I make my way over to the center of the building, standing back from the crowd so I’m not touching anyone but close enough to see what’s going on in the center.


    Alpha Laicas appears to be having a grand time putting the prospects in their ce. No sooner as one is done, submitted outpletely on the ground, he’s asking for another volunteer. I watch cautiously for several rounds, as it appears that he’s not tiring, before slowly backing away. He’s getting bored with how slow the onlookers are taking to volunteer and has started pointing to opponents furthering my belief that this is part of training since no one is refusing.


    Once I get several steps away I look around again. There are no other trainers around and Jamie is nowhere to be seen. I know he didn’t get sent home yet. He visited me just yesterday and told me that alpha had separated him and the members of the Crescent Moon pack back into individuals instead of maintaining a group punishment.


    I turn to start heading towards the door. Unfortunately this seems to be my undoing as I hear Alpha Lucas call my name.


    “Cole. It’s nice to see you out and about. I’m testing everyone on their sparring skills. You’re next.”


    “No sir, I haven’t been cleared for any testing yet. I was just watching, it’s time I get back to the pack house. It’s getting close to dinner.”


    “No Cole. If you’re allowed outside the pack house then you’ve been cleared and it’s your turn for testing.”


    I shake my head hard. Alpha has had several meetings with me since I’ve started being able to stay awake and remember the conversations. One meeting was to inform me that he was filing a protection from torture request with the council. I argued fervently against it but he exined that the discovery of low purity silver being injected into my chest the way he did was evidence that my father intended to kill me slowly and in one of the most painful ways known to werewolves. Without my consent he could file aint but he didn’t feel right doing it without letting me know it was going to happen. He told me this morning that he wasfortable with me exploring the grounds, that testing would be wrapped up by four but everyone was allowed to do individual training in the annex. I guess that’s what I’ve stumbled upon.


    “Cole.” Lucas’s call brings me out of my thoughts.


    “No.” I call out again.


    I know alpha doesn’t want me testing or training yet and this looks exactly like a training session.


    “Cole, I am a trainer and you can not refuse me.”


    “Yes I can when I don’t have medical clearance.” I try again to back away from the ring as I have no interest in getting caught up in this.


    “Cole, I ammanding you to get your ass into this ring!”


    “No!” I am bing as forceful as he is but it’s to no avail.


    Suddenly I’m finding myself surrounded by wolves that I don’t know blocking every means I have for getting out of here. I can feel several pairs of hands on my back, pushing me towards Alpha Lucas when all I want is to get away. My mind is going a mile a minute trying to make sense out of something that doesn’t.


    Suddenly they leave me be but I’m not alone. I look around to find that I’m now in the center of the sparring ring with Alpha Lucas on the other side and a crowd has formed around the perimeter.


    “Alpha Lucas, let me go.”


    “Let’s see how you do now that no one is around to save you. You may have my father fooled into feeling sorry for you but no one crosses me and gets away with it. Now it’s time for you to show me what a weakling you really are.”


    Out of desperation I do the only thing I can think of, link with Jamie before ckingpletely out as his first hit makes its connection with my face forcing me into the animal I’d rather not be.


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