noun ~ the way in which two or more people, objects or concepts are connected

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Later that day I found myself in Calida's room. We were playing yet another game of go fish in comfortable silence. I knew I had to bring up the whole mate thing, so after a while of playing, I decided it was now or never.

"I heard about the roses." I began quietly, placing down a card.

She paused, but I kept my eyes on the deck. "What about them?"

I licked my lips nervously. "I just want to know what's going on...with you and the whole Charlie thing..."

She sighed, putting her cards down. "I don't know what to say."

I copied her actions, shuffling closer to her on the bed. "How are you feeling about the fact you have a mate? Because, I know you don't exactly have a great... past with mates... and now you're here, it's a big change."

She frowned, looking behind me. "I don't know, I guess I don't trust him... I suppose."

I smiled gently, catching her eye when she turned to glance at me. Her eyes dropped over my body, scrutinising me as she had done when we first met. I frowned slightly, but as her eyes met mine and her shoulders dropped.

"He seems a nice guy... But he keeps coming back." She sighed.

I chuckled lightly, and she gave me an incredulous look. "Well, that's Charlie. He's a persistent man. But he has good intentions; he has just been waiting so long I think it's hard for him to resist his temptations. His wolf... is strong for a Beta. I don't know his full story, but from what Phoenix has told me, he was found feral. He has no family, nobody."

Her eyebrows furrowed, "So ...like me."

I shrugged. "I suppose so, yeah. His family are dead, I think. Maybe you should just let him speak to you... He won't do anything you don't want him to; he just wants to win you over."

She scoffed. "Dead flowers? Storming into my room?"

I smirked the lamp to my head a ghost memory now. "He is driven by instinct, a lot. You just need to unravel him. He annoys the heck out of me, I can see why the Moon Goddess paired you together."

"You saying I'm annoying?" She muttered, picking up her sombre mood.

I laughed, "You both are free-spirited and strong, I know you'll work it out. You just got to open up more, as much as you can. Don't force what you don't want to, he will understand...He's your mate, he just needs a little guidance as he has waited for so long."

She inhaled deeply but nodded. "I see what you mean... I just... I find it hard, you know? To trust him... I was told that I was Maxwell's mate, but I never felt anything until he marked me. So I had been blind and just assumed that was normal. They had me for years, Nova. I'm just lucky he never forced me to have a baby, I don't think... I would've come out of that."

I rested my hand on her limp ones, pulling them up so her gaze came to me. "I understand. You take it at whatever pace you want to, Charlie will understand, and if he doesn't, then he's stupid. You are made for each other, and it's going to take time to heal from something like that. If you're scared, you just need to tell someone, me, or Charlie. I know he'll love you going to him, he already adores you."

She snorted a laugh, "I bet he does. I bet he's said quite a few things about me."

I rolled my eyes at her sarcasm. "He adores you, I can see it well, so can everyone else. He's just as frustrated as you are. Take your time, just...tell him you need time or I fear there may be more roses at your door."

She scrunched up her nose. "I would rather he bring chocolates."

I laughed, nodding my head in agreement. "I agree, chocolate does solve a lot of things."

"It sure would... I will talk to him, I promise. But if he pisses me off, you may need some tweezers to pull whatever I shoved up his ass, out." She laughed, then looked back down at her hand of cards. "Got any three's?"

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The next day was Thursday which meant training day. I woke early, alongside Phoenix who, after we were dressed, left to go and train the men. Sean was on the women today and after spending an hour outside running around the pack land, the group of us came to a stop in the training fields.

My eyes found Phoenix who was in the middle of a game of what appeared to be rugby, but I couldn't be so sure. People had strange coloured tails sticking out of their shorts, two different colours as they tackled each other, and passed a ball around. He was focused on his game, so I turned my attention back to the group around me.

Most wolves have accepted me now, a few still cast be envious glances but otherwise, they were friendly. I had proved myself as mate and Luna, and their wolves have backed down; it was just the humans now. Jess's friends were still here, and often were the ones to give me rude glances but they never acted on it.

"We're just going to do some simpler exercises today," Sean announced.

I internally groaned; simpler exercises usually meant some form of activity involving equipment. The last time he used that term, we were working with kettlebells for an hour straight.

"If you look around, I have set up some stations for you to work your way around. Ten minutes on each station; I want reps of ten, as many sets as you can with twenty-second breaks in between." He grinned. "Off you go!"

Some of us groaned, mostly me, and walked our way to the stations. I had eyed them all sceptically and decided to start with the skipping, just to ease myself into it. There were six stations, and we were split into groups of around seven. I set my watch and dived into it, focusing my mind and enjoying the stimuli. Molly was with me, and I noticed she was giving it only half her effort. She had been doing that all week, and it was peaking my curiosity. At first, I thought perhaps she just couldn't be bothered but this was the third training day she was sluggish.

I decided to ask her if she was okay after, and threw my mind back into concentrating. Time flew, hormones went crazy and the rush of serotonin as I reached the end was enough to have me smiling. No matter how hard it was, once I pushed through that barrier, I felt amazing at the end, and ready to go again tomorrow. Tomorrow, I would change my mind, however, but would repeat it all over again.

Sean whistled and commenced the end of today's training. I stopped my watch and bent over my knees to catch my breath. Despite the cool September weather, my shirt stuck to my skin and I felt the sweat drip down my face. Just as I went to straighten out my spine, two arms wrapped around my waist and hoisted me into the air.

I screamed, hands flying to trap whoever was holding me and in a weak attempt I tried to pry them off. The familiar warming laugh and touch alerted me it was Phoenix, and my scream turned into a groan of his name.

"You scared me." I huffed once he set me back down.

I spun around to see his grin, sweat dripping down his bare torso. I crossed my arms in an attempt to hide my satisfaction with his hot body, giving him the meanest scowl possible.

"I couldn't help it when you were bent over like that." He teased, hugging me.

I blushed, shrugging into his sweaty embrace. "You meanie."

He chuckled, kissing my head before pulling away. "Go on, cool down. Don't want you already sore for later."

I frowned at his smirk, a few of the males behind him laughing at the innuendo hidden behind his words. Phoenix was becoming more outgoing and confident with his pack, and although it was good, he was getting cocky. I knew he was Alpha, and he loved to show it off no matter the scenario. Most of the time it was at my expense.

I shook my head with a smile and decided to play his game. I bent over into a downward dog pose straight away, holding it and stretching my muscles before walking myself up to cup my legs. I was fairly flexible and knew this would rile him up. After holding, I walked myself down to sitting before moving into a cat pose.

From the corner of my eye, I saw that he had paused from walking away, his eyes snapping to my figure. I straightened my back out and pulled my left leg forwards until I was in the splits, then leaned over to touch my toes. I barely got to the count of five before I was suddenly scooped up once again into Phoenix's arms.

"Hey! I was stretching." I giggled, unable to contain my amusement.

He growled at me, my body slumped over his shoulder as I gazed down at his bare back. His hand came to smack my ass and I squealed in surprise, my nails digging into his waist.

"You can stretch in our room." He grumbled. "Without the audience."

I felt the hunger flood me instantly, but despite it, a bubble of laughter escaped at how riled up he was. I glanced around to see most of the wolves staring or snickering to themselves as he walked us away, and I blushed sheepishly. I loved teasing him, knowing how much I got to him was enthralling. Although, I did just forget there were other eyes.

He had carried me through the house and upstairs, deep grumbles escaping whenever anyone would pass us by. I gave weak smiles if I could see them, otherwise, I was focused on his body as it moved beneath me. Occasionally I could feel his hands clenched around my hips where he held me, and I found myself chewing on my lip in anticipation.

We entered the top floor and instead of going to the bedroom as I thought, he carried me into the bathroom. I was placed gently on my feet and looked around in confusion as he turned on the shower. He began to undress himself, his eyes focused and intent on me. I licked my lip, admiring the contours of his body as he stood nude and waiting for me.

Unsure of what was going on, I went to reach for my leggings to pull down but he had growled. I froze, lifting my head to look at him in confusion.

"What do you want me to do?" I wondered.

"I am going to rip those clothes off of your body, and then I am going to take you in the shower." He growled.

My eyes widened and a small gasp escaped me as his hands darted to tear off my top and bra. I squealed in shock, my arms flying at the movement. He wasted no time in pushing me into the warm shower, his mouth connecting with mine as his hands pulled off my now wet leggings. My hands grasped at his hair, pulling him beneath the water with me.

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I moaned in acceptance as his hands began to roam, and I allowed him to take control. He was frustrated and it sent a flurry of fireworks through my body as I succumbed to the desire. His hands left hot trails of needs along my skin, the water becoming cool beneath his touch. He lifted me, wrapping my legs around his hips and easing into me.

I moaned against him, my teeth coming down to bite into his shoulder. He grunted, as my nails dug into his shoulders. I hung on, my feet locked around his back. He pressed me into the cool tiled wall, his hands secured on my ass as he lifted me to meet his thrusts.

The sounds of our bodies were drowned out by the pelting shower. The harshness of the wall behind me was lost as I fell victim to the pleasure. Phoenix's lips left trails of kisses as he licked and sucked at my skin, the water droplets hanging down his hair and eyelashes had me moaning harder. My hands grabbed at him as he drove us to the edge, my toes curling as the wave of ecstasy washed over us.

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We came down from the high panting only for Phoenix to bite down on my mark, breaking the skin. I fell apart again, my legs shaking as I clutched at him with all my might. His teeth left my neck and licked away the blood, the water dripping down my chest was tinged pink. A low grumble of satisfaction left his lips as he kissed me gently.

"You're mine." He grumbled as he held me to him.

Smiling, I nodded my head. "I am."

He kissed my throat once more before pulling me from him and gently placing me on my feet. I rubbed my hands on his chest and kissed where I could reach. His hazel eyes stared down at me in satisfaction before he grabbed the soap and began his usual ritual. I smiled at him in amusement, feeling sated for now as he cleaned our bodies.

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