Jay

Peyton had messaged me yesterday telling me that she wanted to start her training early today. I would have thought that all the hits she received yesterday might have put her off. Either she was a masochist or something was really driving her. It wasn’t exactly hard to guess what. An alpha who only thought about his pack members as pieces to improve his strength wasn’t easy to live under, especially for a she wolf. I was both glad and sad that she ended up in the pack. I was sad because of how it was done to her. I was glad because I finally had someone in the pack who felt the same way I did.

Peyton was already raring to go when I got there. I wondered what had happened last night. I didn’t press as I had a good hunch. If she wanted to talk to me about it, we’d talk about it. We had a quick breakfast together before we set out to our training grounds. We picked up from where we left off yesterday. She had shown remarkable improvements with just 3 hours of training yesterday. She’d gone from being able to make a slight tingling to being able to create a low buzz in my mind.

I came at her again as she tried to use her aura to stop me. I could hear the buzz get harder as I got closer but it still wasn't anywhere close enough to stop me in my tracks. Upon impact, I ended up sending her into the trees just like yesterday. She got up, dusted herself off and got right back into it.

She requested that we continue our training session for longer than usual. I got the distinct impression that rather than going back there, she preferred getting the stuffing beaten out of her.

It was late afternoon by the time we were on our way back to the shop.

“Do you mind if I give you some advice Peyton?” I asked.

“Go ahead”, She said, looking amused.

“Don’t give him the satisfaction of knowing he’s hurt you. That’ll just make him come at you more. That’s how bullies are.” I said.

“From my rather extensive knowledge of bullies, they’ll keep coming at you anyway. At least until you’re strong enough to stop them.”

I looked at her sitting there with a dark smile on her face. I guess her life had already been hard enough before the transformation.

“Thanks for the advice though. I know you mean well” She said.

I nodded. The rest of the ride mostly passed in silence. I was really frustrated by the fact that there wasn’t much I could do to help her. I didn’t know how, but I really hoped that someday I could.

ROB

It'd been a little over two weeks since we'd changed Pete to Peyton. I was packing my bags and I was kinda happy to be getting out of town for a while. My phone rang as I was packing. I didn't pick up the call as it was from Layla. She'd gone crazy recently, crazier than usual that is.

Luke had apparently stopped fucking her since Peyton and since Luke wasn't giving her an ear, she’d picked me to come and complain to.

'I'm not even fucking her and now I've gotta listen to her complain. Fuck no'.

I'd shut her down fast and sent her packing, but not before telling me that I shouldn't trust Peyton and that she'd betray and hurt Luke if she got the chance. 'Duh' . Did she really think that I didn't already know that? The only thing that mattered was whether she was powerful enough to do that. And she definitely wasn't.

That being said, I did question Luke's wisdom of having Jay train her. Luke told me that at this stage she needed someone like Jay to grow strong and to feel like she actually belonged to at least a part of the pack. I told him that I didn't think it was a good idea but it was his call. I was going to the town of Drissam for a bit of research. What was so special about Drissam?

It was the seat of power for the Luciente main family before their fall. The trip that I was about to take was like a pilgrimage for a lot of werewolves.

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Luciente had disappeared with a wealth of knowledge and it was every alphas dream to find some hidden source of fantastic powers by researching them.

It was a bit of a vanity project if you asked me. I very much doubted that I'd unearth anything that hadn't been found by the hundreds or thousands of werewolves who visited the place before me. But, It wasn't like I had something important to do here. The businesses were running fine under the care of our mundane minions and I could use a break. Maybe some other alphas had the same idea and sent hot werewolves chick researchers.

I chucked my backpack in the truck before saying goodbye to Carson City. My daring raid into the lost tombs of Luciente begins or at the very least, a successful raid into that panties of a hot she wolf.

Peyton

I was on the ground. There was a gash in my arm that was just starting to heal from when I'd hit a tree earlier. But, it was with satisfaction that I looked up to see Jay panting and doubled over with his hands on his knees. He had managed to knock me into the ground, but unlike last week, he couldn't do it with impunity. I was exacting a toll on him using my aura. Jay told me that when we began, the best I could do was to create a faint buzzing in his head. Now it was a full on head splitting headache that made him sluggish and greatly weakened his attacking capabilities.

Both of us took a couple of minutes to catch our breath before facing each other again. I knew I was really close to stopping him in his tracks. We had been training like crazy this past week and Jay had said that the improvement in my aura had been nothing short of amazing. As good as that may have been, I knew that I wasn't even close to where I should have been. Luke was still much stronger than me. I hated to admit it, but pushing my aura against him had helped me improve. I had decided to bide my time with him. Whenever we were together, I pushed against him till I felt like I had nothing left in me and then he would be on me. I'd concentrate on the feelings of my body rather than my mind when I was with him. Until I was strong enough to stop him, I had to put up with it.

I took a deep breath as I focused on Jay. He steadied himself with a shake of his head as he focused on me. I could feel him activate his aura to protect himself. It wasn’t perceptible to me when we’d started the training. It was much easier to perceive aura when it was directed against you. But now, I could sense Jay’s aura even when he was using it defensively. I saw Jay crouch low as he readied himself to pounce on me. I had to get stronger, no matter what it took, no matter what I had to suffer through. I’d acquire enough strength to make sure no one ever did to me what this pack put me through. I focused every bit of my intent against Jay. I needed to stop him, whatever it took. I grimaced as my face contorted. I saw Jay’s step falter before he looked at me. He tried to push through, but the very next second, he was on the ground clutching his head, writhing in pain.

I withdrew my aura as I knelt down to check on Jay.

“Jay, are you alright?” I asked. He didn’t answer me right away. He was shaking on the ground.

“Jay, Jay talk to me.” I said before I turned him over and saw that he was laughing.

“What the fuck Jay? I was worried I’d done some permanent damage.” I said as I shoved him away from me with a scowl.

Jay was still smiling when he got up.

“You almost did Peyton. Matter of fact, I still got a killer migraine. But, You did it Peyton. You managed to stop me. I don’t think you understand how fucking amazing it is to do that just two weeks after you’ve been turned. Congrats Peyton”. Jay said before he stepped forward and enveloped me in a hug. Jay smelled of the forest floor that he’d been lying in. It felt nice to be held like that by a man who was possibly my friend. I smiled into his chest before we both pulled away.

“Does this mean my training’s done?” I asked, trying to hide the blush on my cheeks.

“Not even close. But you have successfully completed the first stage of the aura training. To be honest I didn’t think you’d be able to stop me with just the initial stage”.

“What? Then what were you going to do if I couldn’t stop you?” I asked.

“I’d have continued with this training for a few more weeks until I felt like you had hit a ceiling and then we’d have moved to physical training before coming back to your aura again. You remember what I said about how you can improve your aura only so far before you need to improve your physical strength.”

“Yeah”.

“You managed to stop me with your aura even before we needed to start working on your physical strength, Peyton. So, I’m gonna bring up the schedule of your training and get you into the fast track. Be prepared, it’s gonna get a lot harder”. Jay said with a smile.

“I can take it”. I said confidently.

“Yes I do believe you can Peyton.” Jay said with a smile lighting up his face.

We made our way back to the truck and had a big meal from one of my favourite places before we eventually made our way back to the auto shop. Just as we were coming to a stop, I saw Layla march in front of the truck. With the look that she was giving me, I was pretty sure she wasn’t just here to see Luke.