Freja smiled at him in appreciation. “Thank you.” Jin was bouncing as they walked away from the group.Must be from all the slushies … no, she’s always like this.Freja shook her head with a small smile. She felt drained from all the interaction.
Hunter still hadn’t come back yet. He had been gone for over an hour now. She was a little concerned, but the idea of getting away for a bit seemed like the perfect distraction. They walked down into a small field.
“This is my favorite training arena.” Adam beamed, proud to introduce his luna to the area.
Freja glanced around, confused. “It looks like every other training field.”
“Only to the untrained eye.” Adam winked, leading her to a darker green area in the center. “Lie down on that and look up.”
Freja looked at Jin, who shrugged. Both girls laid on the dark green, mossy earth and looked up at the dimming sky. A smile crossed Freja’s lips.
“You don’t come here to train, do you?”
“Shhh, don’t tell Hunter on me. This is our secret, Luna.” Adam’s lips curled upward in a smile.
“Freja, please. And your secret is safe with me.” Freja felt the cool, soft earth below her and gazed up at the sky. It was very calm and peaceful. White, puffy clouds slowly moved over the beautiful blue above them.
“So, you just lay here?” Jin sat up with a frown on her face. “That’s boring.”
“Only if you’re a child.” Adam laughed as he teased Jin, Freja giggling as well.
They heard a scream from across the field, and Freja was on her feet in an instant, directing her gaze to a corner of the training area. Susan was hunched over with her arms wrapped around herself. There were a few guys nearby, the ones she had left with earlier. Freja used her vampire speed to get to her side quickly, placing her hand on Susan’s back. She was burning up. She looked up at Freja in pain.
Freja could see her darkened eyes. She’d gotten her wolf, but there was something else going on here. Susan clutched herstomach and groaned again in pain. Freja heard a low snarl behind her and looked back to see the guys, their eyes dark, their primal gazes focused on Susan.
She’s in heat,Ember informed Freja urgently.
What the bloody hell?Freja looked back at the guys and then heard another loud growl. She flipped her gaze over to Adam, whose eyes were dark and fixed on the guys looking at Susan.
“MINE!” Adam roared, running out to fight the other guys.
Freja grunted in frustration. “JIN!” she yelled as she sprinted toward Adam.
“On it!” Jin yelled and pushed a gust of air at the other males, holding them back.
Freja connected with Adam’s stomach, and she followed the punch down to the ground. The dirt pushed up around his body as she shoved him into the earth. She turned and looked at the other men. “As your luna, I order you to LEAVE!” Freja yelled as her eyes flickered with her wolf. Adam began to struggle against her as she watched the male wolves leave reluctantly. They couldn’t refuse her order, despite their instincts to claim a female in heat.
Freja then turned to Adam. It would be harder with him. His wolf was claiming Susan as his mate.
“Adam!” Freja yelled. His wolf snarled as he struggled against her. Freja reached back and slammed her fist in his face, causing blood to gush from his mouth. “This is your luna. Adam. Control yourself NOW!” Freja’s wolf growled angrily at his. He would not ignore the chain of command. It didn’t matter if that was his mate or if there were fifty wolves in heat. An order was an order. She watched as his eyes shifted back, and she let out a sigh.
“Jin, how is she doing?” Freja turned her head to look at the girl curled up on the ground.
“She’s hurting, but we’ve got a problem,” Jin said as unmated males were approaching, drawn to Susan.
Freja looked at Adam. “Are you okay? Or do I need to knock you unconscious?”
Adam turned his head and spit blood from his mouth. “Just get them away from her or I can’t promise anything,” Adam said between clenched teeth. His wolf was fighting his rank, wanting to claim his mate. It was taking everything in him to hold his wolf at bay. He wanted to attack all the unmated males that were heading toward her.
Freja stood up and moved to Susan’s side. Jin was at the ready with a windstorm if they didn’t listen to Freja. Freja opened her mouth to speak, but then she heard it … a deep, menacing roar that caused the ground to tremble. All the wolves immediately lowered their heads as Hunter dashed in, followed by Caden, Sam, and Chasen.
“GO BACK TO YOUR HOMES! YOU ARE ALL UNDER HOUSE ARREST UNTIL MORNING!” Hunter roared at the males. He watched their dark eyes as they struggled against their alpha’s orders, but they each reluctantly left. He turned to look at Freja, but she wasn’t behind him. He turned to the side and saw her helping Adam up.
“I’m sorry. Are you okay? I didn’t break any bones, did I?” Freja checked him over, glancing at the indentation on the ground created when she slammed him into it. She reached out and wiped some of the blood off his cheek. Maybe she was a bit too rough.
“I’m okay,” Adam said in a ragged breath as he continued to rage against himself.
“Well, I guess I was a bit too late on that one.” Hunter sighed and looked back at Susan. He was a mated male, so her heat had no effect on him.
