***”Yes…It was. But with the brand I don’t have any desire to do anything like that. Nothing romantic crosses my mind.”***
***”Would you still feel it though? If I kissed you right now, would you be able to understand what it means?”***
***”I don’t know. I’m sure people have tested it. Lil actually said she and Wyatt did.”***
***”I would like another chance to show you what a first kiss should be like.”***
I think I might have stopped breathing again. I have no idea what the look on my face is, but clearly I am scaring Oliver, he backpedals.
***”Bitty, we aren’t mates. I don’t care what anyone says, we both know it, but there is something here. And I will be honest, this is because I care about you, but I also kind of want to rub it in that you will always be mine in some way. I think it might get us the in that we need to save the twins. Do you trust me?”***
I just nod my head, because I am curious about what it feels like with the warrior brand in place. He extends his arm a little further, then tilts his head up to mine slowly. I close my eyes and feel pressure on my mouth. It was closed mouth and gentle. I don’t open my eyes until I feel two hands cupping my face and I look down at my friend who just gave me so many things in a small moment. But then feral growls erupt through the training grounds.
In a flash Oliver and I are up and he doesn’t bother to push me behind him, he stands next to me, two warriors ready for a threat. Both twins are running at us and there are yells everywhere, people scattering. It is chaotic. I see Alpha Lucas running after them and Kaley is screaming, but I can’t understand what she is saying. I can’t see Kevin at all.
Cam goes for Oliver who takes the impact and they begin to grapple. Mateo jumps in front of me to catch Kota’s flying mass, they tumble to the side of me. Sam runs in to take a place at my side, as Alpha Lucas runs straight for me. There is pain in his eyes and his movements aren’t as smooth as they should be.
“Sam, let me do this. He doesn’t want to hurt me. They set him on me. I will be okay. All of you are fighters. He’s fighting this too. It needs to be me.”
He nods, but doesn’t look happy, then steps back from where I am standing just as Alpha Lucas collides with me. We both go rolling, but he has me caged in his arms. I knew he didn’t want to hurt me, but he is under command to fight me. Again, whichever one of them is controlling this doesn’t know what kind of fighters we are. I can hold my own against an Alpha and Alphas aren’t supposed to hurt pack members. It goes against the Moon Goddess’ laws. Not everyone knows that, but when you study with Alpha Reggie as much as I have you pick up a couple things.
When we finally stop rolling, I am able to break from his grasp and run towards the first thing I see… The obstacle course. We weave in and out of the legs of the structure, then I climb on top and he follows. He is agile and can keep up with me, but I have been doing this course for so long that I could probably do it in my sleep. We run everywhere all over it, up, down, in and out. We jump so many times I can hear the wood start to creek from the force and his sheer weight. The thing is sturdy, but I am probably one of the biggest people to really pound on it, and that isn’t saying a lot. Maybe it wasn’t meant to have one of the biggest people in our pack slamming around on top of it.
