I woke up nice and early, careful not to wake Dom, and make my way to my room where I dressed in my usual tracker gear.

Since it was still early, I head down to the kitchen and make a big breakfast for the pack, the smell of baccon, hash browns, sausages, pan cakes, scambled eggs and home made chocolate chip muffins filling the guest house and having wolves wake up earlier to try and steal some.food.
But they stop everytime because I threw a kitchen knife at them, forcing them to duck and wait a supposed safe distance from me.

"Guys, turn off the lights and hide, today is Dom's birthday." I whisper once the food was set out on the island with all the condimemts that was needed.

They did as they were told and I smiled, hearing Dom's steps as the smell had woken him up.
A few minutes the lights were switched on and we all jumped out.

"HAPPY TWENTY-SIX BIRTHDAY DOM" We shouted as one, getting a huge grin from our friend and leader.

"Thanks, and judging from the smell, Amber cooked, didn't she?" He laughs out.

"If that wasn't an indication, then the knives on the wall are." Jeff said and Dom turned to where he was pointing.

I had a tendency to throw deadly objects at my pack when I was making something for everyone while the stupid ones tried to sneak food.
The only wolves I didn't throw stuff at were the pups. They got away with what ever they wanted when it came to me.

"Fire, throwing knives at people isn't nice." Dom mock scolds me with an amused smile on his face. All I could do was laugh because he was the number one person who had the deadly objects thrown at him and he knew it.

After Dome took the first two plates and filled them up, handing me one, the pack went nuts and nothing, not even crumbs, were left.

We all ate and laughed as I told them we were doing what we did yesterday, this time telling them.to wear their gear and pack lots of snacks.

Withing thirty minutes we were waiting on the training fields waiting for the Forest Paw wolves, a few already there and stretching.

I started leading the usual stretches we do and, to my surprise, some of the other pack members joined us. You could clearly tell the wolves apart from my pack to Forest Paw. They had track pants and mine looked like warriors.

At eight, everyone was there except for Mia.

"Leo, where is Mia?" I ask with mild curiosity.

"She quit yesterday after you tortured her." He says harshly, a small pain coming to my chest.

Only a few more month before I was rid of him for good.

"I did not tortured her, I made a deal with her that she clearly was not ready for. Therefore it is her own fault. Beside, there are better wolves then her in this pack that are competent. " I reply nonchalantly, taking out the pink scarf.

"Same rules as yesterday. We keep going until you take the scarf or until I say enough because I am practically starving-" that made everyone laugh and I sighed before continuing.

"-No shifting, we want to train your human form so that your wolf form can become stronger. Training only your wolf form will make your human form weaker. Now, ready?-" I looked around me at the wolves, smiling as they get ready to chase me.

"-GO!" And I was off, this time going at a speed that would push them.
My breath and my wolves were.still normal after a few minutes, like yesterday, but the other pack was having a hard time as they panted in the winter air.

I sighed and slowed down a bit, giving them a chance to catch their breath. They were doing good so far.
We kept running at a slightly father speed then they were used to, me keeping just out of their reach dodging attempts for the scarf every so often.

I was just picking up speed by the fith hour when I felt something tackle me from behind, feeling the scarf pulled from my waist band.

I smiled.

Some one was hiding their skills from us.

The wolf who had tackled me.stood and held the scarf triumphantly, getting cheers from her pack and wide eyed stares from mine. I was ecstatic.

She leand down and held out her hand, helping me up.

"Where did you come from?" I asked laughing, taking in the small brunet.

"I ran near the front yesterday to study you, when you took off I saved my energy by running at the pack before I sprinted for the scarf." The girl said, slightly winded but in better shape then most of her pack.

Then I remembered her.

"You're Scarlet, Scar for short." She nodds and smiles at me and I smile back and turn to Leo.

"Found your new head tracker." He just nodded at me and we glared at each other before Dom pulled me with my back against his chest.

"Well, looks like you all will be able to start training the way Amber tought us." He states, Leo's glare moving from me to the easy going smile that Dom had.

He must have noticed Leo's glare because he held me closer and, as an added bonus for me, kissed my cheek.
I caught Zack stepping beside Leo, ready to stop his current alpha from jumping and attacking his soon to be alpha.

I guess he has changed.

As a group we made our way to the pack house and I looked at Scar.

"Tomorrow Lease and Dom will train the wolves, I will train you separately." I tell her, already thinking about how my friends would train them and how I would train Scar.

All of us walked into the pack house and headed for the buffet table full off food. Me being the starving wolf that I am, I go for the burgers and fries as well as a milkshake from the machine that I knew was working all year round.

I was about to lean against the wall again like yesterday, but Dom had snaged my waist on my way to my spot and had pulled me into his lap.

"Have I told you how proud I am?" He said, letting my hair free from the french braid while I ate, shaking my head.

"Well I am. You stayed in controle even though you want to rip into a few of them." He was right. The first day here I was ready to kill Mia, Zack and Leo, now I just wanted to kill Mia and Leo.

My mouth was still full and what I wanted to tell him I didn't want anyone else to over hear so I leaned into him and ate my food while I mind linked him

[Zack wants to join the pack.]

[Why? He tortured you, his own sister.]

[Mia made him do it. Besides, he wants to take his pups to a safe pack. A month after I left Mia tried to kill his oldest daughter.]

Dom was silent after a while while he thought about what I said. Then he burrowed his face into the crook of my neck and sighed, breathing in my scent.

[Okay, he can come when we leave, for your nieces' and nephew's sake.] He agreed and I turned my head to kiss his cheek.

[Thank you.]

"What do you think you are doing with my mate?" Leo's voice was deadly and I was glad I had ate all of my food because now I had no appetite.

"I am not your mate!" I state, the room going silent and Dom just sat underneath me, knowing I could handle this.

"Yes you are." He seethed out, puffing his chest in chalenge.

"No, you REJECTED me on my eighteenth birthday, remember. Then I REJECTED YOU!" Most of the wolves who were new or didn't know me apparently didn't know that I was the mate he braged about rejecting, but I had heard rumors about it and also about him and my sister screwing behind closed doors. She could keep him.

"Now if you will excuse us, me and Dom have to get ready for our date." I add, getting up and waiting for Dom, who stood right after me and pulled me to his side.

We left without a single word and I could feel his question forming.

[Ask it.] I say through the link rolling my eyes.

[Date?] He was surprised and I couldn't help my smile.

[Happy birthday.] He chuckles and stops us, pulling me into his chest and tilting my head up, his lips crushing mine is a needy kiss as he pushes me up against the tree.

Normally I would feel pain because of the mate bond that still hadn't finished dissipating, but now it felt right.

MATE

The word floats through my head and I smiled.

"MATE!" Dom growled out as he deepened the kiss, his tongue and mine now dancing with one another.
I had finally been accepted by some one I could truly love and be loved back.

I had a true mate.