When We Were Mates (Demetra and Emris) novel Chapter 178

Chapter 178

Chapter 178

una Demetra.

The class chuckles. Girls whisper to each other and boys elbow each other in the ribs..

1 freeze.

My face ignites. Heat crawls up my neck, across my cheeks, to the tips of my ears. I can feel the blush spreading like willfire and I know–1 know that he can see it.

He sees me turning red.

And then he straightens himself. Pushes off my table. Walks back toward the podium with his hands tucked in his pocket

ke he didn’t just set my entire nervous system on fire.

Up, everyone!”

The class looks around, confused.

I want you in the field in your full uniforms.” He grabs a stack of papers from the podium. “I’m taking you to the woods. And there, we’re gonna put this to practicality.”

He pauses. His eyes find mine again. Just for a second.

Last person to get into the field-” Emris is not even done talking when everyone starts getting their stuff packed to get out of the lecture hall.

Alpha Emris.

Imagine my surprise when Demetra walks into the woods looking like that.

Standard Wolf Arts field uniform…tank top, sporting leggings, running shoes and I have seen this uniform before, Delta unit back home in this exact configuration, it has never once been a problem for my concentration. Today it is a problem for my concentration and I’m blaming the mate bond and moving on.

I notice the were–druid immediately.

What’s his problem? Why is he always there? Why is he standing down like he’s telling her something private?

so close, his shoulder almost brushing hers, his head tilted

Then I spot the Twin Alphas. I know their brothers…. ran into them at a pack summit a few years back. Whatever they’re talking about involves glances in Demetra and Travis’s direction.

Hmm, okay so..I will be reasonable about that for now.

The only reason I’m not

pissed at that reindeer or were–druid…whatever is because I’m hoping they stick together. Her Wren, Lolly Especially since the whole wolf syndicate looks like a pack of hungry wolves eyeing fresh meat. I’ll let him stay close to her just for the sake of keeping her safe. But the moment I sense some form of touchy–touchy from him? I’ll bury

him.

“Hey.”

Laura comes to stand beside me and looks out at the students assembling in the tree line.

“Hi. I adjust the vest. The shotgun sits in its holster against my ribs which is standard precaution for these specific woods.

dangerous woods in the whole of Rockville, linked to a number of borders and three These are terrifyingly the most territory borders. Rogues pass through with enough regularity that being unarmed in here would be optimistic. I’m not

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expecting anyone to go deep enough to crecounter that problem today at long as they

But still These are the woods

“What did you set up? Laura ask

“An onion.

She turns to look at me. “What?”

You’ll see.

I step forward as the last students filter in from the path. I wait until the movement settles and the none drops and thre hundred wolves are looking at me in the morning woods wondering what I’m about to ask them to do.

Which is exactly the point.

“First lesson” I fold my arms. “Yes, I know it’s early. Morning is harder for scent work…the dew, the trees, the grass, the soill the wildlife running through here. They reduce the way you are able to smell. So that’s why it’s perfect. Your assignment th morning is to locate where an onion is. There are at least twenty pieces of onion distributed in the woods. You are to find one and bring it to my office”

“ONIONS-”

One blonde student squeals amongst everyone else groaning. Her voice is the loudest among all the others!

I catch Demetra in my peripheral vision rolling her eyes and shifting her weight to one hip.

This is a mixture of all classes….Dragon, Panther, and Fox. If the Foxes are lucky, they don’t get their onions stolen from them. Which is why I’ve got Honey to install cameras at night in the radius. There’s sure to be a rule against stealing, but I doubt the were–coyotes and were–supes here will care to adhere to it.

I’ve already clocked the Twin Alphas.

“That’s my brother.” Laura says at my side.

“Huh?”

“The one near the kid you found on the roadside.”

I try not to laugh.

“The one near Demetra?” I correct.

“Yeah. Demetra seems very aloof like someone who has the right to order you around. Last time I remember, you’re the Alpha of the Black Covenant. And on the news, they say you’re hard to control.” She looks at me. “Do you let her do what she wants because she’s pretty?”

I smile.

“I kinda made a promise to her. Well, to her family…”

“But you found her on the road.”

“Yeah.”

She looks at me and I just walk forward cause I can’t continue that conversation.

“You heard me! There are twenty pieces of stinky onion in these woods. And there are about three hundred of you. I’m

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gonna give you three tricks and then three rules. The first trick is to remember what I told you in chase. The secon it’s not a competition. The third trick is to listen to your wall

I keep walking

“Rules. Do not cheat. Don’t use this time to finish a previous fight. I don’t want you measuring your dicks

stop in front of the blonde haired twin. He is looking at something above my left shoulder with disinterest of someone who has been performing boredom.

“What was the first rule?” I ask.

“Wasn’t listening” He doesn’t look at me when he says it and I place my hands on both sides of my vest. I consider walki away but then I decide to give him a one–degree punch. Just one degree.

He goes to his knees immediately and whatever he ate for breakfast makes a reappearance on the woods!

“Ewww-

Everyone within a six–foot radius step back in unison. I do a roundabout and stare at his brother…the one with dark hair.

“What about you? Do you remember my first rule?”

“Do not cheat,”

“Good boy.” I tap his shoulder and move along the line.

I stop in front of a student in the next cluster… blonde she–wolf in short workout shorts instead of the mandated leggings.

might want to consider changing. The bees in these woods carry red venom. The leggings requirement exists for a

on.”

me’s Cassie, Alpha.” She flips her hair over her shoulder instead of taking my advice.

Okay, Cassie.” I keep moving and stop next to Demetra.

She turns her face away from me when I look. I use my elbow to bump her arm as I walk.

“Last rule is-” I pause, looking at the sky cause I’ve genuinely lost the thread of it, “-I’ve forgotten what it is. You have one hour. Now!” I growl.