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(Tyler’s POV)

Standing in front of Warriors I wanted to introduce the Pack’s Luna, a warrior in her own right. But what they only see is a small human that was foolishly marked by their Alpha. Now she stands here to show each one of them that she is able to take care of herself and with her own strength she is going to prove that she is not going to cause their Alpha to become weak.

“Welcome to training. Today we are going to do something different. But before I explain what we are going to do I would like to introduce to you Katryn Stevens. Show your respect to your Luna!” he ordered and each warrior saluted but no one said a word. “I know what you are thinking, that mating a human has made me weak, I say you are wrong. She is strong which makes me stronger. Some of you saw her sparring yesterday, she can handle herself. Today she will show you again, but this time I will let all of you decide who she is going to spar with." The warriors looked around at each other, not sure what to do.

“I only have one rule, the sparring is to be done only in human form. We will allow wolf form another time.” I wanted to let them know that she was not afraid to fight a wolf. “I will give you five minutes to choose the one to spar with her.” I took Kate by the arm and we walked away to give them some privacy to make their decision.

The warriors gathered in a huddle to talk it over who was going to spar with the Luna. Some of them wanted a female warrior to step up for sparring, the ones that had seen her fight the day before said that she was a good fighter, but they didn’t want to hurt her. Others wanted their strongest warrior to fight her to put her in place, there was no way a human could win against a wolf.

One Warrior, who was quiet during the discussion, spoke up, “Alpha, how do we know you won’t step in if the fighting is not going her way?”

“I give you my word I will only step in if and only if the challenger changes to their wolf,” I declared.

“Fair enough, I’ll fight her,” he walked over to the sparring circle,

“Who is he?” Kate asked me in a whisper.

“His name is Jake, he is the assistant trainer of the warriors,” I replied. “He is a good choice and a difficult opponent. I hope you weren’t kidding that you were holding back.” I was serious about my comment.

“I wasn’t kidding, I was holding back.”

“Good. Do not hold back with Jake. if you give him an opportunity he will take it and you will be on your back tapping out.” I gave her some advice on how to fight Jake. She took all the information and walked over to the circle.

Camerin and Micah stood on either side of me. I said I wouldn’t interfere, but that is easier said than done. We are newly mated. My instincts would be to protect her even if she didn’t need it. My two friends will make sure I stay put.

Jake and Kate faced each other then started to move around the circle. “I am not going to go easy on you. My Luna can hold her own. You need to prove to me that I will be willing to put my life on the line for a human, especially a tiny one.”

“I am not going to go easy on you either. Hopefully your pride can handle a tiny human making you tap out,” Kate smirked.

Jake laughed out loud, “Good sense of humor, I like that. Now let’s see how you fight,” Jake lunged at her. She moved out of his way. He took a swing at her and she blocked it. He backed up, he threw a combination punch with a kick of his leg and she blocked it all, then returned a three combination punch and with a double kick that knocked him to the ground.

He stood up and dusted himself off. “I see you know some martial arts, it isn’t going to be enough to help you, for I know martial arts as well.”

“Well we will have to see who knows more,” she smirked again.

She bowed to him and then prepared for the real fight. Jake returned the bow and took his own stance. They stared each other down for a moment and then the fists started to fly.

There were cheers for each fighter to win. I was being held by Camerin. I tried to protect her the two times she was knocked to the ground. Micah had to step in and help hold me back when a punch to the mouth caused Kate to spit out blood.

The punch was the first one that he connected to her face, the only part of her body that was not covered. There was skin on skin contact and I could tell that she had a vision. She stepped back and shook her head to clear her mind. But then the smile on her face let me know she figured out how to beat Jake.

Jake was getting tired, he didn’t expect the fight to last as long as it did. He felt it was time to finish it. He threw two more punches to the head but she blocked them. It was her turn to return the punches, a three combination to the gut then a roundhouse kick to the head and Jake was laid out flat on the ground. Kate jumped on him and held him to the ground by twisting his arm.

“Tap out or I'll break it!” Kate yelled and tightened her grip. Jake growled loudly. For a moment I thought he was going to change to his wolf, but then he tapped out. Kate stood up and held out her hand to help him up. He took it.

“Luna, you are a very good fighter, I hope you will grant me the opportunity to try again,” Jake asked.

“Of course,” she answered with a smile. She looked over at me and I couldn’t be more proud of her.

Before I could celebrate with my mate, there was a commotion at the back of the crowd. The warriors opened a path as someone started to push their way through. I couldn’t believe it was Glenda.

“I challenge Luna!” Glenda declared.