- Cleo -

"How much longer?" Ares' long sigh only adds to my irritation. He was meant to be helping me, not moaning at me...which is all he has done since following me outside.

"Why, got somewhere to be?" I pause, panting out as I try to catch my breath. "Yes, I want to swim."

"Ares, you are the future alpha of the Red Thorn pack. You need to train."

"I train plenty, and this isn't me training...this is me being a punch bag. If you have issues with your mate use your voice, not your fists." He was right, but I wasn't ready to hear that just yet. I wasn't at the stage where I was thinking rationally again.

"Are you telling a pregnant woman what to do?"

"No, I'm telling my sister not to stew over miscommunication..."

"Miscommunication?"

"Whatever has got you in this foul mood, talk about it. Don't stew on it, that's what Mum does..."

"I'm not Mum." I growl out at him.

"Precisely, you aren't Mum."

I let my brother's words sink in, yes Mum would let herself get so uptight about things that her wolf would take over.

But this is different, not only am I in control of my wolf...she's so drained still that there is no possibility that she would take over and push me out.

"Just talk to him, tell him." He removes the boxing mits off his hands, dropping them to the ground at my feet before placing a kiss upon my cheek.

all." He whips his head to the side where Jace has been standing the entire

let my shoulders relax, rolling my neck out to remove any

"Feel better?"

I grunt out, removing the boxing gloves and picking up the pads off the

had invested a lot of money into

the Clear Waters pack, including a new training centre build years ago,

still housed the

equipment that didn't need to be kept under lock and

they didn't train with was weapons, something I'm sure Josie will start to implement as her first act as the new

to the training hut, an amused smirk

had been in whilst training. I could feel his amusement through the bond, if anything he

need a chaperone." I chide out as I hanging the boxing mitts

My senses overload as he takes a long stride closer

me.

and what's

out as he spins me, his hands gripping on to my hips as

is closed, only small beams

plunged

reminding

my neck. He

him back, he

belong to me?" He quirks an

"No, not today."

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