Irony-a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. "You're allied with both?!" I stifle my growl since I just yelled at the man who is only trying to help me. In case you are wondering this is a very ironic situation. I've spent almost 7 years of my life running away from Kermit and Alpha Thomas and in less than a week they will be at my Luna induction. Where I can guarantee all hell will break loose.

"Unfortunately, they're our neighbors. We need to be on good terms with them."

Running my fingers through my hair I breathe out and puff my cheeks along with it. "You are aware that once they see me all 'good terms' will be thrown out the window? Unless you hand me over freely."

"NO! MINE!" I roll my eyes as Josh inhales my scent. This guy.

"Obviously I would get the hell out of dodge, I'd run away before they even realized I was gone." Not something I'm proud of but a necessary skill I learned while living with my father. It only helped me avoid beatings.

Alpha Allen rubs his face and Josh seems to be back to normal except for the anger coursing through our bond. "Father, they will not take her." He gives his son a look, basically saying 'no duh'.

"You're the Alpha now Josh, though you still haven't beaten me." Josh groans and rests his head against mine. If it wasn't completely disrespectful I'd love to challenge Alpha Allen just to see where I stand.

I glance up at Josh and smile, 'You alright?'

'Yes my father loves to rub in the fact I haven't beaten him yet.'

"Why do you have to beat him in a fight to become Alpha?"

I've never really heard of this practice before. Especially because the job of an Alpha is so stressful it is usually passed along willingly. But I'm assuming that since Josh hasn't won yet, Alpha Allen still has a little pull- purely out of respect. "It's teaching discipline. Patience and provides a strong successor for the pack." Josh responds proudly.

"Not to mention humility. Years of hard work and constantly being put back into your place is something that you won't ever forget." Don't I know it? I nod at Alpha Allen to acknowledge him and start to get nervous.

Josh sighs and toys with my fingers, "Alright do not inform Alpha Thomas or Kermit of my mates identity." He spat out Kermit as if it was the most disgusting thing he'd ever tasted in his life. Can't say I blame him entirely, I feel the same way. "That will only give them time to prepare." Smart. "All of our pack is invited, obviously but double security around the home and we'll put a few more wolves on patrol around our borders. No one will see my beautiful mate until it is time for her to be inducted into the pack and as our Luna." He says the last part proudly and my wolf begins to purr in happiness.

'Mate's proud of us'

'Yes he is'

No matter how happy I am we still have to prepare for the inevitable, "Once they see me all hell will break loose." Okay, so I'm going to have to work on my eloquence apparently because they both laugh at me.

Alpha Allen sighs and glances at Josh, "Unfortunately son that is something we will have to work through when the time comes. We have no idea how they will react."

And in the back of my mind I'm thinking… I could always challenge my father then.

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'Time to get up! Time to get up! Time to get up!'

'What the hell Amber?!'

'Time to train! The sun is shining and we're ready to start the day'

If I could glare at my wolf I absolutely would, 'Correction Amber, you are ready for the day. I was sleeping until you started shouting in my head. Ass.'

'One word: Kermit.'

'And I'm up.'

My eyelids reluctantly flutter open as the sun seeps in through the window making me instantly shut them again. Warmth embraces me and the large arm wrapped around me not only makes me smile but makes me want to stay in bed all day. But my wolf's words or shall I say word runs through my mind again. 'Kermit'. I sigh and as soon as I move my back collides with his chest. "Stay."

"Release." I quip and try to get up again, if he's going to talk to me like a dog then I can too. This time he doesn't say anything but his grip around my waist only tightens.

'This is a sign Amber we should just stay in bed.'

'Get your lazy ass up!'

"Would you knock it off Maya? I'm trying to sleep here and you trying to get up is really tiring me out."

"Let me go train and you can get back to your beauty sleep." His reply? He grunts and nuzzles my neck. "Why don't you come train with me?" He perks up like I just offered myself on a silver platter. Okay, I'm funny. "You need to train to fight your father and I need to train to fight mine. Your end result will be nicer than mine however." He growls and starts kissing behind my ear. Josh is still not happy about me fighting an Alpha, oh if only he knew what I was capable of. But on a better note he understands why I want it this way. Why I want to be the one to fight my father and has dropped it… aside from twice last night and then waking me up in the middle of the night. Okay so he hasn't dropped it.

"I have to do some paperwork, shouldn't take longer than 30 minutes and I'll be there." I turn around and peck him on the lips. We haven't completed the mating process yet but if our make-out sessions were any indication plus the fact we can't keep our hands off of each other then it will be amazeballs. Even if we are both virgins.

This morning was the same as any other morning, I jump in the shower he tries to join me saying that we really need to conserve water. I turn him down, he pouts. To make him happy because it hurts me to see him sad, even if he is messing around I kiss him. That kissing turns to a make-out session, which he has to pull away from because 'he's acting like a damn pup'. Josh tries to peak while I'm getting dressed and he pretends like he can't find a shirt so I ogle his abs.

All of that occurs within 30 minutes and though it has become the normal our routine, I wouldn't want to change that part of the day. I blow him a kiss on my way to the training grounds outside to which he growls. He's not happy about my clothing choices. Apparently shorts and a tank-top is inappropriate. Pretty sure I'm marked bro cool your jets. Plus, I reek of Josh. Someone would have to have a lot of nerve to try anything. Seeing as it's only 7:30 the only people I see are patrol. However, getting to the training grounds someone, or shall I say Vanessa is currently punching the punching bag.

I swear it's destiny for us to constantly be at one another's throats. But seeing as I'm the future Luna I guess I have to be the bigger person and play nice. "How'd you sneak away from your mate?" I joke and her head flips in my direction.

A playful smirk toys on her lips as she saunters towards me, "Shouldn't I be asking you that question. Aren't the Alpha's twice as possessive as normal wolves?"

I shrug, "I got up 45 minutes ago. It took some convincing."

"Want to spar?"

And there it is. She's more than serious from the excited expression on her face. "No."

"Oh come on don't be a pansy."

"Yeah I'm the pansy." I force out a chuckle and turn back around to face her, "Who was begging me for help after I snapped your leg last time?"

She growls and stares at me in the eyes, 'she's challenging us'

'Amber, she's trying to get a rise out of us. Cool your shit.'

"Look. Away." I warn. If we were on different terms besides what we are, then I wouldn't think it a big deal but she knows that I hate this. Let's try logic. "Vanessa, I know you are new to pack life but it is wise not to challenge the Alpha Female." Goddess I sound pretentious.

"Oh please." She spats, "Don't give me that Luna shit." Amber growls and I don't even try to stop it. "I have no idea what you're capable of and I want to break you open and see what I find."

"What am I a damn treasure chest?" My fists start to clench while Amber tries to break free. She's scratching at her cage begging for a good fight. "I'm a rogue and am finally healed from my last 'act of aggression'." Or that's what they coined it as. BS is what it is.

A wolfy grin approaches her lips, exposing her elongated canines. Mine involuntarily form from the threat, "I think you're forgetting Little Luna-"I cut her off with a growl of my own which she enjoys. "I'm a rogue as well, no law will be broken. This isn't a challenge for your position. This is for fun."

My wolf loves the idea of that, "No furs." Amber sneers at me but I don't worry about it. I don't like to rely on her, she's a strong she-wolf and I know that. I have to get stronger as a human.

"Submission only." Vanessa adds in her own rule, "No fatal blows."

"Of course not." I wouldn't do that to Zay. He's head over paws for this girl, he's always been a happy go-lucky person since I met him. Kind of the 'class clown' if you will, I knew it as soon as I saw him. But as soon as he met Vanessa he was all over her like white on rice, and snow, and mayonnaise. He flaunted her around the school and kept saying 'yeah this is my mate'. Such a dork.

I gesture my head to the circled area and she follows me, "How are you and Zay?"

"Fine I guess. He's mad that I won't let him mark me, but I'm making him work for it."

I involuntarily say, "Good girl."

After entering the 'ring' which is really a circled rope lying on the ground I pull up my hair. "Are you going to tell me what you tell me before every fight?"

I chuckle because we've only fought a total of 3 times, 2 times in our human form and I've told her the same thing both times. If I didn't know any better I'd say she admires me, she keeps coming back. A resilient little thing. As I stretch out my arms and grin, "You are aware you're challenging me?" She nods and a sense of nostalgia erupts within me. "You will need to give a perfect effort." She nods as I stretch out my hips. "Tap out or get the hell knocked out." I warn and get into a defensive pose.

The sun was beaming down on us and a nice cool breeze flew in between us. Once I start sweating it will feel nice. I hear a few birds chirping and put up my mental wall from both my wolf and Josh. Vanessa makes the first move, leaping at me in an effort to tackle me to the ground. I move to my right and wrap my arms around her torso and slammed her to the ground. My foot rests against her stomach, a smirk approaching my lips. She pushed my leg off and rolled off the ground, circling me as if I'm the prey in this situation. I don't follow her with my eyes. My ears and sense of smell doing all the work, I hear her deep inhale of breath before she attacks again and dodge a punch instinctively. I grab her fist and flip her on her back. "Vanessa you're forcing your movements."

She gets back up and tries to kick me in the ribs, "Stop forcing it." I throw her leg down and step backward.

A growl escapes her lips, "Are you going to fight or not?"

Amber took control and smirks, "Are you going to give me something to fight?"

My wolf is so arrogant. After urging her to give me back control, because Vanessa won't learn this way she does with reluctance. A fist comes flying in my direction and I barely dodge it. I throw a punch of my own and knee her in the stomach. "Don't think about your movements. Use your instincts." After 10 minutes of sparring with one another I tell her to stop. "Vanessa what sort of training have you done for yourself?"

She wipes the blood off of her nose and inhales deeply, "Just fighting rogues and working out."

I haven't even broken a sweat yet, she's much stronger in her wolf form. "Okay. Well, let me show you something. I'm going to keep my eyes closed and you're going to attack."

Her brows knit together in confusion and I help her off the grass, "I'm serious. You won't hurt me." Okay so that was a little cocky and she eagerly accepted the challenge. "Stay about 20 feet away. I'll keep my back to you and keep my eyes closed."

I close my eyes and listen for anything that could be relevant to her location and attack. Heavy breathing and the smell of sweat invades my nostrils. Crunching of grass, meaning she's walking towards me. A snap of a twig only a few feet away. A sound of rushing wind lower than my face, she's using her feet on my right. I grasp her ankle before she makes contact and right at the same time I hear a growl.

From the fact that I'm turned on I know it's Josh. "Shit." I hear Vanessa whisper, "This doesn't look good."

"Stay behind me." I unknowingly bite my lip as he stalks towards us, getting ready to kill.

"MOVE!"

"Excuse you." I snap and arch my brow.

He growls again and my entire body trembles. His eyes are a deep black and I can't help my hormones. Scolding Amber does absolutely nothing for me, Josh is about to reply whenever he inhales deeply closing his eyes in the process. A satisfied purr emits from his chest when his eyes snap open to me, lust evident in his orbs. 'I smell your arousal baby girl'

'Your growls are a turn on'

'They're manly'

'They're sexy' I retort and grin at my devilishly handsome mate. Ever since I was marked it is incredibly hard to contain myself around this man. "IF you two are going to have sex I think it's best if I leave."

Josh growls again, remembering why he got angry in the first place. His hand reaching out for her collar. "YOU DARE ATTACK MY MATE! YOUR LUNA?!"

I place my hands on his chest and his eyes soften, "We were sparring."

"She was attacking you while you were staring off into space."

I roll my eyes, "I'm teaching her to use your senses. I told her to attack me that way." He's conflicted. His wolf wants to take control and punish Vanessa. It isn't normal for a Luna to act this way, to train. They are more like the mother hens of the pack. Responsible for pack functions and taking care of the women and children when there is an emergency. I'm sure he's trying to reason with Jax, poor thing is stubborn and only doing what his instincts are telling him. He drops his hold on her and I spin on my heels, my face meets Vanessa's worried one. "V, I'm going to call you V. While he's doing whatever it is he's doing, I'm going to tell you something. You ma'am are an over-thinker. When I was a rogue, I spent 6 months in my wolf form. Never once shifting and I relied completely on her. My senses became stronger even as a human, use your wolf. I stopped your kick completely on impulse."

She frowns and glances at the ground, "I can't spend 6 months in wolf form. There's school and I'm sure Zay wouldn't want to sleep with a wolf." I arch my brow, like for real? Mates are attracted to mates whether human or wolf. They're the most beautiful creature no matter what form.

"Vanessa, dismissed." Josh grunts she barely bows her head. He growls and steps towards her menacingly at the disrespect. I don't intervene, she needs to learn her place if she wants to be a part of this pack. Plus she's a leadership female, she needs to lead by example. Hesitantly she bows and walks away.

I'm already getting into pack ways again, just like riding a bike. "How about you and I go for a run?" I offer and saunter towards the trees. Last time he saw me as a wolf I was running away from him and we didn't really get to spend any time in our furs, together.

"I'd love that but first." I blinked and he's right in front of me with a mischievous smile, oh boy. His hands wrapped around the small of my back and he tugged me into his body. Yummy. "You should warn me whenever you plan on fighting someone. I almost ripped her head off for trying to hurt you."

"Possessive."

"Protective." He corrected, his ego taking quite a boost at the same time. His lips lightly drug across my jawline. My abrupt gasp for air basically giving him the go ahead. I can feel him smile against my skin. I felt his nose run across my neck, along with the sparks that seem to have amplified. Goddess, this man. My hands gripped at his hair which earned me a satisfied growl. "So beautiful." He pecked the area around my mark sending me into a frenzy. He's toying with me, knowing that it's driving me insane.

"Josh." I warn and use what little bit of strength I have left to move his head to my mark. His teeth scraped against it and my entire body trembled. If he wasn't holding me up I would have fallen to my knees.

I stifle a moan by biting my lip intensely and feel his lips brush against mine. "I love you Maya."

"I love you." I whisper and connect our lips in a needy and desperate kiss. We have the rest of our lives, I don't know why we're going crazy like this. But as I'm running my hands over his body and I feel the rumbling in his chest and the small tremors of his muscles twitching I can't help but love this moment. The fact that I have this sort of an effect on him is indescribable.

"We should stop." Josh whispers before attacking my mouth again. Greedily pulling my bottom lip in between his teeth and running his tongue through my mouth.

"Yeah." I agree before jumping and wrapping my legs around his waist.

"I'm serious."

I hum in response and kiss his neck. "Mine." I whisper. He's all mine. He groans and holds me tightly to his body while I suck on his skin.

Someone clearing their throat catches us off guard and pulls me out of my daze. Josh however, well as soon as I stopped he placed feather light kisses against my neck. "Josh." I nudge his arm and smile apologetically to the man just watching us like a creep. "JOSH!"

I try to slide down his body but he stops me, "What baby girl? Why are you pulling away?"

"We have company." For an Alpha he tends to not realize some things. DO NOT EVER TELL HIM I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT! Josh growls and flips his gaze to the man beside us, pushing me behind him at the same time. He doesn't like males seeing me in a vulnerable position, even if he's with me.

"Eric?"

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Sort of a filler chapter. Hope you enjoyed this.