Betrayed from Birth – Alpha’s Unvalued Daughter
Betrayed from Birth – Alpha’s Unvalued Daughter Chapter 87

Raven's POV

I watched as the bigger kids started to line up at the start of the course as the rock wall is about 20 feet long, and can take several climbing it at once. I am so excited to see how well the kids will do on it, as this is the first time that they will be actually being able to do it. Brandon and Justin are both at the starting line giving them all instructions, but after the kids take off, they will split up to go to be at different areas to help the children in case some of them get stuck. The course curves back around at the rope wall that is the midway point, and the end of the course is about 100 feet from where we are currently standing now. I want to be there to see my babies cross the finish line. I can't see the whole course from where we are standing, but we have walked it before as a family with the kids. Brandon and Justin had given them instructions about how to successfully navigate it. I can't wait to see how well they do today. I can see Lanie and Krew giving their son last-minute advice at the starting line. Warrick, their oldest son, is about to turn 5 next week, so he is going to do the course with them. They are a tight group of friends, and I knew that Jax and Blane would have waited until next week to do it with him, even if they missed the opening of the course. Warrick has Alpha blood in him too, as Krew is his father, and he was chomping at the bit to do this too. Warrick's name means "leader who defends" and I have to admit that we all did the same things. We all found strong names for all of our children. I started that with Jaxon, and it just sort of caught on with everyone else. Brandon's father's name is Jackson, so it is two-fold, as it is a namesake with a twist of how to spell it. Plus, Jaxon means "healer" and his middle name Conall means "strong wolf". Each of the children's names means something. Liam Baron, from our first set of twins with Liam meaning "strong-willed warrior" and "protector", and Baron meaning "fighter, or warrior". Liam got a double dipping on the warrior part. The guys got to choose a name each and clearly had the same train of thought for Liam's name. Chase Quinlan, the other twin was named Quinlan meaning "strong". Dexter Conrad, with Dexter meaning "skillful", and Conrad meaning "brave counsel".

The girls also had strong names as Emersyn means "brave" and "powerful", and her middle name Harlow means "army". Her twin sister Sasha's name means "defender", and her middle name Raine means "queen". Both Justin and Brandon were really into the special names and their meanings and had the girls' names both beautiful, and made sure that the meanings of their names also flowed well too. I guess we all got into it, because when we were telling Stella and Truett, and Lanie and Krew what Jax's name meant they started to change the names that they had come up with a little too. They said, and I quote, "We want our kids to have cool, meaningful names too." I think with the upcoming war on all of our minds, we just wanted to give them as much encouragement and build them up as much as we possibly could. They were born to defend not just our pack, but all the supernatural beings.

Stella and Truett named their children Blaine William, with William meaning "protection". Andrew Wyatt, who is almost 4 and a half. His middle name Wyatt means "battle, brave, and hardy". Aiden Barrett has a great name, Aiden means "little fire", and Barrett means "brave as a bear". Aiden is almost 4, and he is full of fire. He has never met a stranger, and he is such a great little guy. He has two younger sisters, Wynne Eden, who is just a doll and looks just like her mother, and is a little over 3. Wynne means "peacemaker" as that was what they are actually trying to achieve. She was truly meant for her name, as she is the best peacemaker of all the children. She can see both sides of the coin, as she is the most empathetic little girl I have ever met. She cares, and although she is going to train like the rest of the kids, we already know that she will probably be the one to help stop the conflict. Their baby, Orla Wren, who is a little over 2 years old, has a beautiful name too. Orla is Irish and means golden princess. Stella wanted to stop at 5, but Truett is still begging for one more, as he wants to have 6 children in their family too. He just loves Stella so much, and he loves to take care of her when she is pregnant. I would bet money that they will probably have another baby. Lanie and Krew had the four babies, and they are done, as far as Lanie is concerned. She doesn't want anyone to be missed in the family, so she strives to have a special day once a month, for each of them to know how special they are to her and Krew. Their second child, Gabriel Ferguson, is 7 months younger than Warrick. Gabriel means "strong man", or "hero", and Ferguson means "man of courage". Little Kendrick Peter just turned 4 this week, he was intended to be the last, but Krew wanted to try again for a baby girl after his third son. Kendrick has a lot of meaning to it. It means "royal" and "bold power" or just "power". Peter means "stone", which Krew and Lanie took to mean strong because stones are strong. At a little over 3 years old, their precious baby girl arrived. Krew was just as wrapped as Brandon, Justin, and Truett were over their girls. Little Amira Quinn was a doll, she is her mother made over. Don't let her cute name fool you, she is a tough cookie. Her father is having to hold her so she can't run off and do the course with her brothers. Amira means "commander", and Quinn means "wise". She is very smart, and she is naturally curious, but her mind was truly made for problem-solving. Krew will have to hold her the whole time to keep her from taking off right after them when they start this course.

Lanie and Krew walk up with Amira, who is begging to be put down, and both Stella and I have to hide our smiles. That baby girl is fierce, and she is going to be a handful when she grows up. I can't wait to see what she is going to do one of these days. I see that Gabe and Kendrick are now at the back of the pack to do the race, and I know it is because Gabe will be keeping an eye out for his little brother. Since they are only 4, it is best to just let the kids stay at the back, and let the bigger kids go ahead and take off without them. No sense in them getting hurt, when they will potentially be a little slower than the other children.

The children are all ready to start the course, and Brandon blows the whistle to let them know the race has started. I watch as Jax is keeping up with boys that are 8 and up as they head up the rock wall. He is not missing a handhold or foothold as he climbs up the wall. I see that Blane and Warrick are right behind him up the wall. One after another, I know that Jax told them to do what he does, and they are setting a quick pace on the course. They hit the angled boards and jump from side to side to get through it like it was a piece of cake. Pushing off the board to have enough momentum to reach the next board. They head off to the part where you have to get on your stomach and have to keep almost flat to the ground, to army crawl underneath camouflage netting. They make quick work of that obstacle too, and manage to get through the bars and realized quickly how to use their arms to swing themselves over to grab the next rung and continue on across. They are all fast runners and pick up time as they go through the cones, zigzagging back and forth one behind the other as they follow Jax. They hit the rope wall at the same time, and climb up side by side. They make it look easy, but it is not. We climbed that rope wall before in the adult area, and it was very tough. It takes a lot of upper body strength to do it, and it wears you down quickly. My heart was in my throat until they all three swung their leg over the top, and got their footing to descend on the other side of it.

As they were climbing down, we walked over to the finish line, and as soon as we got there, the boys were heading to the next obstacle. It is tougher climbing down than it is to climb up it. The next obstacle was hard because you had to jump from each stump, with each stump higher than the last until you got to the middle. There were no handholds, you just jumped from stump to stump, it got higher, to about 5 feet tall in the middle, and then lowered back down again, until when you got to the end of it you can just jump down from about 1.5 feet up. Heading down the other side was also harder, as you had to slow down or your momentum would cause you to fall as you descended. It really makes you use your core muscles to get through it, and it is much tougher than it looks. But what I am seeing is the thrill and excitement on all of the children's faces as they run the course. They are laughing in happiness, and so focused on the next obstacle. This was not a workout to them, this was fun, and that made me so happy that they were all clearly enjoying it. Justin and Brandon had put a lot of thought into each step of this, and it really shows.

The next obstacle was over a small, one-foot-deep water feature. We went ahead and put chlorine in it, to keep the bugs away from it. There were two rope bridge areas to cross over it. With two ropes to get you across, one for their feet to walk on, and one for their arms to hold onto. The military uses the same thing in their courses. There is a third area which is a four-inch wide balance beam in the center. The taller children will be able to use the rope bridge, the younger children will have straps hanging down every foot, for them to be able to hold onto for them to balance, as they crossed. That way children of all ages can use the obstacle. Hand and foot coordination, and another brilliant idea. Justin and Brandon made sure that the children will be working out every muscle group as they went through the course. They did need to train, I acknowledge that. But they are still children, and they want to have fun too.

There are two lanes for hurdles for the bigger kids, and two straight lanes for the younger children to run with no obstructions. The obstacle course is also good for problem-solving, figuring out how to conquer each obstacle in their path. It also is a good way to encourage memory function in children too. They put a couple of different choices at the end of the course, for the children to pick out, with various degrees of difficulty. Each one is about 2 to 6 feet above the ground, depending on the level you pick. If you don't pay attention you could fall off. If you fall off, you have to restart this section of the course. Different things to do to challenge yourself, for the children, like climbing obstacles at vacation destinations. Except these are lower to the ground, and without using a harness. It allows the older children to be able to challenge themselves before they are ready to move up to the adult course. It will depend on the level they are at, and whether or not Brandon allows them to move up. With all the screaming and yelling in their excitement at being able to do the course, it is a complete success. All the parents of the children are at the finish line watching their children decide which route they will take to finish the course.

I made sure that we put the children's course near the already established playground. That was for two reasons, the first one was in case one of the children went on it without an adult around. It can be seen from the back of the packhouse, or from the playground next to it, in case someone gets hurt. The second reason for it was so that the children can use it while their parents take the younger children to the park. The younger ones can play at the playground, and the older ones can play on the course. They will be able to challenge themselves and become stronger all at the same time, without even realizing that they are benefiting from it. I think that Brandon and Justin have hit it out of the stratosphere with this, and from all the parents smiling faces around us, they think so too. We see the first few children coming in and the last thing to do is climb the rope and hit the bell, about 10 feet off the ground. It shows that you completed the course, and you should be proud of your accomplishments. They have three ropes total, and two of the ropes have knots in them, to make it easier to climb, as you can use your feet on the knots to make it easier for the children to get up the rope. The one on the far end is for the older children, and they will not be getting any help to climb it. It is much harder than the other two as there are no knots on this one, but you also get bragging rights for doing it, as you will be using your upper body to physically pull yourself up the rope to ring the bell. I can see Jax jogging up with Blane and Warrick, hot on his heels. The older children had all come in. They were 9 years old, and they really liked the course too. I can see the minute Jax sees the rope with no knots in it, and he heads right for it. He amazes me with his drive, especially at such a young age. It is clear the Goddess had a hand in this. He has been like this since he could walk. He is an amazing young man, and at only 5 years old, his focus on being successful at whatever he attempts to do still stuns me. Even at such a young age, he has so much drive. He instills confidence in himself from others, and I know when he does take over this pack, he will do great things.

The bells all sound at about the same time as they get to the top. I can see how proud Brandon and Justin are as the twins, Liam and Chase, and finally Dexter complete the course. They didn't skip over anything except the two very hardest parts, and that shows just how strong they are as well. I am so very proud of my family. My babies are my world and I am so proud of all of them, for many different things. Brandon and Justin came in with the younger boys, as they were near the back of the pack as they ran it, but they are young, so it took them longer. They hugged the boys first and then grabbed the girls from me so I could get down and congratulate them too. I had to tell them how proud I was of each one of them for doing such a hard course. Stella and Truett are telling Blane, Andrew, and Aiden how great they all did. I am glad that Truett mentioned a great job for all three of them on different obstacles. It showed them that he had been watching them, and that made them happy to earn his praise. Warrick, Gabe, and Kendrick were also praised by Krew as well, they were beaming with pride at doing the best they could on the new course. Jackson and Angie were there, along with Truett's parents, Edward and Devin. They were so impressed by how well the children did. They were also impressed by how mentally, and physically challenging the course was for the children. They were well aware of what we were doing to get the children prepared for what was coming. I am so glad they enjoyed getting to run the course, and of course, Blane and Warrick came back to Jax and asked if he wanted to run it again before we went to dinner. The men all stayed behind to let the boys run it a second time, while we took the girls in for dinner. They will catch up to us. This is a bonding opportunity between them and the boys, and they wanted to give them additional tips for the course. Things that they saw to help the boys with it, as they were running it earlier. I am looking forward to tonight, as I had let the girls play on the playground while the boys were getting their instructions for the course and walking it with their dads. All of the children should sleep well tonight, which will let us parents have some bonding time too. I guess I have something to be looking forward to tonight as well.