chris casually states.


    Wee to find out that three of the new women are half goddesses. He tells us their names: Bryn,


    Alexis, Daniy, Leah, and Jailynn. Bryn, Alexis, and Jailynn are their cousins. I wish I had cousins that


    looked like that. Not that Nata and Nymyra aren''t beautiful, but damn, these seven women are in a


    league of their own. I am just about to say something when I hear two different voices say, MATE. I turn


    around to find Ashton and Nate walking over to the girls. Nate grabs Daniy and Ashton grabs Jailynn.


    Well, this is not what I was expecting to happen today. I sit there and watch the scene y out,


    wondering what else is going to happen. Well, this is not fair. Don''t get me wrong, I love Myka, but


    my best friend is mated to a goddess, not to mention one of my best warriors is also. Then my gamma


    is mated to a drop-dead immortal. Lucky fucking bastards!


    “Well isn’t this an interesting morning,” Donte smirks out.


    He has his arm around Bryn''s shoulders, and that’s when I notice their matching rings. So that answers


    one of the questions I have yet to ask. Mykenzie ignoring the scene, walks up to Reece and gives him


    a kiss. Here''s my other answer. I am not surprised that one of these guys grabbed one of the sisters.


    “Ok son, when do we get to meet your mate?” Uncle Dan asks Kaleb.


    Kaleb looks at Kni, but she just looks down and keeps her distance from Kaleb. Maybe I am wrong


    about what is going on between them, but I don''t think so. Aston and Nate’s parents are bubbling with


    excitement about their newfound mates. Neither of the girls seemed bothered to get manhandled by my


    guys. I am still trying to get a read on Kaleb when Myka bumps my hip with hers. I give her a sexy


    smirk when she tells me to look at Kni’s neck. Well, shit there on her neck is a mate mark. I take a


    discrete sniff and smile. Kaleb’s mark, I can smell his scent a mile away. I knew I was right! Kni has


    not made an attempt to go to Kaleb. Kaleb is trying to get to her, but she keeps slipping to a different


    side of the room. I notice Uncle Liam watches what is happening between Kaleb and Kni.


    “Hey, sis, who gave you that mark?” Chris asks, breaking the tension in the room.


    “None of your business you ass.” She snarks back.


    Kni nces at Kaleb and then walks out of the room. I notice Kaleb’s mother watching the scene


    between him and Kni. I can tell when she sends him a mind link. We hear the back door shut, and I


    look up to see Kaleb follow after her. His parents look at each other than where Kaleb went. The rest of


    us continue to talk and get to know each other. They need to figure this out on their own. After a while,


    it is like all of us have known each other forever.


    Kni


    The scene in the kitchen when we finally arrive is chaos. Chris introduces Bryn, Alexis, Daniy, Leah,


    and Jailynn to everyone. Then it happens Nate and Ashton growl out “MATE” and swoop in and


    manhandle Daniy and Jailynn. As I figured neither of them up much of a fight. In fact, they have huge


    smiles on their faces. I was happy for them, and Nate and Ashton’s parents seemed to be thrilled that


    their son’s mates were immortals. Oh yeah, the parents. Dustin had introduced all of us girls to all of


    the parents. I knew this wasn''t going to be good for Kaleb and me so I stayed away. He kept looking at


    me and I saw his mom look between the two of us. I decided to look away. I made sure to keep enough


    distance between Kaleb and me. That’s when his parents decided to ask about his mate. I know how


    shifter parents can be. Most believe that they shouldn''t mix blood. I can only imagine the freak out they


    would have when they find out their only son (child) is mated to me.


    “Kaleb, why is it that as your mother I am thest to hear about you finding your mate?” I hear his mom


    ask.


    “Sorry, mom it happenedtest night.” He answers.


    I take a deep breath and notice that he is trying to get close to me. I already know how this is going to


    go. He’ll tell them that I am his mate and they will get pissed. They’ll tell them that he needs to find a


    new mate, preferably a she-wolf. I continue to keep a distance between us. It’s breaking my heart, but I


    know this is the only way. I know his parents will not approve of me. What I failed to notice was his


    parents watching us.


    “Ok, son, when do we get to meet your mate?” His dad asks.


    That’s all I can take. I turn and walk out the back door and over to the pool. I always seem to end up


    around water when I need to think or am having a breakdown. I am very close to the breakdown point.


    All I can think about is thest 24 hours with him and how happy I was. I already know I have fallen in


    love with him, but that it is going toe to an end. I have been standing there a while with my arms


    wrapped around my shoulders when I feel hands on my hips as a kiss is ced on my neck. I know


    exactly who it is when I feel the sparks. I can’t bring myself to look at him. I know it’ll hurt too much.


    “Hey gorgeous, why’d you leave? Kaleb asks.


    “I needed some space to think. Kaleb, you should go back in and visit with your parents.” I tell him.


    He turns me around to face him. I feel a finger force my chin up, and I find myself looking into his eyes.


    I am holding back tears, and I don’t need him seeing me break. I see him trying to figure out what to


    say when I hear a deep voice behind us.


    “Is this your mate, son?” I hear his dad ask.


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    FUCK, I pull myself away from Kaleb and look at the concerned faces of his parents. I knew they


    forward and answers.


    “Yes, this is my mate. Kni is the daughter of our moon goddess.” He answers confidently.


    I close my eyes and wait for the yelling to begin. I hear his mother gasp, and I take a few steps back. I


    have got to put some distance between him and me. Before I can get too far away he grabs my hand


    andces our fingers together pulling me back to his side. Fuck, this is not going to go well. I try to


    break free but he won’t let go. I brace myself for the inevitable talk of how he needs to find a new mate,


    preferably a wolf.


    “Oh, son how did you get so lucky as to have the moon goddess give you one of her daughters who is


    also a goddess as your mate.” His mother asks in awe.


    Well, that was not thement I was expecting. I still haven’t looked at them up to this point. I look up


    at them, and they both smile at me.


    “You aren’t mad that Kaleb has me for a mate and not some she-wolf?” I ask quietly.


    “Of course not. I always knew my son’s mate would be special.” His dad responds.


    I look at them and smile. Kaleb pulls me into his arms as I shiver a little. I hadn’t realized till then that it


    was cold outside. The weather just turned thisst week.


    “Come, honey, let’s get you out of this cold and back into the nice warm packhouse. Oh, my grand


    pups are going to be so gorgeous.” His mom exims.


    I hear Kaleb give a groan. All I can do isugh and rub his arm. We all walk back to the packhouse


    together.


    Dustin


    To say thest week has been interesting would be an understatement. Work has been quiet; not much


    going on there. However, back at home, you could say it is organized chaos. The guys have been


    training with us, and damn, can those guys fight? They are all strong and have their own unique talent.


    Not only have they guys been training with us, but so have Mykenzie, Kni, and the rest of the girls.


    At first, we had no intention of letting them into the sparring ring. Our women-only train with other


    women. They were insistent and finally we agreed. Kaleb was not happy that I let Kni in the ring to


    engage in hand-to-hand. Well all five of us soon found out that those seven girls could thoroughly kick


    our asses. Mykenzie and Kni took on all five of us at once. They handed us our asses on a silver


    tter. The other five girls were just as dangerous. After training, the five of us walk into the house and


    are greeted by Natalya, Myka, Chris, and Rye. We promptly copse onto the couches.


    “Damn, Peter really gave you guys a hard training session today.” Mykaments.


    None of us wants to admit who actually handed us our asses. I see Natalya smirk and give her a re.


    That doesn’t work on her, DAMN IT.


    “Something tells me it wasn’t our trainer Peter that handed them their asses.” Natalya quips.


    “I heard that all five of you were taken on at once,” Natalya adds with a smile.


    “Who could take on all five of them at once?” Myka asked shocked.


    “Oh, no one special, just a couple of girls who everyone thinks are breakable. Although apparently, girls


    can’t train with guys.” Mykenzie answers.


    “I was told that this pack had some of the best fighters. I am beginning to think someone was lying to


    me.” Kniments with a roll of her eyes.


    I heard Kaleb let out a grumble and he heads off towards his room. I guess I understand his irritation


    with himself. His mate just royally kicked his ass and was teasing him. I watch as Kni runs up the


    stairs, and as she passes him she ps his ass hard andughs. Kaleb gives chase, and that is the


    that this has been happening a lottely. When I ask, she says it is just the stress of everything, which I


    can believe. I still think there is more to it. I haven''t pushed the subject as of yet. If it goes on much


    longer, I will. I know something is up because her scent changed about one week ago. It went from that


    sweet coffee with a hint of coconut to having a hint of mint mixed in. I am unsure why it changed, but I


    worried she might be sick. I can’t lose her; it would kill me. I marked her during her heat and our bond


    is nowplete.