"That's enough!"
Rae's eyes widened in surprise at the command to stop. However, because she was currently propelling towards Kaius in mid-air, she has no way to stop.
Kaius immediately went into a position, his arms wide open, ready to catch Rae.
Just as Rae was about to collide with Kaius, the latter quickly grabbed her in a hug so that she wouldn't get hurt. However, the force from the launch was quite strong, Kaius also went flying together with Rae. Kaius quickly stretched out one arm behind him while another hugged Rae in his embrace and placed his claws onto the ground. The soil underneath them was torn off due to Kaius' claws. He then turned his body around, still protecting Rae in his arms as he placed his feet onto the ground to brake.
Kaius gritted his teeth from the pain of the frictions of the ground.
When they finally stopped, Kaius looked up at Latham with a glare. "Why the feck did you tell us to stop?" he roared.
Latham walked over to them, with his arms crossed and said, "I was testing whether you can test your response when it comes to command. Whenever shifters get engrossed in their fighting, they would not be able to listen to the orders and this would bring problems to their packmates and most especially to their Alpha."
Kaius growled. "Even so…" he said raspily.
Latham turned around, ignoring the shifter's mumbling and complaining. He looked at the other shifters around them and announced the end of training.
When he turned back around, both Kaius and Rae had already turned to their human counterparts. Standing beside them were Jeayan and Erick, who brought them their clothes to change.
Once the two have already dressed, Latham asks Makena whether she will be going to the B&B place straight away.
Makena nodded. "Since we'll be going straight home tomorrow, it's better we get some rest before we go," she said.
She then turned to Hamish and gave him a kiss on the cheek. She pulled away, looking shy.
Hamish's eyes widened in surprise. He never thought that she would kiss him in front of everyone, knowing her personality.
Both Jeayan and Erick inwardly rolled their eyes behind them. Erick then leaned closer to Jeayan, asking softly, "So, this is how you usually feel?"
Jeayan nodded. "Yep," she said, clicking her tongue.
Ignoring the two lightbulbs behind him, Hamish smiled gently down at his mate. "So, shall I bring you back home?" he asked flirtatiously.
Before Makena could reply, Erick had dragged Hamish away by the back of his collar. "Let's go, lover boy. We got school tomorrow."
"The heck, Erick! Let me go!" Hamish roared.
The other shifters stepped aside, giving Erick some space, letting the latter walk past them.
Makena just smiled as she watched them leave.
Jeayan walked over to her and placed a hand on her arm.
Startled by the sudden touch, Makena whirled her head towards the other girl, her eyes widened.
Jeayan immediately pulled her hand away and raised both her hands up as if to surrender. "Oh, sorry. I didn't mean to startle you."
Makena smiled at her as she shook her head. "No worries. I'm just easily surprised," she said.
"I didn't expect that you and your packmates would come here," Jeayan commented. "Did Hamish know?"
Makena was about to answer her when Jeayan answered herself. "Nah, that's impossible. You probably told him earlier, right?" she asked.
Makena smiled secretly at Jeayan. "Actually, he didn't know. I didn't tell him about it. I was planning for this to be a surprise," she said.
Jeayan's mouth dropped to an 'o' shape. "No wonder," she said. She then giggled. "Good for him."
Before the two of them could talk more, Latham had clapped his hands together, trying to get everyone's attention. "Alright, everyone! Let's break it up here and we'll see each other in the next training session."
He turned to Makena and said, "Thank you again for your participation. We hope to see you and the others soon! Have a safe journey back home."
Makena nodded and thanked him as well.
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Krys nestled deep underneath the branches and leaves as he watched the two young shifters below him. He was squatting on top of one of the branches in a nearby tree where the Kendall shifters had their training. He was surprised when he saw unfamiliar shifters joining their session.
After he heard Makena's introduction, it was then he knew that the Kendall and the Cairin packs have come into an agreement and partnership. And they were now training together.
He was planning to stay a bit more to listen to the conversations below when Erick, who was dragging Hamish by the collar, suddenly stopped in his tracks and looked at the tree where Krys was hiding.
Krys immediately cursed softly, thinking that perhaps his scent spells have worn out. The scent spell was one of the warlocks' spells that enable one to hide their scents from anyone, even from shifters. He could not risk exposing himself in this den of shifters lest he could get killed. He quickly cast another spell on himself.
What he didn't know was that Erick did not actually sense his smell. It was more of his instincts were telling him that someone was there.
Coincidentally, just after Krys casted a spell on himself, Erick turned back around and continued to drag Hamish out of the forest.
After the two young shifters have left, Krys turns to look at the training area where Latham had just dismissed everyone.
Krys continued to watch from behind the leaves. He narrowed his eyes as he watched Makena and her other packmates left the area. Earlier, before he left for Burkendall town, he was baffled as to why Rehan had told him to not chase after the woman, saying that they did not need her anymore.
Krys knew how valuable and precious her blood was, hence he was confused why Rehan told him to ignore the woman. Instead, he told him to keep an eye on Erick.
Yet, seeing how Erick seems to be suspicious of his surroundings, Krys could only abandon his plan to follow him out. He wasn't sure why Rehan wanted him to follow the young shifter. He knew that Erick was suspiciously getting stronger day by day. He could not put a finger on how the latter managed to strengthen himself up. He suspected Rehan probably knew something but just needed confirmation.
He doesn't know what Rehan was looking for. But perhaps the information of the two packs working together would still be good.