Rejecting The Future Moon Goddess[Rejection Series]

Training...to love?

"Gem?" I groan as I snuggle deeper into the bed, feeling strong arms wrap around my waist as I take in Ariven's scent.

"Gem it's ten in the morning and we said we would be training the Hidden Claws wolves." He says and I roll over and wrap my arms around him, burying my face into the crook of his neck

"Gem you're naked." He states and I instantly sit up, grabbing whatever I could to wrap around my body.

"Why am I naked?" The first question comes out as I glare at my beta. His face lit up with a smile.

"Because you fell asleep with a towel on and I guess when I fell asleep and put the blanket on us the towel rolled off." He explains and I nodd but the truth was I wouldn't mind being closer to him. He was my rock and best friend and now with the mate bond gone maybe he would be my second chance and I could be his.

"Riv." I say tentatively, looking away with a slight blush creeping along my face.

"Yes Gemmi." I feel the bed shift as he pulls me closer to him, his hands playing with my white curls.

"Will you go on a..." I trail off not sure of what to do. I've never been on a date in my twenty, soon to be twenty one, years of life. It was sad really but I was hoping that would all change.

"Yes Gem, I'll go on a date with you." He chuckles, placing a finger under my chin and tilting my head back gently. His eyes were smiling gently at me but that's not what held my attention the most as his face came closer to mine and I felt his lips reach my own.

The kiss was gentle and sweet and I couldn't help but close my eyes and lean closer to him, kissing him back just as gently. I couldn't help but smile as I wrap my arms around his neck. But the kiss ended to soon as the door is kicked open causing us to jump apart and the twins stroll in.

"Hey...were we interrupting something?" Matt says, the look of confusion on his face turning to on of fear as I glare at him and Cratt.

"Every God damn time with you two." I growl in frustration as I wave my hand at them and push them out of the room with a gust of air, making sure to slam the door shut.

"Come on Gem, we better train." Ariven says lauging, tugging on a strand of my hair playfully before going to the bathroom where the sounds of a shower fills my ears.

I groan again as I cuddle back into bed, not wanting to get up.

"Gem if you're not dressed by the time I get out I'm putting a spider on you." I freeze at the threat from Ariven and shudder. Spiders were the spawn of the devil. The sad part is he has put them on me many times till I cried.

Quickly I rush to the closet and grab the nearest outfit I could get my hands on, the soft feel of the leggings slipping onto my legs and the work out bra kept my girls in check.

"Gem?" I was finishing tying my shoe lace when the door to the bathroom opens and I step out to catch him walk out, water dripping from his pecs, his skin glistening from the light as the drops of the clear liquid run slowly down. Mother help me now.

"See something you like?" He chuckles and I blush again, turning I got away and walking towards the door.

"I'll see you for breakfast." I say calmly before walking out of the room.

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"Okay wolves. I used to be a member of this pack and I knew that Alpha Sorus and Luna Crest always had the wolves run twenty miles. Since the former beta took over he stoped that." All wolves in the pack looked at me. I had told Lace and Mika to grab any wolf, both female and male, to bring them here to be trained as long as they were between the ages of sixteen to sixty. Anyone over sixty was welcomed to join but could sit and relax. I was shocked to see so many looking at me eager to train with Mika beside me on the right as the Alpha of his pack and on my left stood Ariven. Lace was situated on Mika's right as his beta.

Today was another round of training. Previously I had them show what they could do and had members of my pack as well as myself rate them from one to ten. One being the worst.

I was surprised to see they ranged from five to eight and so now it was time to train them as a group.

"A pack is only as strong as it's weakest link so let's start with stretching to warm our muscles. Lace will lead that." With a nod from me I watch as my once best friend called attention and we followed her lead till every muscle in our bodies slacked from being fully stretched, then I nodded to Ariven as he steped forward and Lace returned to her spot. They knew that we had the right as leaders since our help had been requested.

And with what had occurred yesterday we needed to finish training as quickly as possible.

"Today we will be running like Alpha Starlite said but on one condition. Everyone but my Alpha will be in human form and she will be in wolf form. This way we train your senses and speed while in human. It is easy to train your wolf but what if you are drugged and have to rely on the strength you poses as a mere human, you'll most likely die.

So as such I expect you all to be able to keep up with a wolf." I took this as my que to step behind the safety of the tall trees and shed my clothes, letting my body shift into my wolf. I could hear the instructions being said to the other pack, mine looking bored to death last I checked as Mika's wolves listened intently.

"Finally. Any wolf who decides to shift during the run will have a minimal amount of wolfsbane injected into them to keep them from shifting for three days as they run fifty miles each day. Do I make myself clear?" A chorus of yes sir reaches him and I step out, sitting beside Ariven to let everyone get a glimpse of my wolf.

My pure white fur danced in the breeze since it was longer then most, the sun reflecting off of it like a prism as usual. My fluffy tail swished haplily as the looks of awe I was getting from those who abused me. I lifted my paw gently, the silver markings dancing like stars in the sky moving as I paw at Ariven's pocket, shaking my head to show how my tuft of fur that hung in my face like bangs kept covering my eyes and he lets out a chuckle, reaching into his pocket to retrieve the pins he carried and gently moved the fur and pined it back for me.

I give him a gentle lick on his cheek before I nodd and slowly started to trotted away.

"Time to run." His voice commands and I hear the following foot steps behind me.

This will be fun.