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scent as well. As much as | wanted to be angry with them, | couldn’t—not when | could feel their emotions and see the happiness

on their faces.

“It's fun, more fun than I initially thought.” | smirked, offering up no further details. “I'm sure you'll find your mate eventually.”

“Oh, con!” Tori groaned, a hand against her heart. “Givesjuicy details! Judging from the blush on your face, I'm

sure there’s plenty of nice tidbits you can tell me.”

“I should probably get dressed now, before we're late for training.” | smirked, stepping into the bathroom with my clothes clutched

in hand.

| could hear Tori’s groan from inside the bathroom and chuckled at her expense. | tugged down the thick hem of the sports bra |

wore, scowling at how my entire mid-section was exposed. It's not that | typically dressed modestly, but | had never worn

something quite as revealing as this. If what Tori had said was true, I'd take an exposed stomach over being hot and miserable

any day.

Alec and Kade’s Mom had set out an entire breakfast for us, one | was d***g to dig into. It was my turn to groan when Tori

handeda foul looking smoothie and a couple protein bars before draggingout of the house.

“It smells like feet.” | commented, wincing as | took a large gulp of the fruity concoction.

“Plug your nose.” She teased, “It's a protein shake, Aurora. They're not meant to taste fabulous.”

“Are there vegetables in this?” | grimaced, glancing down at the dark green shade of the shake.

“..Among other things.” Was all she said, snorting at the look of h****r on my face.

When we pulled into the parking lot of the local gym, a look of confusion had formed on my face. The gym in our pack was nice,

much nicer than the one that sat by the High School | went to. What confusedwas why we were here to begin with.

“Here, you're going to need this. Layer up, Luna!” Tori chuckled, tossing a small stick of deodorant at me.

| did as she said and layered the deodorant on my underarms, shrugging as a strong floral scent wafted into my nose.

“Better than stinking like sweat.” | murmured appreciatively.

“You gotta train in your human form first.” Tori commented, rummaging through the trunk of her car for a large, pink duffel bag.

“The stronger you are in your human form, the stronger your wolf is.”

“Does that mean I'll be lifting weights?” | grunted, a slight sour tone to my voice.

It was no secret that | had the coordination of a toddler, but | had yet to see what finally shifting had done for me. Back when |

absolutely failed at sports, | had thought | was merely human. My senses were sharper now, my eyesight crisp in a way it hadn't

been before. Above all, | desperately hoped | could be useful to this pack—besides my strange white-wolf abilities. | wanted Alec

and Kade to know that I could take care of myself instead of relying on a power | had no idea how to control.

“We'll both be lifting weights.” Tori quipped with a cheeky grin, “Don’t worry, we'll firm up that perky behind in no time!”

“It's not my behind I'm worried about.” | huffed, following her to the front door of the building. “And my behind is already perky!”

The gym in town was a large modern building with a parking lot that could easily accommodate everyone in town. A large window

gavea clear view inside the gym, where | could see a multitude of men and women wandering from machine to machine.

We stepped inside and was greeted by the scent of disinfectant and something similar to leather. Upon entering, | found myself

surprised. Whenever | thought of a gym, | had a pretty clear image in my head. A bunch of muscular, sweat-stained men grunting

as they flexed and lifted weights in front of a mirror. It was just another thing | had been wrong about.

Sure, there were plenty of muscular men in this gym but there were also just as many women. The scent of sweat was so

diminished, it was easily ignorable. If anything, the most noticeable scent was that of cleaner and deodorant.

The bottom half of the gym was huge. Apart from a long desk that sat a few feet from the entrance, the rest of the room was filled

with machines of all types. Half of the wall was lined with floor-to-ceiling mirrors, and there was a plethora of those water bottle

refill stations everywhere.

The woman at the front desk was casually dressed and was merrily chatting with sof the current gym-goers. Her golden hair

was pulled up in a high pony, and she wore similar athletic clothes to what Tori and | wore. When she caught my eye, her spine

seemed to straighten a bit, and just a tad of that easy-go humor left her eyes.

“Luna Aurora, it's an honor to have you here!” She grinned, coming around the counter to approach us. She gripped my hand

firmly and gave it a shake before flashing Tori an equally polite smile. “Everything here is at your disposal. Your trainer is upstairs

in one of our private rooms. Feel free to use any of our faculties. On the second floor you'll also find a smoothie bar, and on the

third floor are the locker rooms. We have showers, and even a sauna, if you're into that sort of thing.”

| managed to stammer a suitable thank you and followed Tori through the maze of weight machines. The quiet sound of weights

clicking could be heard, along with the ever-so silent murmur that cfrom many of the people working out. While many eyes

darted over to meet my own, none strayed any lower than my face. Men and women of all ages greetedwith a slight nod

before turning back to their workouts.

Alec and Kade had explained the pack dynamics toa few days ago. They hadn't planned on introducingso soon, but my

appearance during the rogue battle spurred attention. Men and women of all ages would shownothing but respect, as my

word was also law.

“While | love and respect you, my benevolent Luna; | will never hesitate to call you out on your s**t.” Tori grinned, wrapping an

arm around my shoulders as she steeredtowards the stairs.

“Honestly, | appreciate that.” | chuckled along with her, “I've been treated like vermin my entire life, and now I'm suddenly royalty.

It's really strange, and kind of unnerving.”

“You've been surrounded by worthless a******s your entire life, what did you expect?” She grunted, but quickly wiped away the

grimace that formed on her face. “Think of it this way, now you're surrounded by people who know how awesyou are.”

“Let's hope it doesn’t all go to my head.” | laughed.

“That's also in my job description.” She winked, “As the Luna's best-friend, it is my job to make sure you don’t becall snooty

and full of yourself.”

“I hope you know I'm not paying you for this.” | scoffed.

“To be in your glorious presence is payment enough, Luna Aurora.” She cooed, poking he tongue out at me.

“If you keep talking tolike that, I'm definitely going to get a big head.” | replied, giving her a genuine smile.

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