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章 8: 08

"So Mr. Gamma... you are a part of my pack now." Emily says as she eats a spoonful of mashed potatoes.

"Yes." I respond. She gits a mischievous grin.

"Hi ya mate!" She links to me and I jump. Oh yea same pack same link. She starts to bounce up and down as she sees by my face that I heard her.

"Hello Emily." I link back.

"I'm gonna have fun with this!" She links.

"We are in the same room I don't think that is nessicary." I tell her.

"I know but now it will be harder for you to push me away since I can link you... oh! And you're not an Alpha anymore so you can't command me... I think I'm gonna like this new Gamma version of my mate." She grins at me.

"Mate thinks things through more than you... and shes a little pushey... you are in trouble human. She won't let you leave her." My wolf loves this side of her.

"What am I doing! I can't let her get attached! I plan on dying soon and she can't get hurt! I need to leave."

"You what? I thought you were over killing yourself! What about the pack!  You are Gamma now! That should stop you from killing yourself think of what's best for the pack!"

"You know what? I am! The pack needs me to train them and I will until the war. Then I will take care of my brothers and allow myself to be killed. Since I believe it is in the best interest of the pack my Gamma commitment doesn't stop me."

"Don't do it human! We could have a good life! With mate!"

"The decision is made... and don't think I don't know you ratted me out with the king! I woke up with the same energy drain as when you took over and he knew what I was trying to do. It's not that hard to put together. I hope you enjoyed it wolfey because I'm not letting my guard down again. You will stay locked up tight when ever we are in human form. You will not tell the king I plan to die!"

"Stupid Human!"

He tunes me out but honestly I'm glad for it.

"Asher are you okay? You kinda zoned out on me." Emily asks looking concerned.

"I'm fine... listen. I need to go... we really shouldn't spend alot of time together... I don't want to hurt you and if you get attached to me that's what will happen. I care to much about you to hurt you." I explain to her.

"No... you can't do this again. I am your mate. You say you care about me and don't want to hurt me? Well this is hurting me!" She is getting angry so I decide to leave and head back to my room.

"I'm sorry... good night." I say but she follows me out.

"No! Just talk to me Asher!" She yells as I walk upstairs.

"No. I can't have you getting attached to me." I say walking into my room. As I go to shut the door she slips in. "Please Meme." I begin to beg. "If you get attached to me it will hurt you when I'm gone."

She pushes me against the door and standing on her tiptoes kisses me. All thought left me and I find myself wrapping my arms around her resting my hands on the small of her back. She locks her fingers in my hair and lowers herself from her toes pulling my head down with her. I need a haircut my buzz cut has grown out far to much.

"Dude Seriously! Mate is kissing us and you are thinking about your hair?! Focus! Puls Mate seems to like being able to grab our hair."

We continue to kiss a moment longer before she pulls away. All I want to do is dive back in but she begins to speak.

"I'm already attached you moron." She says then grabs the door knob and slips out leaving me slack jawed.

I set an alarm for 0300. If I have to train them at 0500 I need my training done beforehand and I haven't trained in nearly two weeks.

I lay on the bead and attempt to sleep.

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0300.

I wake up and leave my room for a run when I'm stopped in the hall. I didn't think anyone would be up yet but was sadly mistaken.

"What are you doing." The guy asks. He only looks slightly older than me but with this whole immortal thing who knows.

"Going to start training." I tell him and try to pass. He pushes me back and I fight myself to not punch him.

"I mean with my sister moron!" He growls.

"And you are?" I ask.

"Matthias... first son of Alpha King Alaric... Emily's protective older brother and a pain in your neck if I hear her crying over you again... I would just kill you but she seems to think that would be worse." He says.

"She... she was crying?" I ask... I don't want to hurt her! Why is she pushing this?

"Well her "mate" basically told her to buzz off and leave him alone. What kind of person does that!? You are a crap mate!" He yells.

"I don't want to hurt her... I just don't want her getting any more attached to me... that is what will hurt her." I explain.

"You ARE hurting her! If you don't want her reject her so she can move on! Bane would gladly take care of her! But no she is caught up on you because you are her mate! She deserves better." I let out a growl as he speaks.

"I agree she deserves better!... but I can't reject her!... I don't even know how." I tell him.

"And you won't be doing it! I won't let you!" My wolf yells in my head.

"Simple you look at her and say "I Asher what ever your name is, reject you Emily Dawn Greyson as my mate, severing our bond." That easy." He tells me.

"I... I can't." I whisper.

"You can, and if you won't accept her you better because what you're doing now sucks!" Matthias says.

"I can't say those words... she should just move on... if she falls for me all I'll do is hurt her. It's better she's mad now than broken once I'm gone." I tell him.

"Or you could... oh I don't know... NOT leave her! That would solve all of this! You're our freaking Gamma! Where do you plan to go!" He yells.

"I... I... this war will be hard... a lot of people will die." I say.

"Really? You are afraid you will die? That's what this is all about?... everyone dies eventually Ash... what matters is how you live. You could live making her happy... making yourself happy... there's no guarantee you will die." He says. His demeanor shifts from angry to concerned. He thinks I'm afraid to die... no I welcome it... just not for her.

"You're right what matters is how you live... and I've done way to much to allow anyone to carry my burden... she's better off without me Matthias and I don't plan on outliving this war... I have a feeling it will end me." I tell him. He places a hand on my shoulder.

"Listen. You can't know that." He starts not realizing how well I know what I plan to do. "She needs you... don't throw her away because you are scared."

"I'm not afraid of dying... I just don't want my death to affect Emily." I tell him.

"Then don't die... because no matter how much you push her away you are her mate and your death will affect her." He says. I look away.

"I need to finish training before 5." I say throwing his hand off. "I'll be training the pack then."

"See you at 5 Asher... and just so you know Emily will be there. Dad mandates we each attend one training a day." He says as I walk away.

I take a few laps in human form finishing around 0400. I find a spot in the woods and start rapidly changing from wolf to human and back until a link stops me about 10 minutes in.

"Come to my office before training." Alpha says. I run over knowing as it is I'll have to run all out to get to the clearing on time.

"Yes sir." I say entering the office.

"Asher! Yes, I thought you might want this back." He tosses me my vest.

"Thanks." I slide it on... it's like a part of me is returned. I didn't realize that I missed it. "What made you think of this?"

"Well it seemed to be a crucial part of your battle tactics. I had some people look at it so we can produce them for our wariors... figured you'd want it back." He tells me.

"Yes... thank you sir... I'll be wanting it for the mid day session." I say.

"So you have a plan?" He asks.

"Yes sir... but honestly it depends on the men and where their skill level is." I explain.

"Well give me an update after your morning... I want to hear from you how it goes before anyone else barges in here." He says.

"You don't think it will go well?" I ask. He wanted this but doesn't think it will work. Comforting.

"I think the men will be reluctant to change and a little prideful making a new form of training difficult... they won't like it at first." He explains.

"So you had dinner with Meme." He says.

"Yes sir." I respond.

"Some ground rules in regards to my daughter. You are not to be alone with her. You are not allowed in her room and she is NOT allowed in yours. Public areas only. You will not pressure her in any way. Am I understood?" He asks. I nod.

"Yes sir that won't be a problem." I tell him.

"Umm humm..." he looks at the clock. "you better hurry. You're already going to be late. Oh and consider those rules an order... you better not hurt my girl."

"Yes sir." I nod and run out.

I tuck my shorts inside my vest and shift. When I arrive everyone is already here. I shift back and put the shorts on.

"Late for your first training. Great first impression Gamma." Beta Malak says in my ear as I approach...

This should be fun!


章 9: 09

"For those of you who don't know I am Asher Frasier your new Gamma. I will be training you for the upcoming war against the hunters. I won't go easy on you so bring your best." I start my speech.

"Shut it pup! We know how to fight!" An older pack member says. I turn to address him when a young teen tears through the crowd drawing my attention.

"You killed her!" The boy lunges at me. I dodge him.

"Who did he kill?" The man from before asks.

"My sister!" He throws a punch and I dodge. "My family!" I dodge a kick. "My pack!" He tries to tackle me but I throw him off. He rolls on the ground and someone helps him up. "He's one of them! I saw him leave my house! He killed her! My baby sister! She was 10!"

Many gasps cross the crowd. The boy lunges for me but the people hold him back.

"Is it true?" One of them asks.

"Let the boy go." I command.

As soon as he is released he charges.

"Focus." I tell him as he throws a wild punch. "You want to hurt me? Punish me? Make me pay? You need to control your anger." He charges again. Another uncontrolled punch throws him off balance as I dodge him and he growls. "Use your anger as horsepower, don't let it in the driver's seat." He continues his wild attack panting with tears staining his cheeks. "If you let it control you you will never win. Focus on what you are doing." I see the anger bubble up and he starts to shift.

I wait for the nearly 2 minutes it takes for him to shift. That will need to improve. Eventually a black wolf stands before me snarling. He jumps at my throat and I slide under him popping back up onto my feet. "An unfocused wolf is no better than an unfocused human." He rears up and begins slashing at me with his paws. I dive out of the way as his front paws reconnect with the ground. "You won't win with wild attacks." He charges. I dive over his head. landing on his back I put him in a headlock and twist my body so I am on my back with the wolf held tightly on top of me by his throat.

"I can't bring them back. I can't ease your pain. I'm here to train you. If you want I can help you tear down the Bastards who are behind this. When it's all over I'll probably be dead anyway. The question is are you willing to learn from me? Can you tolerate me enough to learn how to kill them? Or will you stay a reckless pup who would probably die in the first wave? The choice is yours." I whisper in his ear. I feel him start to shift so I let go and stand up.

"I'll never forgive you." He hisses.

"I don't expect you to... you want to hit me?" I ask. He just nods with a clinched jaw. I lock my hands behind my back.

"You have 30 seconds. Do your worst pup." I say. He looks shocked a moment. "27... 26..." before the next number comes out of my mouth he is on me. I let him punch, kick, and claw at me until the time is up. When I stand I can feel the bruising on my face. I can taste the blood in my mouth. A few of my ribs are broken. The boy is strong just undisciplined.

"Now as I was saying. We will start with endurance training in human form. They expect you to rely on your wolf... let's surprise them. I want you running laps. Don't stop until 0700 then get breakfast. Shifting training will start at 1300 and run until 1500 wolf endurance at 1900 until 2000. I assume that one won't need to much work." I explain.

"We do two a days not three!" Someone yells.

"Not any more." I respond.

"We know how to shift pup!" An older one yells. It is the same man from before and he is starting to tick me off. "I've been shifting since before you were born!"

"Show me what you got then. You want to challenge me be my guest!" I say.

The man smirks and starts to shift. About a minute later his sandy wolf stands in front of me.

"You gonna shift pup?" He links.

"Just worry about yourself." I say aloud.

He charges me and I jump over him shifting in seconds I drop on him teeth embedded in his scruff I pin him. He tries to shake me and I dig in deeper.I growl and he stops moving. Eventually he goes limp submitting to me I let him go and shift back.

"What was that?" He asks as he shifts back.

"You should be able to shift in under 5 seconds. This way you are not limited to one form. I'm going to make you into living weapons. That is how we are going to take down the hunters." I explain. Everyone stands around staring at me in shock. "I thought I said to RUN!" I yell and they scatter. I turn to face the Beta.

"You look like crap." He says laughing. I give him a chuckle.

"I'm sure I do... the boy needed to let off some of that anger... it's not like I don't deserve this and more." I tell him.

"Do you even remember his family?" He asks.

"No... I try not to remember faces... it makes it harder... I've killed hundreds of men women and children. Thousands on my head when you count  those my men killed... I can't remember just one." I can't keep contact with his eyes. I don't want to see the look when he realizes just how much a monster I truly am.

"I'm sorry Asher... I know it must be hard on you. You'll do good with the pack. They may be afraid of you now but I think after today they may begin to respect you... at the very least trust you to train them... one more thing." He reaches forward grabbing my nose. A swift move and a crack make me groan. "Gotta fix that pretty face of yours." He laughs.

"Yea thanks!" I growl holding my nose. He continues to laugh then joins the men running.

I grab a towel, wet it with a water bottle, and begin cleaning the blood off. I watch as the men run. Most of them have removed their shirts. I notice that many have a bite mark on their shoulder by their necks. Wonder what that means.

My wolf begins to pur picturing me with a similar scar.

"What is it?" I ask only to hear more purring. "What ever!"

I judge the men and start them on intervals to build speed and endurance.

"Asher." A small voice sounds as the next group passes. I see Matthias leading and sure enough behind him is Emily. She is the only woman here. She stops in front of me panting. "Can I talk to you?" I look over to Beta Malak who was helping me instruct the men.

"Can you take over a minute?" I ask. He grins and nods.

"So... Matty talked to you?" She asks as we get away from the crowd. Matty?... who's?... Matthias!

"Yea." I answer.

"Well I just... you aren't going to die Asher! And even if you are I still want to get to know you first! You are my mate!" She yells... crap these people tell each other everything!

"No Meme!" I kinda like the nick name her father used. "I won't let you! It will only hurt you."

"I can make my own decisions Asher!" She growls.

"As can I and I won't allow myself to hurt you." I respond.

"I know you want me so stop this! Give us a chance!" She screams.

"I can't... you deserve so much more." I tell her.

"I want you! You are my mate! I think I deserve my mate!" She attacks me with another kiss which I find myself returning. Next thing I know I have her pinned against a tree deepening the kiss. After a moment I come to my senses and push myself away.

"Dang it woman!" I yell. Our time ends when the Beta comes up to me.

"Alpha wants you in his office Asher." He says.

Well he said he wanted to talk to me after so I'm not surprised. With one last look at my little mate a turn and run home.

When I enter the office Alpha Alic starts laughing. "So I'm guessing by your face it didn't go smoothly." He says.

"You didn't mention there is a survivor from the packs I destroyed." I answer.

"And that pup got the better of you?... I'm questioning my decision to make you Gamma." He is still laughing so I assume the Beta already filled him in.

"I let him... which I assume you already know... the commander would be disappointed. He boasted our 100% success rate." I tell him.

"Randy's the only one. He was on a run when you attacked. He ran after seeing the carnage. Ended up here." Alpha explains.

"Poor kid... I'm sure it was a mess... he's strong tho. If he can learn discipline he could be a top fighter." I say. He nods

"As a whole what do you think?" He asks.

"They are slow. They tire easily... but they have heart... if they choose to they can become a force to be reckoned with." I tell him.

"Good... thank you Asher... you may save us all." He says. I nod but don't say anything. "Is there something you wanted to talk about?" He asks.

"Ummm... yea... well keep in mind that as far as wolf culture is concerned I am the equivalent of a  ten year old." I start. He chuckles and nods so I ask my question. "I noticed many men with bites on them." I point to the location of the mark. "What does it mean?" He laughs and I look away embarrased.

"Did Trent not tell you anything about Mates?" He asks. (Trent is my father's name.)

"Well... he would get all nervous and tell me he'd explain when I got older... that didn't happen. And Mum would just get all happy and tell me how amazing it is and how beautiful my mate will be... then she would get all serious and tell me if I hurt her she would use my head as a bowling ball." I tell him.

"I think I would have liked your mother... what about your wolf surely he would explain it to you!" He says.

"I asked... he just keeps picturing me with a similar scar and purring." I say.

"Ha ha... yea he would... you realize this is awkward considering your mate is my daughter right?" He asks.

"I know nothing! I didn't even know it had to do with mates! Who else can I ask?" He just sighs.

"When you accept your mate you mark each other with a bite. Claiming them as yours... it's like a wedding band. A permanent one. It also strengthens your bond. It should be done at a mates ceremony... and you will not be marking my daughter without one." He explains. I nod unable to speak. "Promise me boy!"

"You don't have to worry. I will not mark Emily." I tell him.

"Outside of a ceremony." He finishes for me... I don't plan on doing it at all... I can't strengthen the bond just to break it.

"Sure... I won't mark her outside of a mates ceremony." I say.

"Good! Go. Eat. I'm excited to see what you will do with the men." He says.

"Yes sir." I turn and leave.

I make my way to the dining hall and get some food.

"Knock it off you! I'm not marking her!" I scold my wolf as he floods my mind with images of Emily with my mark.

"You will... I'm still working on how... but you will." He says picturing her biting me.

I can't help but want it... but I won't do it... she will be better off when I'm gone.

I do some rapid shift training on my own in preparation for mid day training. Then head back to the field.


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