Chapter 173
Chapter 173
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Zion was the one to answer, unaware that he was being marked by Alpha Calhoun due to his interest in Aurora.
“Alpha, we are just happy to have a new pack member,” Zion replied. The others hailed him, but they suddenly stopped at the sight of Alpha Calhoun’s darkened gaze.
“Is that so?” Alpha Calhoun asked seriously. Zion quickly nodded in
agreement, a smile forming on Alpha Calhoun’s face, but Zion panicked.
He could see the darkness in Alpha Calhoun’s eyes even when he pretended to smile. Then again, knowing that the Alpha had a fiancée, he could not be interested in Aurora, right?
“Alpha, that is indeed it,” he quickly said, afraid Alpha Calhoun would punish him, knowing how cunning and heartless he could be.
Alpha Calhoun was not that lenient, not even with his call girls.
“Then let it remain so,” he said in a tone that got everyone serious as their attention shifted to their training.
“It’s your first day, so you can sit and watch,” he told Aurora, who did not refuse his kindness.
After all, she did not want to show her skills but was not sure she would be able to not defend herself if she had to train with someone.
Four of the she–wolves aiming to be call girls surrounded Alpha Calhoun. “Alpha, I want to train with you,” one of them said. Another one countered, “You trained with him yesterday. It’s my turn.”
Aurora’s attention was diverted from the girls fighting over training with their Alpha Rene. But she felt it would be good for Alpha Calhoun to have a beta, as not having one meant he had to supervise training by himself.
Aurora also noticed that no one was willing to partner with Rene and suddenly stood up. If she befriended Rene, then she could know more about Alpha Calhoun’s fiancée.
“Alpha Cal, can I train with her?” she asked from where she sat. The she–wolves standing with Alpha Calhoun were upset that she got the Alpha’s attention so easily when they were struggling to do so.
“My name is Rene. I will be glad to train with you,” Rene said to confirm that she would also love to train with Aurora, but Alpha Calhoun was reluctant.
It was obvious that he didn’t like Rene and also did not trust her.
“I thought you would like to watch on your first day,” he said directly. Aurora smiled nervously. What excuse could she give?
There was no way she would tell him why she wanted to be friends with Rene.
“She doesn’t have a partner.”
She must have found the perfect excuse, but that did not mean that Alpha Calhoun was going to buy it or make it easy for her.
“Lydia, you are training with Rene,” he paired one of the she–wolves among the four. Both Rene and she were not happy with the arrangement, but he did not care and continued.
“Ollie and Patrice, you are training together,” he said to two other she–wolves standing in front of him. The last girl smiled, thinking she would have the honor of training with Alpha Calhoun but was amazed.
“Gershon, you train with Olive.”
Their moods were deflated by the arrangement, but they also knew that the Alpha would not tolerate any lackadaisical behavior.
Aurora could not be bothered by their displeased looks but was genuinely concerned about Rene.
It was also beginning to annoy her that Alpha Calhoun did not want her to interact with the pack members, as if he was afraid they would reveal some kind of dirty secrets about him.
She sat back on the rest bench in the training room when Calhoun glared at her. “What are you sitting there for? Didn’t you say that you wanted to train?”
Aurora’s heart dropped into her stomach. It was either she was goi
Calhoun himself.
to allow herself to get beaten or reveal that she could even take down Alpha
Reluctantly, she walked to him but could feel the cold glares on her back.
First, Aurora’s presence ceased the operation of the call girls, making Alpha Calhoun change from the insatiable Alpha who moved from having not less than three women a night to not having any for over a week.
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It was similar to fasting. Now, Alpha Calhoun had also prioritized Aurora over his pack she–wolves.
“Are you all watching or training? We have to revise what we learned yesterday. If you’ve perfected it, then we can add on.”
Everyone focused on their partners after those words, but Zion did not like Alpha Calhoun being there.
Usually, he would take the professional warriors to the mountains for training, so he just had to wait for that time to have a conversation with Aurora.
“What is your level?” Alpha Calhoun asked. Aurora forced a smile.
“Aside from watching some training videos and practicing the moves, I don’t know what you are talking about.”
Relieved that he did not question her further, she took a stand. “Punch me,” Alpha Calhoun said. Aurora punched him rather gently.
“Harder.”
She gave another soft punch, but slightly harder than the previous one. The she–wolves giggled. “She’s so weak. Alpha, even Rene is better than her,” Ollie said mockingly. Aurora did not give a damn what she thought about her.
Rather, she stared at Rene, and the latter lowered her head, showing she was mostly bullied by the girls.
“If I say punch me, I mean this,” Alpha Calhoun made an attempt to punch her, but she dodged even when she wasn’t looking, gaining everyone’s
attention.
Her swift move raised eyebrows, and Alpha Calhoun questioned her. “You said you haven’t trained before.”
“I said I did it alone with videos,” she corrected him.
Thinking it was purely a matter of luck, he directed another punch, but she dodged again. This time, he did not allow her to balance and tried a kick, but Aurora jumped to avoid it. When he aimed at her chest, she did a backward flip and somersaulted, stunning everyone.
Her movements were so graceful, more like that of a professional. “She’s so good,” Zion complimented, wishing he could train with her.
Aurora’s gaze was lowered, knowing that Alpha Calhoun was beginning to have his doubts. Worse of all, he said, “those videos you used for training. I want them.”
Aurora’s move left so much doubt in Alpha Calhoun’s mind. She never staggered nor was she clumsy. Even when her attention was off, she dodged the punches too well.
This was not an amateur. Alpha Calhoun knew he had to do another follow–up on the investigation report on Aurora.
Aurora froze to the spot, but Alpha Calhoun’s attention was now diverted to the others, knowing that Aurora would not have the videos there. They would address it at the pack. Aurora did not need his help, and he soon realized that.
His focus now was directed at his warriors.
Retiring to the rest bench, hours passed before training was over. Most of the girls gave Aurora annoyed gazes, but Rene came to sit beside her.
Zion joined them too as Alpha Calhoun said to him, “Zion, come with me.”
Zion knew his Alpha was upset, making him uneasy. Also, he realized Alpha Calhoun had discharged the warriors to go to the mountains with the lead warrior.
This was the first time he did that, which was a strange occurrence. Somehow, he began to believe the gossip going around that Alpha Calhoun was in love with his assistant.
However, if Asena’s mother should hear this, won’t she cause problems for Daisy? He thought Alpha Calhoun was going to the mountain, but no. The two men walked away as Aurora said to Rene,
“I will walk you to your house.”
Rene was elated as they joined hands and walked out of the gym. “Thank you. You are so nice. I hope that one day, you become our Luna.” Aurora froze and turned to face her.
Looking to her left and right, there were no prying eyes, so she asked seriously.
“You know your Alpha has a fiancée, don’t you?”
Rene’s response shocked the hell out of her. © NôvelDrama.Org - All rights reserved.
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