Are You My Mate? novel Chapter 2

I start off speed walking like always, then I jog for a few laps. "Stop trying to be cute and run," says Areta when I keep looking at Dean to see if he notices me, which he does. He waves and smiles, causing me to sigh as my heart jumps in my chest.

"Your legs are strong, work on other parts of your body and sparring," she says. "Who would I even ask to help me?" I ask as I look at Dean. "You're an adult, just look at what other people are doing and try it yourself," she says clearly frustrated with me.

I pick up a jump rope off of the floor and I turn to join the others, almost crashing into someone in the process. "Oh my Goddess, I am so sorry!" I say as I hold up my hands. "You're fine, and I doubt that you could do any real harm, even if you were to bump into me,"

"Luna forgive me," I say as I bow. "I said it's fine," she says as she waves her hand dismissing me. I step back and I bump into a hard chest. "I'm sorry," I say in a bit of a panic, since I haven't even been off the track for five minutes and I've already started causing problems. Which I never do, because I stay to myself. (I should just stay in the office)

(Darn you Nelson, and you too Areta) "Well, she's the idiot messing up the floor with her heels, and she shouldn't even be here," "It's not like she trains, and she can always link Dean if she wants to see him,"  Areta growls out lowly.

''Areta she's our Luna, we have to respect her," "You mean bow to her and let her step on our necks,?" "No but... just ignore her like everyone else" "Respect is earned and she is below us," "You're fine Deni" says Dean as he pinches my chin, before I can scold Areta or anger her even more.

I smile embarrassed, then it gets bigger when I realize he just gave me a nickname. "Thank you" I whisper. I have no idea why I thanked him. "You ran into your future Alpha you-!" "Mom, it was a mistake,'' he says, quickly cutting her off before she could say anything else. (I'm afraid of what she would have said or what she must think of me)

"Lets go Dean, you have so many more important things to do today," says his mom as she glares at me. "Bye Dean," I say while waving at him, as he rolls his eyes at his mom. (She even annoys poor Dean too) "Bye" he says as he winks at me. "Bye" I say again, causing him to chuckle and me to want to slap myself for being so embarrassing. 

I kick and punch a dummy for a while, then I lift weights, hoping that it's enough to make Areta happy. "I want to exercise and run too," she says when I walk towards the showers. "Oh yeah, of course you do," I say stopping in front of the door.

 I go outside deep into the woods and I shift. I don't know how Areta measure up to other wolves in my pack but I love her fur. It is a dark silvery grey and her eyes are the same olive green as mine. (I feel proud to be her human)

She is very beautiful and strong and I am amazed at the things she is able to do. Sometimes I feel like I got the wrong wolf because she is very driven to fight and to become the best warrior and I just go with the flow of things.