New Life,New Place

Ade's POV

My heart was beating too fast in my chest as I walked to the place where I was to take the test. I was sure my blood was going to show I was a female Alpha blood since they only tested male blood. The variation was going to show.

“Are you a new trainee?” Somebody asked from behind me as I stood at the door.

“Yes,” I said, looking at him from head to toe. He looked about my age, too, and he was dressed in simple jeans and a shirt with a bag over his shoulder.

“Wow. That is cool. I had thought I was here too early,” he said and sidestepped me to open the door.

I had been contemplating changing my mind and running back outside because I was scared to do the test. But the new boy took that option out of my hands as he opened the door. I was forced to follow him inside.

There were two males in the room wearing lab coats. One of them smiled at us while the other wrinkled his nose, complaining that we were too early; it was just some minutes after nine o'clock am.

We were asked to sit down while they prepared the kit. I asked the boy who arrived after me to go first when they were done with his, the smiling lab attendant came to me and took my blood sample with a needle.

“Your heartbeat is all over the place. Relax, it is just niddle. It won't hurt much,” he said, smiling, and I tried smiling back. He thought I was scared of the needle. If only he knew what was going through my head.

I waited in trepidation for ten more minutes before the unsmiling laboratory attendant came to us and gave us our results.

“There is a white building to your left. Enter through the blue door and someone will be there to welcome you,” he said quickly and left. I quickly unfolded the result and sighed in relief.

Tate Side, Male, Alpha. That was how my name was stated. I smiled triumphantly to see that I passed the test.

“Why are you smiling?” The boy asked, distracting me. “Sorry, my name is Tristan, and you are?” He asked, smiling and extending his hand for a handshake.

“Tate,” I said shaking his extended hand.

“I can see that your hand is soft Tate. Do not worry. By the time you spend two weeks here, you will be as tough as a nut,” Tristan said, smiling at me.

I quickly made a mental note not to shake anyone else for a long time until I was sure my hands were no longer as soft as a girl’s.

We walked side by side to the white building. Tristan kept talking while I listened as we went. He was actually a handsome boy and quite tall for his age. I wasn't short myself but I was inches shorter than him. Besides, it felt good to meet such a nice person within one hour of getting to camp.

We got into the building, and indeed, we met a lovely-looking female waiting for us. She gave us our dog tags and instructed us on how to clip them after putting the necessary information in space there.

“There are two people in one room. Would you like to stay together or would you prefer to put you in different rooms?” she asked sweetly.

“We should stay together, Tate. What do you think?” Tristan asked and I shrugged. There was no harm in it besides he looked like a nice person. So Tristan and I ended up in the same room.

The room wasn't too spacious but it was neat and had two separate beds there. There was an adjoining bathroom and toilet. I sighed at that. I wasn't going to be sharing the bathroom and toilet with a lot of boys.

Tristan and I were soon grateful that we arrived very early because the camp soon got filled up with people from different packs.

Some parents were there to drop off their sons and the registration soon got rowdy as everyone wanted it done all at once. Soldiers had to step in to avoid chaos.

When it was time to feed us, we all went into a very big hall where timid females served our food. I wondered why they kept blushing and wouldn't maintain eye contact.

“Why do they keep blushing like that and won't even make eye contact?” I asked Tristan.

“They are Omegas,” Tristan answered and I frowned in confusion.

“And so?” I asked.

“There are over seventy pure Alpha males here. You can't feel what they feel because you are an Alpha blood. I hear it is quite intimidating to be with one Alpha blood in the room so to be in the presence of this volume must be quite intimidating for them,” Tristan explained.

“I see,” I said.

Before we went to sleep, we were given the uniform we were to wear as trainees. We were given two pairs and under no circumstances were we to wear anything else unless the commandant says so.

That night, I slept and dreamt about home. I dreamt of playing in the trees and playing with my sister. When I woke up, I felt like going back to my dream. I checked the time to see that it was some minutes past four o'clock am.

I took my phone out of my bag and switched it on. There were messages from Will and Amethyst. I quickly replied to them that I was okay and safe in the camp.

“You haven't spent twenty-four hours, and you are already breaking the rules?” Tristan asked, staring at me from his bed. I knew cell phones were not allowed in the camp but I had brought it along so that I could get in contact with Will and Amethyst once in a while.

“I promise you that I am not going to touch it after today again. I just want to assure my parents that I am okay,” I lied.

“Relax, I was just pulling your legs. I have mine tucked somewhere in my bag, and I am sure most of the trainees brought theirs, too,” Tristan said,d, smiling.

“What happens if we get caught?” I asked.

“I don't know but don't get caught,” Tristan said.

I quickly sent a text to my Dad assuring him that I was fine and I would be back and he should make sure to calm Mum down. When I added that I loved them, a tear escaped from my eyes and I quickly cleaned it up before Tristan would see it and bombard me with questions.

When I was through, I switched off the phone and tucked it back into my bag. It wasn't morning yet so I tried to go back to sleep since I didn't get much sleep the previous night.

I had barely closed my eyes when the noise of the whistle rented the hair. I sat up and so did Tristan.

“It is five o'clock am. I think we had better go outside,” Tristan said.

“Are we going to be waking up this early?” I grunted.

“I guess this is our story for the next four years,” Tristan said playfully.

I grunted as I took my dog tag, wore it on my neck and speed walked with Tristan to the open field.

Some trainees were already there standing as rigid as statues while soldiers blew their whistles as if their lives depended on it. When the soldiers were satisfied with the turnout, they stopped blowing the whistles while one of them stepped forward to address us.

“You are welcome here where dreams are made. What you get here is what becomes your driving force after you become the Alpha of your pack. I believe you have all read the rules and regulations guiding your stay in camp…” He had to stop as a commotion at the gate caught his attention.

“I think the commandant is here,” Tristan whispered to me.

“The Commandant?” I asked.

“Yes. He is the Alpha of Blood Moon. He is a very dangerous male. More dangerous than the Alpha of Double Moon,” Tristan said and my heart beat faster at the mention of my father. I didn't know that my father’s reputation traveled that far. It made me conclude that Tristan's pack wasn't far from mine.

The soldiers stood at attention as the person walked in. I could feel the shift in the atmosphere as the most delicious smell came to me making my stomach rumble.

My wolf stirred in my head as the commandant came into view. He was taller than Tristan and I could see that he was way more handsome. His shoulders were broad and there was nothing soft about the way he looked.

I had the urge to run forward and embrace him but I gritted my teeth and stood still. My wolf howled in annoyance and then screamed ‘mate’ in my head.

As my eyes came in contact with the coldest eyes I had ever seen on earth, I made a resolution, there was no way I would accept the commandant as my mate. His eyes looked like he had no soul. He was handsome and attractive but I didn't want or deserve a cold mate. Besides, he was going to stand in my way of achieving my goal.

With the new determination, I caged my wolf in and blocked her off as I stood staring into the commandant's cold eyes with no emotions whatsoever.