Forbidden Alpha - Chapter 175

Gabe

Noon was the hottest time of the day here in Desert Moon. Sweat beaded and slowly dripped down my forehead. It wasn’t even noon yet but the sun blazed down on us with a blazing passion. The three of us were excused from training until Ady was completely healed, but Leo wasn’t having it.

As soon as we walked onto the field, he winked at me before he made a beeline for the group of people awaiting Darci’s command. After they warmed up, Leo was paired with some guy from Tier 2. His muscles glistened with sweat and tensed as he sparred with his opponent.

I wasn’t as invested in the training session as Ady. I sighed as a cool breeze tickled the back of my neck. I sat cross-legged on the grass. There wasn’t any shade, so we had no choice but to sit in the uncomfortable heat. The occasional cool breeze was like a cold cup of water in a desert.

Ady stood next to me but she wasn’t paying me any attention. The field demanded her attention and I grumbled from where I sat but didn’t bother her. I knew she was serious about getting stronger. A part of me knew she still feared Shane.

She was focused on Briana as she fought one of the other girls in Tier 1. I knew there weren’t that many girls in Tier 1 but I’d only started training with them and wasn’t sure who was who yet. Leaning my head back, I looked up at the cloudless sky. I was transported back to this morning.

***

I hadn’t slept a wink last night and to top it off, I woke up before sunrise. It was as if I’d hopped into bed, blinked, and morning had come. I had tried to go back to bed but couldn’t. Finally, after multiple attempts, I bolted from bed. Every part of me screamed that I was wide awake. I dragged myself from bed and got dressed.

If I couldn’t sleep, I’d go for a run. I needed to do something or I’d go crazy. I grabbed gray shorts to put by the door, so when I returned, I wouldn’t walk through the packhouse naked. The last thing I needed was to catch Odis in the elevator butt naked. The longer I stayed in my room, the more I thought of Odis.

Ever since that night, my thoughts of him had only multiplied. My heart wouldn’t listen when my mind told it he rejected us. I couldn’t even have a meal at my table without thinking of him spreading me out like butter. I’d get hot and bothered only to get frustrated and grumpy. Beta Odis had too much power over me and he didn’t even know it. It pissed me off.

Slamming the door behind me, my body itched with the need to shift. My wolf was on edge and we were both ready for a run. As I headed down the hallway, I was so lost in thought, I ran into Leo. I didn’t think anyone else would be up this early but here he was. He asked where I was going and when he found out, he invited himself.

My protests fell on deaf ears and, after a few tries, I gave up. I was wasting time here when I could be out there, being wild and carefree. I didn’t want him to pry into my personal life, I didn’t want to flirt, or pretend everything was fine. I didn’t want to act like I was fine right now, I didn’t want to think. I preferred to be alone but I knew that wasn’t going to happen.

Maybe I gave in because, deep down, I knew I needed a friend, wanted it. After making him swear he wouldn’t as me any questions or bother me, I continued my mission towards the elevator. All I wanted to do was run, feel the earth below my paws, and let Felix take control. My hands trembled as the elevator descended.

Odis was beginning to slip back into my thoughts. I wasn’t going to keep acting like a wounded puppy, it was pathetic and I knew I needed to get my act together. My heart swore he knew Odis didn’t mean it but my mind told me not to be stupid. I was Ady’s bodyguard now and life didn’t revolve around a man who didn’t want me.

I was bound to see him more now that I would accompany Ady whenever Ethan was absent. I couldn’t have this awkward as shit tension between us every time we saw each other or were in the same room together. I wasn’t going to chase after him, as much as I wanted to, I wouldn’t. I wasn’t a love-sick puppy and I knew my worth.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, I sprinted out and across the living room. I waited until we were outside, threw my shorts by the door, and shifted. I don’t think I could have waited any longer. I wouldn’t have been able to keep walking until we got closer to the forest. I wanted nothing more than to slip back and let Felix drive.

Reading my mind, Felix stepped forward and surged forward powerfully. He didn’t bother looking back at Leo, time waited for no man. It wasn’t long before Leo’s wolf, Brutus could be heard running up behind me. We were used to running alone, Brutus only fueled Felix to run faster.

Normally when I run, I go to the forest by the packhouse, but ever since she’d been taken, I hadn’t gone there, couldn’t go there. It was no longer a go-to spot and I wracked my brain as I thought of where to go. Brutus kept up behind me and Felix got an idea. I saw where he decided on as he darted for the other end of the pack’s territory.. We would make our way around the city.