- 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 time watching

shoulders relax, rolling my neck out to remove any remaining tension my body, just as Jace moves towards me...his eyes that of a

"Feel better?"

grunt out, removing the boxing gloves and picking up the pads off the ground, heading back towards the training

invested a lot of

including a new training centre build years ago, but the

housed

be

something I'm sure Josie will start to implement as

the way to the training hut, an amused

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

out as I hanging the boxing mitts back

what you need." My senses overload as

me.

yeah, and what's

spins me, his hands gripping on to my hips as he back steps me deeper into the hut, kicking the door

the door is closed, only small beams of light traveling in through gaps in the

plunged in complete

need reminding of

to my neck. He was fast, sucking on my mate mark, leaving

he wasn't having me that

not belong to me?" He quirks an

"No, not today."

me work for it

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