I woke up early today since I was supposed to train earlier than everyone else. Basically so that not many people notice me I was to train early with Xander and then he would continue with the others who usually started at 8.

I looked at the clock I still had fifteen minutes. I started walking towards the training ground. It was 10 minutes walk from the Packhouse.
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I was waiting for Xander to show up when a person walked in
. I looked up to see him staring at me.
" Hi, never seen you before. A newbie? " He inquired.
" Yeah, joined the pack a few days back" I smiled.
" Oh. Hi by the way I am Dhruv " He forwarded his hand towards me.
Shaking his hand "Nandini" I smiled.
" So you are going to....
Before he could utter another word the door opened showing Manik. He came inside followed by Cabir and Xander and around twenty other men and women.
Woah!! So all these people started early. I felt extremely shy and nervous surrounded with so many people. Thankfully Cabir came to my rescue.

"These are the lead warriors of the pack. " He said pointing towards the new faces. Woah long way to go Nandini I thought to myself. Training in front of these many people heck great way to embarrass your pretty arse nandini. I sighed.
"I will be training here? " I looked at Kabir oddly enough knew the answer still was hoping for some magic.
" No actually you will be practising at the ground. You are still an amateur. " He said trying not to sound rude.
He knew I was not offended when he saw my face light up like a 4owatt bulb.

" You seem pleased with that" He was seriously confused.
"Ah no I mean yes but that's the truth and anyway I know better than to make a fool of myself in front of all this skilled warriors" I could not help the blush and Cabir laughed.

That's exactly when we saw Dhruv flying across literally thrown to the other corner of room with a bang. We both looked back at the person who had hit him and it was Manik.
Apparently they were both sparring and suddenly something got into him and he striked the poor guy hard. Is he mad? I was walking towards Dhruv when Cabir suddenly held me by my hand.. " I suggest you don't go there " He said quietly before I could question he was already walking towards Manik while Xander went to Dhruv helping him stand up taking him to the infirmary.

I looked back at Manik although I was angry at him I could not help the strange feeling in the pit of my stomach. What would it be like to touch him. I could see his muscles flexing and although I absolutely hated him for what he did I could not help how his anger was turning me on.

Eww Nandini get a grip of yourself that guy just bit the shit out of a man and you are acting all hormonal. I could not help but cringe. It is then I saw him scowling at me probably wanting to kill If only looks could kill I would be dead now. I averted my gaze to Cabir who gestured me to come.

I walked slowly towards them my heart beating fast. I felt like a prey with his eyes like predators analysing my every move.
I could feel his gaze on me making my skin tingle.
"Come we will go train" Cabir told me and Manik shot Cabir a vicious glare.
"What" Cabir retorted.

Manik grasped my hand and pulled me out of the gym with him. Pushing me against the wall he breathed heavily
"I suggest you stop all those wild thoughts running in that pretty little head of yours unless you want me to comply them. As much as I would like that I have important things to do. Go back to your room. I don't want you roaming around or talking with other males ..and that includes Cabir and Xander unless you want me to beat them as well."
His eyes were black, his wolf was in control. I put my hand on his heart and pecked his cheek lightly. I don't know what came upon me at that moment. Taking the opportunity he pressed his lips against mine before he hungrily started to devour them. I responded back and soon we heard a sound of someone clearing their throat.

He ignored it and continued with the kiss, while I tried to push him away. Finally he let go of me. We saw Cabir standing their giving a sly smile which was more like " I saw what just happened ".
I looked down wanting the earth to open up and hide me in its arms.
While Manik growled at him " What do you want? "
" Oh certainly didn't want to disturb you but since she is to remain undercover you need to be more careful mister. Also you can continue with whatever private training you were giving her right back at the Pack house." He mocked us.

" Are you done? " Manik gritted his teeth his eyes were back to their normal self. Right after this he barged out of the room not even sparing me a glance while I excused my self to go back to Pack house.

Well the second day of training and this is how it turns out.

I went back to the Pack house and after the breakfast and the work I was supposed to do I headed directly to the library. That was the only place right now where I would find all the answers to my question. Well reliable answers.
I greeted the woman sitting at the reception desk before she took me to the werewolf section. Specifically the mating and werewolf heat.

I picked up a few books from the rack taking them to the nearby desk. Let's see I picked the book 'werewolf heat' and opened it.

All female Wolves experience a heat cycle like bestial wolves and dogs do. For infected shifters the first heat cycle will come shortly after meeting their mate. After that the cycle will regulate to two to four times a year and last anywhere from 5-14 days, with 6 or 7 being the norm.

What? I thought to myself this is absolutely ridiculous why four times a year. I continued further..

This is not the only time when a female Wolf wants or can have sex, but it is the time when she's biologically driven to mate, regardless of her sexual habits the rest of the year.

I wasn't exactly an unmated female but I was neither marked yet so which category do I belong to.
I turned a few pages before I came to the mated wolf part let's see if I can find anything...

For mated females, it's a time when they may get very possessive of their mate, and the heat can be a time for them to demand that their mates prove themselves still worthy, via the male's attentiveness towards their mate. For the Wolf part of the brain, if a mate is inattentive it could be a signal to the female that she needs to look elsewhere for a mate. This is the only time they may step out on their mate in a display of displeasure, which can cause some serious fights, though this is a very rare occurrence (and usually leads to the dissolution of their pair-bond at the next moon).

Was I getting possessive of Manik? No.
Did I want his attention? Maybe
Was I driven to him sexually!? Oh hell yes.
All I wanted was to jump his bone.

I slapped my head for all the dirty thoughts before moving on to the next section male wolf.

For male Wolves, this can also be an aggressive time. An unmated, willing female in heat is a draw for them, even more so if their human form is attracted the she-Wolf. If two or more males show interest in a female in heat, fights often break out to curry favor of the female Wolf. Most male Wolves will feel the draw, but they won't necessary feel the need to act upon the draw. Again it depends on the individual.
I skipped it and jumped to the next page.

For males that are mated, they usually grow very possessive, and very protective of their mates. For the less controlled, they will often attack without thinking if another male comes too close to their mate. Due to these uninhibited, dangerous responses between the males and females, there's usually only two or four going into heat at a time to limit the amount of territoriality and aggression.

Should not there be only one because of the same reason I thought to myself before I was reminded of Manik's strange behavior in the morning. Did he beat Dhruv because he was talking to me. Oh no Nandini you are thinking too highly of your own self.
But then there's a possibility you know, zara chipped in. Zara I called her name she has not spoken much since the Abhimanyu incident.

I closed the book, Sighing. I got up from the table I was sitting at and kept the book back in its place before heading back to the pack house.

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