Chapter 2-Titan
“We keep moving,” Titan tells his elite warriors. “Never stop. You stop moving, you die. Always forward. Never stop.”The warriors are running in place with their Alpha.Beta Adrian checks his phone, who emails at 6am?Adrian smiles seeing it’s little Iris all grown up. Adrian looks at Titan and shakes his head remembering Titan and Iris as children.Adrian is sure Iris was too young to remember all those experiences, but Adrian and Titan sure would.“Okay guys, great effort,” Titan tells the warriors. “Let’s shift and go on the run.”Titan’s wolf, Mars, loves this part of training. Mars howls as the warriors shift.Adrian- Future Alpha Iris has requested a meeting.Titan- Who?’Adrian- We can talk when you get back.Titan- Fine, we will talk when I get back.Mars leads the warriors at top speed. Adrian brings up the rear to encourage the slower warriors.Adrian- Tyson is still lagging.Titan- Ask him to join you and I before the locker room today.After the run Titan, Adrian, and Tyson meet in a small office.“I know Alpha, my wolf is just not fast,” Tyson nods.“Your wolf’s name is?” Titan asks.“Cross,” Tyson answers.“What is his explanation for his lack of speed?” Titan asks.“He says it’s not in our nature. But I’m a good warrior, one of your best in human form,” Tyson defends himself.Titan nods, “It’s true you are. There are maybe ten warriors I want with me in battle in human form, you are on the top of the list. But if Cross is saying speed is not your nature, then we need to find your nature. Knowing our talents can help the pack be better. Adrian wanted to be a doctor, but his wolf is a warrior, and his talent is business and diplomacy. So, no doctor. Whatever your talent is will be helpful to the pack. I need you and Cross to discover your talent and let that be your gift to the pack. In the meantime, you keep working to be the best warrior. I won’t give up on you, if you won’t give up on you.”“Thank you, Alpha,” Tyson nods before leaving.Adrian leaves to begin to handle pack affairs, while Titan leads a few elites in personal sparing.“Let’s see what you got?” Titan smiles at one of his warriors.They spar with Titan coaching the whole time.“Good work,” Titan smiles at them. “Now I have to go do real work.”Everyone laughs as Titan rushes to his room on the Beta floor to shower.Adrian come to talk as Titan gets dressed.“Explain this to me again?” Titian rolls his eyes as he changes his clothes to meet a future Alpha. He chooses the gray three piece today.His long dark blonde hair in a neat bun.Beta Adrian rolls his eyes. “Future Alpha of the Animus pack, Iris, has something important to discuss with you. You must remember the little blonde ball of fire that would reap havoc on the packhouse before her mother died,” Adrian and Titan lock eyes as memories flood Titan’s brain. “She requested a meeting today at lunch and since you were free, I set it up. Don’t worry, I’m not leaving you alone with a girl. I’ll be there too.”Titan rolls his eyes. “You think I need you there? I can talk to a girl.”“You can talk to a girl you want to sleep with, but can you talk to a girl and not try to get her to go to bed with you?” Adrian asks with raised brows.Titan holds up two ties and Adrian choose the darker shade of blue to contrast the gray suite better.“Is there another reason to ever speak to a woman?” Titan laughs. “It's a joke, Adrian. Calm down. I’m not so far gone I can’t see what I just said was wrong. But it was funny.”Titan holds up a pair of black loafers.Adrian shakes his head. “Actually, it’s not funny. You need to stop and realize it’s not funny at all.”Titan pulls out the black dress shoes and Adrian nods.“You need a sense of humor my friend,” Titan ties his shoes and heads down to his office.“Do you care what is on the menu for Lunch?” Adrian asks.“I barely care at all about this lunch, why would I care about the menu. She is going to ask for my protection. She going to offer to become my chosen mate since my mate is dead. She may offer to merge packs. Which is the only way I would take her as my Luna,” Titan sits behind his desk and starts working.“The pack would like to see you take a Luna,” Adrian reminds him. “We have more than a few amazing she-wolves here. We could go out later and mingle where they hang out.”Titan shakes his head the wound still fresh. “I may have a second chance somewhere. I don’t want her walking into a hornet's nest of crazy hoes.”“As much as I wish you would relieve a little tension, I agree with that statement,” Adrian sits down, and they discuss pack business for a while. Before Adrian goes to his own office and gets to work as well.Titan works for a while, but his wolf Mars wakes up to chat.Mars- You know she might be cute.Titian- You know she is a high school student and from what I can remember, she is nuts.Mars- We are only 20, moron.Titan- I think you and I can agree we have aged a lot.Mars- She left us, Titan. She and her wolf. We owe her nothing. I am your wolf, and I am telling you it's okay to find a companion. She is wrong for what she did. We didn’t do anything.Titan- Won’t she feel it? I mean, there was no rejection.Mars- There was no accepting either. She would rather believe lies than the truth. Moving on.Titan- I don’t want to talk about it anymore.Mars goes quiet as Titan focuses on pack affairs. He tries not to think about his mate. He held her once and she was gone. He didn’t even get to know her name.The moment he gave her his name, she pulled away and ran. Titan had been stunned by her speed. Mars was pretty fast, but she was gone in a flash.Adrian got the story out that Alpha Titan had been mated to a rogue, who died after attempting to attack. Most packs felt sorry for young Titan. Others started a rumor that he killed his own mate because she was a rouge.Titan shakes all thoughts of the bouncy blonde who ripped his heart out from his head.He goes back to work.When he finishes most of his work, he checks the clock. He still has a solid hour before his lunch. She will be just getting into the car.Titan grabs his favorite tea from the hot bar in his office and makes a kettle. Once the kettle whistles, Titan pours a cup and lets the tea brew. He goes to a small bookshelf behind his desk. He scans the books. Collective works of Byron, Shakespeare, Milton, Frost, Austin, Cummings, Brontë, L. Huges and Knowles. But Titan wasn’t in the mood for heavy. He went to the bottom shelf. B. Potter, AA Mine, Dr. Suess, The Giving Tree, Rainbow Fish, and Mother Goose.Titan smiled to himself as he chooses Jemima Puddle Duck.He takes his tea and sits on the balcony outside of his office. He reads the book and sips his tea. As his cup becomes empty, he looks out over the lawn. The pack’s littlest pups are playing.“Hello, Alpha,” Miss Thompson waves.The Alpha office is on the second floor, so they can all see him. Titan waves back and the pups all jump up and try to get his attention. Titan stands up and removes his suit jacket. He straightens his vest and places his book in his pocket. He then jumps down to join the pups.“Hello, Andrew,” Titan smiles at his Gamma’s son. “How would it be if Alpha reads you a story today?”Miss Thompson’s jaw drops as her 6’4” Alpha, still wearing his suite pants and vest, sits on the ground. Andrew, the bravest of this class, sits directly in the Alpha’s lap.Titan pulls the book from his pocket and reads. He uses a high pitch squealy voice for Jamima and a low gruff voice for the fox. The pups laughed a little at his voices, and frowned when the puppies ate the eggs. They all looked a little sad that Jamima only got four ducklings from her next nest.“I’ll bet something,” Titan says to the 7 pups in front of him. “I’ll bet each of you little pups has broken something you didn’t mean to.”All the pups looked around a nodded.“See, so we have to forgive those puppies. And she did get four babies out of it in the end. Four ducklings is a lot to take care of.”All the pups laughed and nodded.Titan picked up Andrew and placed him with the group. Titan then stood up and brushed himself clean.“If you are extra good, Miss Thompson will tell me and I will bring another book tomorrow.” Titan tells them, winking at Miss Thompson.“Everyone, say thank you Alpha!” Miss Thompson directs her class.“TANK EWW APA,” the littles all call, making Titan smile.When he smiled, his brown eyes twinkled.“You are welcome,” Titan reaches above him and pulls himself up to his balcony. He puts on his suite jacket, returns his cup and book before heading to the foyer.He makes it to the front porch as a car pulls up.“Just in time,” Adrian smiles and opens the door for Iris.She and Titan lock eyes and he can’t believe what he sees. She is beautiful. And suddenly he remembers her as a child. Titan should step forward but is so lost in his memories he freezes.Chapter 3Iris stands and faces the two men in front of her. The one in the back is bigger, but an Alpha is always in front to greet another Alpha. Both men are blonde so that is no help.“Alpha Titan, Iris Moore,” Iris holds out her hand to Adrian.Adrian steps to the side and Titan steps forward.“You can’t read the aura of a Beta over an Alpha?” Titan raises one eyebrow.“I apologize, I was told Alpha Titan was a blonde,” Iris smiles innocently.“You don’t think I look blonde?” Titan asks.“Even someone as arrogant as you should be able to see your Beta is more blonde than you are. Plus, he was standing closest to the car. Wouldn’t the Alpha be the one to greet another Alpha, even a future one, before the Beta?” Iris straightens her back, unsure where this confidence is coming from.Titan smirks, “You are correct, I apologize for not stepping forward.”“I also apologize for not reading auras. I should have,” Iris says.“Lunch is in the private dining room,” Adrian smiles and they h
Chapter Chapter 4“How was lunch?” Ingrid asks as Iris returns home.“Intriguing. Alpha Titan asked me to stay and see what his warriors can do. They are very well trained. I need to talk to my father,” Iris smiles at her.“Of course, may I join you?” Ingrid asks.“Of course,” Iris links her arm with Ingrid. They have been sisters for a long time, and they often walk like this through the packhouse. Iris is trying to behave as if everything is normal.Zaphyra- You are good actress. I want to claw her eyes out for smelling like the guy we know is our mate. But you hold your composure so well.Iris- I need to get stronger. I can’t fight them yet. I need to get stronger.“Aw, my other two girls,” Darius is in a much better mood now. Daria is on his lap, giggling.“How did the meeting go?” Daria asks, standing up.“Very well. We need to make sure our warriors are training well. Sanguis has very skilled warriors,” Iris informs him.“Did you get hurt?” Daria rushes to Iris to check her over
Chapter 5“Good Morning, Love,” Daria brings a tray and sets it beside a still sleeping Iris.“Good morning, thank you,” Iris sees the food and Zaphyra growls in her head.“Not hungry?” Daria asks.“I don’t know why I am so sleepy,” Iris lies, faking laying back down to sleep.“Oh sweetie, you have been acting strange since you woke up yesterday,” Daria touches her forehead. “Maybe you should stay home today and rest.”Iris shakes her head. “I have tests.”“Oh, well, okay. I wish Ingrid was still in school, she could keep an eye on you,” Daria pouts. “Well, eat up, my love.”Daria flits away and Iris takes her tray to the bathroom.Daria watches Iris take the tray to the bathroom and curses under her breath. Daria thinks as she takes Ingrid her tray. When she opens the door, she finds Ingrid in the shower and Joey naked, asleep in the bed.“Turn around is fair play,” Daria locks the door and takes off her clothes. She begins to hum, gently waking Joey.Ingrid comes of the shower to se
Chapter 6Titan growls again and steps toward the Alpha.“If Animus Pack, or Incudo Pack, cross any border of mine, I will destroy you all,” Titan snarls as he walks. “No quarter will be given, no one spared. Your pups will run in vain for their lives.”Iris shivers in her spot. The boy she was starting to remember, the man she trusted is threatening children. Her heart breaks, seeing him so angry.The Incudo Alpha steps back and shakes his head.“I do not want war with you. I want to know my niece. She is all I have left of my sister,” He keeps eye contact with Titan.“If I happen to run across your niece, I will pass along the message, but I have not seen her since she was three years old,” Titan locks his jaw, and his claws are out. “Get off my pack lands. Never return without permission, or it will be seen as an act of war.”Iris slowly creeps up stairs and sits in her room. She looks around and tries to decide if she made a bad decision.Zaphyra- No, we made a good decision. He w
Adrian clears his throat, catching both Iris and Titan off guard. They look at him without letting each other go.“You two look cozy,” Sil teases.“Oh,” Iris and Titan look into each other's eyes, but continue to hold each other. “Thank you for all the clothes.”“You are welcome. I am glad you are here,” Titan tells her, wrapping her tighter.“Me too,” Iris presses close to him, and they continue to look into the other’s eyes.Adrian and Sil leave them alone.“I want to kiss you, but I just met you yesterday,” Titan says, studying her eyes.Iris stands on her tippy toes and smiles. “You’ve known me so much longer than a day.”Mars- Kiss her, please.Zaphyra- Kiss him.Titan and Iris’s lips touch. Both wolves howl and they pull in close.Iris feels his member start poking her stomach, so she pulls up and wraps her legs around Titan’s waist.Titan holds her against him and starts walking up the stairs.“My room, Titan,” Iris says, catching her breathe before going back in to lock lips a
Iris joins her family in the dining room, she stands next to Ingrid.“Animus Pack, today my family was betrayed by one we trusted. Joey Dunlap has been dating your future Alpha, claiming he felt the mate pull to her. However, several she-wolves have come forward stating that Joey seduced them. They became brave enough to do so after my stepdaughter, Ingrid, admitted to also falling for his charms, betraying her sister,” Darius announces, then nods to Iris.“As the injured party, I have decided to forgive Ingrid and the other she-wolves. Joey’s deception was so great and believable, I can’t hold these she-wolves guilty. I believe they have learned their lessons. I offer my complete pardon to all of them. But especially to my sister. I know you carry guilt; I want you to know I love you as blood and forgive you,” Iris hugs Ingrid, swallowing her bile.“Thank you,” Ingrid smiles.“I am sorry, Iris,” Daria speaks. “I weighed rather or not to tell anyone, but last night I felt the pain of
“You cheated,” Selene yells. “He has lost. I have won this game. He can’t win without cheating.”“You cheated first choosing a newborn as your player,” Poseidon retorts.“Scared to lose? Iris is not a pushover. She is going to kill your champion and smile all the way,” Selene smiles. “But cheating is below even you.”“Cheating? You feed her information,” Poseidon tries to throw a water jet at her.Selene holds up her hand with a stone expression, diverting to Daria’s face.Daria screams unable to withstand the blast.“Enough,” Zeus holds up his hand. “Brother, you cheated. You know you did. But this the first time you have been charged with cheating. So, I give you the option. I have time reversed and you never come out to the water, or you forfeit.”“Can’t we give Iris an advantage as well?” Poseidon purposes.Selene rolls her eyes. “Like what, an extra life. Daria was kind enough to already give her one.”Daria looks down.“I didn’t kill her myself; I should not be punished for what
Titan rips through the packhouse to get back to training.“Our borders are being stalked,” Adrian tells him.“Iris,” Titan roars.“Sil has her in a saferoom,” Adrian tries to calm him.“It's okay T,” Sil tells him. “She is safe, we made sure of it. The pups are in with her, and she is really good with them.”Titan’s jaw is still clinched as he and Mars debate.Mars- See her one more time before battle.Titan- My pack needs me.Mars- We need her.Titan- After the battle.Titan see Adrian and Gavin ready for whatever comes.“Let's go see who is stupid enough to attack us,” Titan orders and his warriors follow.“Alpha Titan,” The man known as Lucifer is waiting for Titan’s army just outside the border.“Why are you here?” Titan asks.“You have Iris Moore,” Lucifer declares. “She is your second chance mate as you are hers.”Adrian and Gavin hold Titan back.“What do you want?” Adrian asks, holding Titan on their side of the border.“To explain. I know what she is going through. I come in