*Annabelle's POV*

When Adam woke up Monday morning, he was feeling a lot better. He apologized ten more times before I finally got through his thick skull and told him everything was fine. After that, Adam got excited to start his new job. I swear this man is going to get whiplash from his own emotions one day.

"I was thinking." I told him as we ate breakfast, "remember when we were talking about training and how a Luna at least learns some self-defense?"

Adam nodded, "Yeah, why?"

"I think that you might be right about it. When everything happened on Sunday I was so dependent on the guards that were with me, I felt a bit useless." I told him.

"You weren't, love. You handled everything well." Adam told me with a smile.

I sighed, "Thanks but maybe self-defense training wouldn't be a bad idea. I mean, I know I'll probably never be able to actually handle a werewolf, but I'll at least be able to defend myself until you or someone else comes in to help." I tried to explain.

Adam looked like he was lost in thought for a minute before he nodded, "You're right. If you want, I can teach you."

"Really?" I exclaimed.

Adam laughed and nodded again, "Sure, it will give us some form of peace as well, knowing that you can protect yourself."

I grabbed his hand from across the table, "Thank you Adam."

"Anything for my love." He responded.

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I regret everything.

This was the millionth time I had fallen on my ass.

We decided to start training this Tuesday in the forest, so we wouldn't be interrupted and Adam could speak more freely about werewolf stuff. He was being careful with me, I knew that, but even Adam knew that he couldn't just catch me every time during this process.

So with heavy heart he trained me without holding back on me. My body is probably covered in bruises at this point, and my arms and legs felt like lead.

"What did you do wrong this time?" Adam asked. He was quite different as a teacher. I could see his Alpha nature was shining through as he explained and corrected me. He would always ask me what was wrong instead of just telling me.

"My stance wasn't strong enough." I told him as I stood up, wincing in pain. I could see Adam wince in response, as if he could feel my pain.

"Correct. Again."

I groaned and got ready again, "I thought it hurt if you hurt your mate?" I asked him.

Adam walked up to me and corrected my stance, "It does, love. It hurts every single time." he mumbled.

"Oh..." was my simple response. I wasn't expecting that. "Maybe we could ask someone else to train me? I don't want you to hurt me. We could ask Jasper or-"

"Anna it's fine. If I'm honest I don't know if I can handle it if another male has his hands all over you. Sorry." Adam spoke.

I rolled my eyes, "It's just training."

"That doesn't make it ok for men to touch what's mine." Adam said with a shrug.

"Alpha males." I muttered as Adam got ready to pounce again.

Adam lunged, and I actually managed to push away and avoid his arm. I was so excited though, that I didn't see his leg coming. He swept me off the floor and I hit the ground with a yelp.

Dammit.

"What did you do wrong?" Adam asked once again.

I sighed, "I got distracted."

Adam nodded and helped me up. He pulled me close and gave me a kiss. "You know, you look incredibly sexy wearing that."

I smirked, I had put on tight fitting leggings and a crop top, admittedly in the hope that it would distract Adam. "What? The dirt and leaves that have started to stick to me?"

Adam chuckled, "Sure, love. Whatever you say." He kissed my temple before moving away, "Again."

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My body has been aching all week. Since Tuesday, I've been training every day. Not together with Adam, no. Whenever we take a walk in the forest now, Adam orders me to do some form of exercise while he shifts and gets to run around and be free.

Thankfully though, Adam has decided that he's only going to train actual self-defense once a week on Tuesday. The other days I was to focus on stamina and muscle growth. Apparently, learning self-defense when you can't even open a pot of jam is useless. Especially if the threat could be a werewolf.

I turned around in bed, trying to make it sound as if I was asleep still. Today was Saturday, and I was planning on sleeping in. At least until I would receive a text from my sister. She was visiting today, and she would be staying for two weeks. How she managed to get that much time off from work was a mystery to me, but I didn't mind. I missed my sister and I was planning on spending every damn minute with her.

I silently checked my phone again. Her plane is supposed to land around 9:15AM, which was in around 10 minutes. I had proposed to pick her up from the airport but she stated she was getting a rental car. That in itself was suspicious, since Isa hates driving.

I heard a noise coming from outside my bedroom door and pretended to sleep. The door opened and Adam came in.

Don't notice I'm awake I want to lay in bed my muscles hurt pleaaaaase.

"Anna, I know you've been awake for the past hour."

Shit

I opened my eyes and gave Adam a sheepish smile, "Heeeeeeeey."

"Why were you pretending to sleep?" Adam asked, not giving me any time to come up with excuses.

I huffed, "Fine, my entire body hurts, I wanted to lay in bed for as long as I could."

Adam chuckled, "You could have just told me." he spoke.

I blushed slightly, "How did you even know I was awake?"

"Breathing patterns are different whether or not we're asleep or awake." Adam said with a shrug.

I groaned and checked my phone again. No message yet.

Adam laughed and left the room, but he came back as Cade a moment later. Cade jumped on the bed and cuddled up with me, making me smile. "You always know what to do to make me feel better."

Cade licked my face in response, making me frown, "Maybe not always."

Cade shrugged before closing his eyes. Around 10 I finally got my text, saying that Isa arrived here in Maine and is on her way to the apartment. I sighed and got up, I lived close to the airport, so it wouldn't take long for her to get here.

After taking a shower and having a quick breakfast, I was ready for Isa to arrive. Cade just stayed in wolf form as he happily followed me around the apartment. I suppose he was going to get a lot of attention the coming weeks. Since Isa will probably come over every single day after work, not to mention the weekends. I hope Robin and Fred won't mention Adam when they come over. That would be difficult to explain.

As soon as the doorbell rang I was running to the door. When I opened it though, I froze as I was met with Isa, and a strange man.

Isa grins at me, "Heya sis!" she greets.

"Hey Isa!" I glance at the man, "so uh... this is the surprise huh?" I asked.

Isa busts out laughing but before she could introduce him Cade was in front of me, growling at the man. The man in turn stepped in front of Isa to shield her.

Wait a minute, this situation is familiar. I glanced between the man and Cade before glancing at Isa.

As twins, we were often asked if we had any cool twin powers. Something like telepathy or something. We didn't have telepathy, that's for sure. But we did always know when the other was seriously hurt. I was the first one to arrive at the football fields when Isa broke her leg during PE in sophomore year. I had somehow felt it and ran out of my own history class. We also often knew what the other one was thinking just by looking at each other. Which is exactly what was happening right now.

As soon as our eyes met we both knew. I knew the man next to her was a werewolf and she knew the animal in front of me was a werewolf too. After this revelation, we both squealed and ran up to each other.

I jumped by Cade, who let out a panicked noise and Isa pushed the man away as she engulfed me in a hug. "Oh my god! I thought I was gonna have to hide it from you for the rest of my life!" Isa yelled.

"Same here! Thank the lord!" I responded.

Isa and I laughed and hugged each other tighter before breaking away. "Well then," Isa started, "This is William, my mate."

I had a shit eating grin on my face as she told me and I rushed over to Cade, who was still looking at me in confusion, "And this is Adam, or well, his wolf form Cade, my mate."

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A few minutes later we were sat around the dining table. Adam had shifted and introduced himself and William, or Will as he liked to be called, introduced himself too.

"So," Isa dragged out the word, "Will tells me your mate is an Alpha! How did that happen?"

I chuckled and looked at Adam, who shook his head, "I don't actually have a pack. My pack was destroyed six years ago." He spoke.

"Oh... yikes." Isa mumbled.

Adam chuckled, "It's fine. I've made peace with it. I'm a lot happier now that Anna is here."

"You two aren't fully mated yet." Will pointed out, making me blush. Why does everyone just casually say that? Shouldn't it be weird to talk about sex like that?

Adam smiled at me, "Not until she's ready." I blushed even deeper.

Isa frowned, "Wait a minute. Is Anna the shy one for once?"

I raised an eyebrow, "Excuse me my parents taught me to wait till marriage."

"Honey, being mates is marriage." Isa told me.

I looked away, "S-so you already h-have?"

"Yup!" Isa proudly pulled her shirt down so her mark was visible. It was weird seeing it, four small puncture wounds what have already scarred over, but are still clearly visible. "We mated after a week."

My eyes widened, "Are you kidding?"

Isa laughed, "Yeah. He told me he was a werewolf and explained the whole thing to me and once I understood the basics we went for it."

"B-but like, it's such a big thing?" I countered.

"It's totally worth it you know. And besides, it's literally your soulmate! There will never be anyone who will get close to giving you the love he will give." Isa told me as she looked at Will with a smile.

I guess she makes a point. Adam placed an arm around my shoulder, "It's ok, love. Take all the time you need. I'm not going to push you." He spoke as he gave my temple a soft kiss.

I smiled at him and nodded. Adam then changed the topic, "So which pack are you from?"

"Crescent Lake pack in Oregon. It's a small pack." Will spoke up.

Adam nodded and I spoke up, "Which position do you have in the pack? If I may ask of course."

"Of course you can ask Luna, I'm the Beta of the pack." Will spoke with pride.

"Beta? Isa that means you're Beta female!" I exclaimed.

"Anna, being Beta-female is nothing compared to a Luna!" Isa said as if she didn't believe that I was praising her.

"I don't really have a pack to be Luna of. And beta-female is also an important position. Without the Beta and beta female the Alpha and Luna could never do their job properly." I told her the words Adam had told me a few weeks ago when he was explaining me about pack ranks.

"Spoken as a true Luna." Will said with a laugh.

Adam nodded and kissed my cheek again, "That she is."

We spoke about random things after that. Isa and Will met in a supermarket, and Will told her he was a werewolf the same day. We in turn told them about our strange meeting, and Isa busted out laughing at how Adam was basically my pet while Will was amazed by Adam for being rogue for six years.

After lunch Isa grabbed me by the arm and pulled me up, "Ok! Anna and I are in desperate need of sister time. So, we'll be heading out now. Have fun boys." She spoke as she started dragging me to the front door.

Adam gave me a worried look and I smiled, "Don't worry, we'll be fine."

"Yeah, if anything, Will can feel if something is wrong or I can mind-link him." Isa backed me up.

"You can just hang out around here you know." Will suggested.

"And have the two of you listen in on everything we say?" Isa said with a raised eyebrow, "No thanks. You doggies can go play together now." She teased as she opened the front door.

I laughed as I heard two growls come from the living room. "Bye bye!" Isa yelled as she closed the door.

Man, I have missed my sister.

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