Chapter 2

JAYSON

I look at my watch for like the hundredth time.

"The busses are late." I grumble.

Cass claps my back. "Relax. It's just a few minutes."

Cass is basically best friend number one. With his ripped muscles and brown hair and hazel eyes, he could get any lady he wants. But of all my friends, he's the most like me. Doesn't date, yet doesn't mind relieving himself every once in a while, with a girl. The only thing we differ in is he's waiting for his fated where I'm not even trying.

"I've got shit to do." I stuff my hands in the pockets of my sweat pants.

"We all have shit to do, buddy. Just chill." Luke shoots me a look, telling me to calm down.

Luke's ok, but don't piss him off. Huge anger issues. He's not scary looking. Shorter than me by a few inches, brown hair, hazel eyes, but when he's mad, look out. He's put many in hospital just for looking at him wrong. When he's not a raging lunatic, he really is a nice guy. Huge flirt with the ladies. His tough guy act really gets them going.

I had hoped I could get this over with so I could hide in my office for the rest of the day. It's been over two weeks and I'm still not over my down grade in job position and making me wait is only pissing me off more.

My friend Kale chimes in. The youngest. Big mouth, outspoken and a shameless flirt. I'll have to keep an eye on him when the troops get here. "You know. This could be a good thing. Think of all the hotties." He wiggles his brow and elbows me.

I shove him. "You're here to work, Kale."

He waves me off. "Whatever, you and I both know that's not true."

I shake my head and ignore him. He's young. He doesn't get it.

Deacon, the last of my friends, comes from the parking lot. "They're here." He jogs up and we all stand waiting for the busses to stop.

Five busses in total. All from each of the cities. This is only the first round. More will come in the coming weeks.

"Here we go. Time for kindergarten." I grumble.

Wren elbows me. "Would you stop." She warns.

I watch as the kids all file off the bus. Must be at least a hundred. They're so fresh they even look tiny. Definitely untrained.

I scan the faces of the innocent. They aren't going to like me. I'm planning on breaking them all. We'll see how long they last against me.

Luke steps up. He puts up his hands. "Ok. Everyone?" He waits. "Hey....Ya you.... eyes up here." He talks sternly. He puts his hands on hips. "Alright. Welcome to boot camp! We will have you for four years! Yes. Four years. You will train here.... you will work here......and you will live here. The next four years we will be making soldiers out of you. There is no quitting. We don't train quitters. You will try and when you fail, you will try harder."

I watch the sea of heads as Luke talks.

Then I see her. The long, blonde hair. The piercing blue eyes........The trouble maker of Black Lake. Are you fucking kidding me?

I sigh. Lowering my head and shaking it.

Wren looked at me. "What's your problem?"

I raise my head and look at her again. This time our eyes lock. It's an intense stare. It almost looks like she's blushing as she tucks her blonde hair behind her ear and turns away.

"Nothing. I just saw someone who's going to make my job that much fucking harder." I nod in her direction.

"Who is she?" Wren folds her arms.

"Sarah Reynolds. The terror of Black Lake. The girl's trouble with a capital T. What the fuck is she even doing here?" I scrub my face.

"Well, maybe we can straighten her out." Wren says.

"Or maybe she'll drive us insane."

And that's what she'll do. She's only been here five minutes and already I'm on edge.

I watch her as she pulls her hair into a little bun thing on the back of her head. Her light skin still a slight shade of pink as she glances at me.

I'm getting more agitated as I think of all the hell this girl could cause for the camp....and for me.

We separate the groups into dorm building one. It's two to a room. We march them in and direct them to their rooms.

The rooms are small. Two beds and a couple of desks. Small closets.

The showers, change rooms and laundry are all coed and on the first floor. Mates can share a room, but singles can't share with the opposite sex. So, they're divided into boy and girl groups.

Once they have their stuff dropped off, we give them all a tour. Showing them where everything is.

We also hand out schedules of what their training will look like.

Sarah is in my group. She's whispering to a curly brown-haired girl next to her.

She shoots up her hand.

I know I'm going to regret this. "Yes." I answer her in a gruff voice.

"Um, yeah. Training starts at 6 am?" She says her big, blue eyes are wide.

"Yeah. It does." I confirm.

"K, but, it's a little early, don't ya think?" She smirks. Her stance is cocky. Typical and irritating.

Chuckles are heard from the group.

I close my eyes and sigh. "Sarah, right?" I ask.

"Yeah." She speaks.

"6 am too early for you?" I arch a brow.

She nods.

"Not a morning person, are we?" I stare at her.

She crosses her arms. "No. Not really."

I nod considering. "Ok. Well, how about we make your training.... start at 5am."

"What? That's not fair!" She whines

"Well, guess what, kid. This is boot camp. It's not supposed to be fucking fair!"

She shut her mouth as I glared at her.

The other kids stare at me wide eyes.

"Let's go." I grumble.

As I continued the tour, I could feel her eyes on me. Grating me with every step. I don't know why it bugs me so much. I just need to get through this day.

We finished the tours and led them down to the dining hall. We showed them how it worked and they all sat to eat.

I sit at the Alphas table with all the other Alphas.

"Scaring the newbies already, eh?" Dea says, shoving chicken in his mouth.

I swallow "I was shutting up a smart ass."

I look over my shoulder. She's talking with her friend and glances my way. I scowl and turn back to my food.

"Well, yelling at them, isn't going to get you anywhere." Wren says.

"Whatever. I made her shut up. So, I got what I wanted." I stuff my mouth.

"You seem a little grumpier than you should be." Kale says. "You sure she's not under your skin for another reason?" He bounces his brow.

I drop my fork. "Kale. I swear." I eye him

"I'm just saying. She's pretty damn hot." He goes back to his food.

I pick up my fork. "She's a pain in the ass. Besides, she just a kid. I wouldn't go there." I take another bite.

Kale elbows Cass. "I'd do her." He snickers

Cass sighs. "Of course, you would."

Wren finishes her plate. "Look. We get this gig sucks, but don't take it out on the rest of us, ok."

She stands and walks to the kitchen to drop off her plate.

I follow. "I'm just being real, alright."

Wren turned to me. "Jay. I know you. You're lashing out. You're wound too tight. Why don't I stop by tonight and loosen you up." She gets close, smiling, playing with my cut off tank.

I rub my nape. "Yeah. Ok."

She taps my chest. "Go to your office, try and get some work done. We'll take care of the rest."

I glance down the rows of dining hall tables and like a fucking magnet, Sarah's eyes catch mine. We stare at each other and there's that faint pink color again. Just before she breaks contact.

I shake my head. I don't know what the hell is going on, but I need to get out of here.

"Yeah. Call me if anything comes up." I say gruffly.

"Will do." She says.

And I head to my office to try and get this fucking girl off my mind. I'm worried about the trouble she's already starting. I don't know why I keep looking at her either.

I'll just throw myself into my work and I'll blow off some steam with Wren later. That'll hold me for a while.

****

I pouring through paperwork, going through the recruit files when a knock came on my door.

"It's open." I call

It's Kale. "Hey. Got a minute?" He pokes his head in.

"Yeah. What's up?" I drop my pen.

He stands with his hands in his pockets. "So, you got that girl starting at 5 tomorrow, right?"

I nod. "Yep."

"Okay," He sits. "Who's going to be with her?"

Shit. I never thought of that.

He smiles. "I mean. I'll do it. I have no problems with getting up early."

I shouldn't let him do it. I know I shouldn't let him do it. But this girl is already under my fucking skin and it's only been a day.

I scrub my face. "Uh, yeah. Okay. If you don't mind."

He shakes his head. "Don't mind at all, bud. I'll watch her." He winks.

I point my finger at him. "Behave."

He throws his hands up. "Hey, man. Just helping out."

"Sure." I squint my eyes.

"I'll be a complete gentleman." He chuckles.

I shake my head. "Get out of here."

He jumps up and leaves. Leaving my door wide open.

"Close the door!" I yell.

He runs back, smiles and grabs the door to close it.

As I fill out forms, my wolf is rattling around. It's weird. He perked up when Kale offered to babysit. He's been unsettled ever since. I'll have to run him later.

****

I get out to the field and look around. My hands on my hips. Watching the kids do warm-ups and stretches. Running the circuits.

I see Sarah standing with a group of kids talking. No other Alpha seems to be paying attention, so I'll have to deal with it.

She has her back to me. My eyes go directly to her ass. Wearing those leggings sure shows it off. I shake my head and focus.

I stand behind her and clear my throat. My hands on my hips.

She turns around. Blinking her big, blue eyes at me. The one kid she's standing with looks exactly like her, but in boy form. Must be a family member. There's a taller kid with ink and that little curly brown-haired girl. All just staring at me.

I cross my arms. "You know this isn't a tea party, right?"

Sarah smirks. "We're taking a break."

I bite my cheek at the mouthiness of this kid.

The kid that looks like her, pulls on her arm. "Sarah..." He says quietly. He looks freaked.

I step up to her. "This is my camp. You get break, when I say you get break. 50 push ups now!"

"What?! Not fair!" She furrows her brow, fist clenched.

I get up in her space. I feel suffocated almost. There's a scent coming off her that's invading my senses. Sweet flowers and honey. I dismiss it, but it's hard to ignore. "I told you, kid. This isn't supposed to be fair. Now, drop!" I point to the ground.

She grumbles. Dropping to the ground to start her push ups. Swearing under her breath.

I look to the other three. "If the rest of you don't want to join her, I suggest you stop socializing and get back to practice."

They all let out a "Yes, Alpha" in unison and turned on their heels.

I squat down to Sarah. As she comes up, I say in a low voice. "Continue to fuck with me and I'll make your time here hell." She turns her eyes to me and I give her a nod and a wink. Her blue eyes narrow. Following me as I stand and walk away.