The Alpha Is Her Mate

he was training with the men, preparing fiercely for the rogues who visited them every now and then to steal and destroy . When Audrey had first started her training as a little girl, her mot

ery, she gave the message in few words. "My lady, Audrey will not come with me.. she said she will retire from the fields only when she is exhausted and done for the day", "And you could not convince her to leave the fields? " The Luna asked. She was not angry, but she was disappointed that the maid had returned without Audrey and she did not hide her disappointment even though it was none of the maid's fault, everyone knew how strong willed and stubborn Audrey could be and the luna knew that Audrey was hardly one to abandon her training and go for a leisurely rest. But she had hoped still. " I did my very best to make her come with me but she would not. I am sorry, my Luna", The maid said. The luna nodded and dismissed her. ***** It warmed Audrey to know that they were having the upper hands with the rogues. It elated her and propelled her to train even more during the day. While the other women, including her mother made embroidery and cleaned the rooms and made nice pastry, she stayed out in the sun, training with the men and always ready to defend the Burning Mountain pack. She loved her people that much and would not take their safety for granted. She was in the tub, in the warm bath that the maids had prepared for her and she felt strength seeping through her veins. Baths strengthened her and she saw baths as a therapy. She was still immersed in the bath, her red hair wet and heavy from the water when she heard the door of her bedroom creak open. She strained her neck to see if the maid that was supposed to wait on her had left. She did not see the maid. The door to the bathroom had been left ajar and she could only peep the figure in her bedroom. She sighed. "Mother, I am in the bath. what is so urgent that you did not wait for me to finish bathing before you stormed into my room?" She asked. Her lips were smiling even though she did not mean to smile. Seeing her mother look so stern and forbidding always made her laugh. The woman scolded her everytime and always told her it was for her good. She was friends with her mother and she told everything to her mother since she hardly had friends of her age too. " Well, you stubborn little red head. Why did you refuse to come with the maid today when I asked her to come and fetch you? " She asked as she examined the dress that had been laid out fot Audrey. She walked past it and stood by the bathroom door. Audrey rose from the tu