Arranged To The Alpha
Chapter 53

Natalia:

“Alright, Natalia, you need to be very confident about your choice of movement. Yes, sometimes you are going to be very confused, and sometimes, you might even be scared or might not know what to do, but you are going to have to trust your gut” dad said, making me raise an eyebrow.

“You do realize that trusting my gut against witches might burn ME alive, right?” I asked and dad smiled before nodding.

Yes, but on the plus side, you, as an element manipulator, cannot burn” he said and I laughed, shaking my head. His smile reached his eyes, and for the first time since as long as I could remember, the two of us were actually able to have a proper conversation without feeling the urge of wanting to kill one another.

“Okay, what do you want me to do?” I asked.

“I am going to be shooting a fireball, and you would need to dodge it. Now, I am not really supposed to tell you what I would be doing, but since this is your first actual training, I would guide you through” he said, looking at me “you have a few options. Either dodge it by wind and send it back at me. Another fireball, send it back at me, just be careful not to burn the pack to the ground. Water, or ice, There is Earth on the list as well, but I would rather you choose these easier ones first before going to Earth as I think your husband might end up killing us if we break his pack’s grounds”

“Ha, ha, funny” Blake said, making me laugh. He Wrapped his arm around me from the back, pulling me to his chest, and kissing my cheek, he rested his chin on my shoulder. He looked at my father and nodded in respect, and returning the manner, dad nodded back “how are you two doing? How is your training?”

We are well” I said, smiling at him “I am actually learning a few things”

Yes, most of them include electro shooting your father, but nevertheless, you’re still learning” dad said, making me laugh.

“At least the two of you are in one piece, so I don’t really have to worry too much Blake said, shrugging his shoulders “I will be out in the forest for the night. The pack and I would be shifting

Please try to get some sleep instead of spending the whole night waiting for me”

“Don’t worry, judging by the efforts placed now,

she would be asleep the second she lays her head on the pillow” dad said, making me playfully glare at him.

Yes, that would require her to actually lay’ her head on that pillow. My woman can stay up all night, waiting for us to get back, only to go to work the next morning on an hour or two of sleep Blake said, tickling me. I laughed and shook my head at him, wanting him to unwrap his hand, and smirking, he kissed my cheek again before letting me go.

“I will leave the two of you to your training, I just wanted to check on you. Natalia, don’t overwork yourself too much, and Jaiden, do take it easy on her, she doesn’t seem to know her limits and ends up knocking herself out eventually Blake said, making me shake my head. Dad nodded, and taking a step back, my mate walked back toward the pack members, leaving us alone.

“How is he coping?” Dad asked, nodding at Blake. I smiled despite the pain that I felt in my chest. After what happened between him and his parents, I knew that he wasn’t coping too well, nor was he able to get over it; but, my husband was staying quiet, choosing to focus on the path and battle that we had to get through.

“He is fine, at least, he isn’t talking about it” I lied.

In truth, he really wasn’t talking about it. The topic was closed after it happened and after he argued with his parents, but l knew that he was constantly thìnking about it, even doubting himself as an Alpha sometimes.

But…”

“Can we please not talk about this?” I asked, stopping my father. His eyes widened in surprise before he nodded in respect to my decision, choosing to stay quiet before he smiled again. He raised his hand as a fireball formed in his hand, and nodding at me, he silently told me to brace myself before he threw it at me. I created a barrier of wind that sucked in the fire.

“Impressive. But you chose defense, and sometimes, most of the time actually, you are going to be needing to choose to attack. Now, again, but this time, you are going to attack me back” he said, keeping his stance. I nodded and watched as he threw the fireball, I dodged it with water first, freezing it, making steam rise between us before throwing an ice ball at him. His eyes widened in surprise, and glaring at me, he had wind return the ball at me, inches before it hit him. I bit my bottom l*p before freezing the humidity around us, creating a barrier that blocked the ball before the ball could approach me. He nodded, and clapped his hands, making me smile.

“Good, again” he said, this time his expression shifted completely. His eyes met mine and I could see a challenging look in them, and returning the look, I braced myself for the combat that was going to happen. An electric beam was shot at me first, and jumping, to dodge it, I used the water droplets that were in the air, creating a cloud that blocked them before raising it in the sky at a speed that had lightning shooting across the sky. Dad looked at me and nodded, and doing it again, the two of us watched as clouds formed in the sky before it started pouring over the city.

“Again” he said, choosing to create a small tornado which I stopped midway, making it fade completely before it even approached me. Dad raised an eyebrow at me before nodding at me to look behind me to find that I was being surrounded by five nini tornados which were growing in size as they approached me. I got down on one knee before punching the ground under me, creating a force that stopped them from forming, and seeing as the ground broke, I rolled my eyes and watched as I fixed it by simply looking at it.

“For a woman who says that she hasn’t been trained, you seem to have natural skills” dad said as I turned to face him only one mistake done here…”

He took a step toward me before wrapping his arm around my shoulder and turning me around, making my back face him “never turn your back on your enemy. That could be easy access to them to stab or hurt you” ‘Noted”)

“Good” he said, pushing me forward. I stumbled on my footsteps before turning to face him to find that he was shooting a fireball at me. It took me a second to process, but using another fireball, I quickly blocked it before shooting it back at him before I could stop myself. Dad’s eyes met mine as he blocked it, causing it to disintegrate, turning it into small fireballs before they disappeared completely before they even touched the ground.

“I think that we will call it a day for today” he said, nodding at me as he extended a hand for me to shake but you did good”

“Thank you!” I said. I raised my hand to shake his, and he pulled me in toward his chest, taking me by surprise as he wrapped his arms around me, hugging me. I frowned in confusion, hesitating for a second before hugging him back.

I am proud of you, Natalia” he whispered I know that I don’t let it out that much, and maybe I broke your heart way too many times for me to be able to redeem myself by simply saying that I am proud of you, but I want you to understand that everything I did was to protect you. I understand that I should have told you or at least, explained things to you, but I saw you as my little girl, and whether or not you are married, I will forever see you as my little princess, and believe me, I would do what I did for your sake again if I had to..”

Dad… “

“I don’t want you to respond, especially since I know that you’re feeling more lost than you ever were” he said softly “now, go inside and try to get some rest. I know that it has been a long day and that your training was a bit harder than it normally was; therefore, we’ll call it a day for now. Go and spend some time with your husband before he shifts for the night…”