The Crescent Alphas' Blind Seer

Chapter 8-Scary

/Lauren’s POV/

Ember made it to the training grounds just after he was discharged and I could only watch in shock, I mean I’ve been waiting for him to resume training with us ever since we resumed but not like this, not when he just left the goddamn clinic damnit.

“You seriously do not have to be here right now, you know that right? I mean you just-

“Werewolves have super hearing Lauren” Ember cut in sharply. “I’d rather keep what happened in the dorm room within the dorm room” Ember warned and I sighed in defeat.

“Yeah sure but you still shouldn’t be here” I said through gritted teeth but Ember wasn’t listening. We passed by some sparring warriors and a few others gathering at the centre of the training square gossiping about God knows what, naturally, their attention slowly turned to Ember who was walking past them in the fastest way possible. “Why aren’t you listening to me-

“Come to combat training, don’t come to combat training…for f**k’s sake make up your mind!” He snapped out in frustration. Something’s wrong, while it indeed seemed like he was frustrated, I caught an anxious glint in his eyes.

“Hey yo! Heard you got yourself a mate Ember” I turned sharply and flinched hard when I came face to face with someone impossible not to recognise, Alpha Jordan of the Hermit moon pack as well as few of his lackeys. I seriously don’t miss that reddish brown hair and metallic grey eyes one bit. He’s got a bit of a bad blood with Ember. “I heard she’s blind, you sure you good? It’s sad really, your mate doesn’t even know what you look like” Jordan jeered while the two idiots behind him laughed in response as if he said something actually funny. He’s gotten more tanned over the vacation, I’m guessing his asshole attitude got just as darker as his honey-beige skin.

“Petty asshole” I mumbled and he snapped his head in my direction.

“What did you say?” His brows slowly creased into a nasty frown.

“What’s you mean?” I feigned ignorance but he didn’t buy it and almost grabbed me by the shirt.

“Back off” Ember who immediately got between us growled at him with a hand to his chest separating us immediately but he scoffed in response and tilted his head after brushing Ember’s hands off him. He stands toe to toe with Ember and looks straight into his eyes then responds.

“Make me” He snickered and Ember pushed him back. That bastard, he knew Ember can’t win against him because of his condition so he’s provoking him on purpose.

“I’m glad you guys are so fired up this morning. I couldn’t be more proud” Beta Tim showed up with a wide grin. Tim is from Crescent Knight pack and is also our combat instructor, he also happens to be Alpha Ezra and Alpha Malia’s official beta and unfortunately he's also Sylvia’s dad. “It’s great to have you guys back, soon you’ll all be graduates of the academy, many of you might decide to further your education and many of you will decide this is enough. Either way, you’ll both be honoured and respected for graduating from this prestigious school which of course is one of a kind, I’m sure you know as a wolf passing this course is a necessity for you to graduate since it’s the only way you won’t get yourself killed out there and since last year was mainly about strategy, this year is going to be a lot more physical, and as much as you’d hate it, it’s gonna be about teamwork. Alphas, your pack depends on you, and this year it’s gonna be about carrying your team along with you. You’re gonna have to implement everything you’ve learnt so far, your first year right till this moment. Strategy, team battle, stamina training, all of this will be implemented this year. Only alphas are qualified to be team leaders and in case you don’t know a team mustn’t have less than 5 members and all alphas are responsible for their team members if any of your team members fails, you all do, so you’ve gotta carry each other along. An alpha can decide to join another alphas team or can start his own. So you guys I’m expecting the drafted names of each team and their members on my desk before the end of tomorrow, the rest of you can join any alpha’s team you want. Today’s just gonna be warm up-

“Are we sparring for warm-up?”Jordan asked from the rear he was staying with the rest of his group.

“Do you guys wanna spar for warm-up?” Beta Tim asked and my face hardened because, for some reason, I have a bad feeling.

“Yeah,” The response came in as a vigorous and harmonious yell.

“Okay, then we shall spar” Tim agreed.

“I don’t have a good feeling about this” I whispered to Ember who has been quiet since Beta Tim arrived on the training grounds.

“He’s probably gonna challenge me” Ember guessed the moment he locked gaze with Jordan.

“Alpha Ember” Jordan grinned mischievously. “You don’t mind a match with me do you?-

“Jordan” Beta Tim called in a warning tone.

“Or is he gonna be pardoned for being less of an alpha this time too?” Jordan snickered after his dumbass statement. The other wolves found it rather unfair that Ember was often pardoned because of his situation and Jordan decided to use that against both Ember and Tim who was aware of Ember’s situation. “Weaseling out of this again would only mean you plan on getting preferential treatment for the end of the year” Jordan smirked.

“I swear I wanna rip that mouth off him” Ember told me through mindlink and I almost laughed out loud.

“I’ll accept your challenge Jordan” Ember forced a smile.

“And just to remind you Ember, this is combat class so we won’t be using magic” Jordan snickered.

“Sure” Ember couldn’t hide the annoyance in his tone even if he wanted to.

“So, what about hand-in-hand combat-

“You have awfully long conditions” Ember arched a brow.

“Are you scared?” Jordan provoked Ember even more. I saw Ember clenched his jaw and fists while glowering at Jordan before finally accepting his challenge. Jordan was confident in hand-to-hand combat because he was sure Ember didn’t have the strength of his wolf to aid him.

“Can you do this?” I asked Ember through mindlink but he had this weird ass smirk on his face that had chills running down my back.

“It’s good to see that you’re full of energy after getting back here but if Ember reject your challenge, I’m afraid all this has no meaning” Beta Tim folded his arms while staring down at Jordan apathetically but Jordan’s arrogant demeanour didn’t cease.

"Ember isn’t a wimp, I’m sure he wouldn’t turn down my challenge” Jordan snickered. That bastard! I thought to myself after letting out yet another provocative statement.

“It’s okay Beta Tim. I accept his challenge” The dangerous glint in Ember’s eyes after saying that despite wearing a smile aroused quite some suspicions, the confidence in his strides as he got ready to spar with Jordan had me wondering what he had in mind when he accepted the challenge. He definitely has something up his sleeve, I concluded.

“I hope we can all learn a thing or two from this match so I want every single one of you spectating and analysing as these two get ready to show us what they’ve learnt so far” Tim might have said that but he looked worried for him but Ember was indifferent, strangely calm as if he’s got the whole thing under control.

“You’re biting your finger” I almost jumped out of my skin when Sylvia appeared behind me out of nowhere. “Do you think he’s gonna lose?” Sylvia asked with an arched brow. Sylvia Thompson is an exceptional omega who despite being younger got into the academy at the same time as us. She’s known for being the most beautiful omega among the seniors and also for being Ember’s ex-girlfriend. Sylvia is exceptional alright, not only is she a radiant beauty with brains, she’s also an elegant social butterfly that draw attention anywhere she is but that’s for anyone who hasn’t seen what she’s capable of.

“You look like you’ve seen a ghost or something, is it really so shocking to see me here?” Sylvia asked while tucking away a few strands of her short ash ombre hair.

“I have no idea you were here, I mean…combat classes aren’t a necessity for female omegas so you sometimes skip” I pointed out dryly while watching Ember and Jordan get to the centre of the training ground ready to start their match. Did I mention the reason why Jordan hates Ember’s guts, well that’s because Sylvia rejected him a few times which is crazy since none of that has anything to do with Ember but most alphas consider Ember as someone unworthy of being called an alpha, so it pisses them off knowing he was going out with a perfect omega like Sylvia.

“Dad hates it when I do that, which is why I have to pass this class this year” Sylvia said while I was still blinking in surprise trying to make out what happened on the training ground since Jordan was suddenly on the floor groaning. I saw Ember move past him but I couldn’t catch whatever he did with my eyes since it all happened so fast. The air stilled and an awkward silence descended on the training grounds as if everyone else present was also wondering the same thing. Ember walked back to Jordan and lifted him up by the shirt, I jolted as he landed on his face the first blow.

“Don’t…you…ever…insult…my mate…ever again” Ember reined as many punches on his face as the number of words in his statement, it was a pretty painful yet satisfying scene to watch.

“Ember that’s enough!” Tim snapped and Ember dropped Jordan who was now unconscious but Ember couldn’t care less. He turned in my direction with his knuckles dripping with Jordan’s blood baring his blood-red alpha eyes with pride which was complimented by a triumphant smile stained with the splattered blood across his face, a terrifying and thrilling image that would probably scare anyone but my wolf felt proud of it.

“So it is true that he found his mate” Sylvia’s expression was dark and the fake ass smile she was wearing was gone, replaced by a scary blank look and then she was smiling.

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