The Unclaimed Human Luna
Chapter 89

El POV

Conner was on the training ground with his unit, and she was sitting watching him train a whole group of wolves, that were known to the pack, as warriors. He’d encouraged her to get out of bed and come down to train with him. Though she’d opted not to do so today, she had no actual idea what it meant to train and so didn’t want to be involved at that minute.

Though he had walked her all the way there with his unit and all their Mates as well, Brianna was off in amongst the training. Emily was sitting next to her staring, nearly horrified, by the fighting that was going on, as was she. She’d never seen anything like it and Emily told her she’d never had to do anything like that back in Willow Moon, either.

Also told her that not once in all her years inside the Willow Moon Pack had she ever seen anyone try and come into their pack, and take any pack member from them by force. Training and learning to fight was not something that they did at all. She didn’t look any more impressed than El herself did.

Petal was sitting a little on the agitated side watching on from behind her eyes as she saw his unit trying to take down her Mate, snarled every time one of them landed a blow on her Mate, did not like it at all. Wanted to go out there and hurt them.

Atlas was open to her and telling her it was okay, he was not hurt, but that didn’t seem to be settling her at all. El knew that Collin and Xavier trained just like this. Cordi had told her so, and found it hot to watch. El didn’t really know what to make of it at all. She wasn’t really into any kind of martial arts or boxing or anything. It was not who she was. Did know how to put her weight behind a hit, but that was about all.

Did not think she wanted to train like they did at all, Sage was leaning on the fence practically drooling at the sight of Adam bare chested and fighting. She supposed that was the normal reaction to watching your Mate train if you were a she-wolf. It was only her and Emily that were not so happy about it.

Watched them all strip and shift to their wolf form and felt Petal stand up inside her mind. A low growl came right from her, then Petal was ripped out of her the moment other wolves launched at her Mate. Shot herself right into the fight and snarled right at them. All her Alpha aura rolling at them in full force, watched on as the other wolves on the training ground bowed down to her.

It was a full warning for them to back the hell away from her Mate. There was no stopping her. She did not like Atlas being attacked even in training, it seemed. She was also keeping him directly behind her, her tails were all fanned out to stop anyone getting past her to him.

She could hear not just Conner but Atlas trying to reassure Petal that everything was alright. It didn’t seem to make all that much difference to Petal. All the fighting on the training ground stopped and they heard Atlas shift behind them, then found Conner sliding his hand over one of her tails. “It’s alright Petal, let go baby. I’m all good, they are not trying to hurt Atlas. It’s just a practice fight.”

She was still snarling at those wolves who were now whining in pain under the weight of her Aura being rolled at them still. El tried to get her to calm down herself, reassured her that Atlas was fine. She could also feel that Conner was trying to get passed Petal’s tails to come round to the front of her. Petal wasn’t having a bar of that either, latched a tail around him and held him behind her still. But she did finally ease up on the Aura rolling out of her, and the other wolves were able to stand and shake it off.

“Petal, let go. I’m all good, look at me.” Conner told her and Petal did finally look at him. He was not injured in anyway, no wounds. “Baby, this is what training is, so Atlas can defend himself or others from other wolves. This is normal.”

She could also hear Atlas trying to reassure Petal. This was completely normal, annoyance was rolling off of Petal. She didn’t like it at all. Seeing her Mate fight in wolf form, she hadn’t particularly liked watching Conner fight, definitely was unhappy about Atlas doing so.

Let Conner go with a little reluctance and snorted at him, then turned and stalked off away from him, ‘Maybe not such a good idea.’ El mind-linked to him ‘Petal is not happy.’

‘We know, we can feel it. Might have to leave it for now.’ He agreed with her ‘Where is she going?’

El sighed. She didn’t exactly know the answer to that question, ‘I don’t know, is quiet now.’

Petal stalked herself off back to the packhouse and right in through the front doors, her tails were all whipping about her, came right across Logan and stared right at him as she moved through the packhouse in full kitsune form. She knew it wasn’t the normal thing to do. Saw him nod to her “Morning Petal.” He commented and then just moved on away from her.

That would be a first El thought absently. Perhaps he could tell Petal was in no mood to talk or take orders from anyone at all. Moved herself right up to their suite and only then shifted her back. El let herself into the suite. It was clear this was where she wanted to be, she could feel Petal lay down and just flick all her tails over her body and stay there. Was unhappy, to say the least.

El could hear Atlas trying to talk to her, though from what El could feel she was not listening or was but not interacting back with him, she was still open to him. She could also feel that Atlas was worried about his Mate’s reaction to their wolfen training. Something that she and Petal knew that he did on a daily basis.

They went off and trained every morning. This was just the first time that Petal had seen it and what it involved, was not likely something she was going to want to do herself, she didn’t think. It didn’t look like she needed to either, a quarter of the training ground had been bowed down before her. El dressed and sank down on the couch. There wasn’t much she could do.

Conner walked into the suite about 5 minutes after she did and looked right at her, then just sighed “No training for the two of you for the moment.”

“Agreed. Emily didn’t much like it either.” She told him.

“Brayden noted that as well.” He nodded and sank down on the couch next to her. Tugged her into his arms and hugged her to him. “I’m sorry it upset Petal, I didn’t realise it would. She knows we train.”

“Knowing and seeing are apparently two different things.” El sighed softly. “She’s not talking.”

“I know, Atlas is also concerned about that. Is she angry? Sad?”

El thought about that for a moment and sighed “Sad I think, doesn’t want to see Atlas hurt and that’s what she thought was going to happen.”

Conner nodded, we’ll leave it for now, maybe she just needs time to think about it, now that she’s seen it.”

El didn’t know about that but hoped so. “Is everyone okay?”

“Yes, a little more than shocked, but are okay. I dismissed training and apologised to them. They seemed to understand, once I explained Petal has never seen training before. Didn’t understand it wasn’t real.”

It was a long morning of Petal sulking inside her mind behind all her tails, wouldn’t talk to El or to Atlas either, seemed she had just closed herself off to everyone. El was worried she’d never known Petal to be so quiet. Kind of reminded her of herself when she was unhappy, wondered if that would be the same?

She sat texting Cordi from the suite, didn’t want to leave it, in case Petal didn’t want that, had things to sort out anyway, she knew they were off to their first ever mating ball with the Lake Valley Pack back in California for the next full moon. They were taking 50 unmated male and female wolves with them.

Both Logan and Conner thought it was a good idea. No one had been to that pack before, but Logan had told Conner he could take them. He had no real interest in going to the Lake Valley Pack, he had Brittney and their newborn to worry about. Wanted to be here with them instead.

Conner didn’t mind at all, just nodded and said he’d go. It was apparently something he usually did anyway due to being, unmated prior to her. Had been out there looking for his Mate, so his father sent him and his unit off all the time to see if they could do that, replace their Mates. They were all going, both she and Conner, plus his unit and all their Mates. Though Conner did state this wasn’t the normal.

It would normally just be he and his unit, and the girls would stay home, but with Cordi being so close to her and that she’d gotten along with Emily, Sage and Brianna, he thought it might be nice for all of them to hang out together. Sage could let them all talk amongst themselves. Sage was also happy to do this and go and visit another, and had told them anytime.

There were going to be many times this year where one pack would go to the other for mating balls to see if their wolves would mate off to any in that pack. A lot of back and forth over the next six months. Which El was happy about; she was going to get to see Cordi and Collin, as well as Xavier, and be able to hang out with all her friends, new and old.

She sat in her study and sent Cordi a few pictures now that it was all set up. She was happy that Conner had done this for her. Had done it not even knowing if he could replace her or get her to accept him. Smiled to herself he’d not been willing to give up on her, that much she saw just from all the things he’d set up before even knowing if he could get her to forgive him.

He’d gone from a surly a*****e, to a smitten puppy pretty much, was right now downstairs getting chocolate mud cake for her, to try and pep Petal up a bit, she did like cake and chocolate, hopped her up to no end. He was trying, as was Atlas, to entice her back to being her normal, happy, chatty self.

Cordi sent her a text “It looks good, and all is set here, El, for when you and Conner arrive, got you two a nice suite on the first floor.”

“Okay. Thanks Cordi. Don’t forget the whole unit is coming.”

“Not a problem, see you in a few days, hey.”

“That you will.” El replied. She hoped that everything was going to go well. Putting Xavier and Conner in a room together was not something she wanted to do. Those two had both butted heads and she knew Conner was jealous of him and their close friendship. Hoped he wasn’t going to be overbearing and constantly at her side. They were spending three days there and she hoped that he would relax. She had plans for him.

Cordi and Collin were both helping with that. Hopefully, he would like it there, and be able to relax and have a nice time. She knew he had to work and be the Alpha in charge of his packs wolves, but was also hoping that he too would enjoy his time within the Lake Valley Pack.