Chapter 49
They walked to Rolandro and greeted him.
“Oh, good morning, dear. You woke up quite late, Lavana.”
“Yeah,” Lavana chuckled while rubbing her neck. “Hehe! I’m sorry. I didn’t plan for this to happen but I’m here, anyway. Isn’t that what counts?”
“Yeah. You’re right. So you’ve never trained before, if I guess right.” Rolandro asked.
Lavana nodded.
She was something lower than the Omegas back in the Ralton pack. She was a war trophy, a punching bag. That could be considered a kind of training but training with these cool equipment and kind people? This was a first for her.
“Uncle, where is Pedro?” Beatrix asked.
“He should be with his momma,” Rolandro replied.
“Ok. Big sis, I’m off to play.”
“Be careful.” Lavana reminded.
“I heard you, big sis. You take care too. I love ya!” Beatrix said as she ran out of the training hall, causing Lavana to sigh.
“So, back to business. You… I don’t mean to um… upset you but you are quite on the skinny side. But I know that with time, you’ll come around. Today, you can just do some little training with me.”
“You’re gonna train me?” Lavana asked in shock.”
“Not just him. I will train you too,” said Mel, who just walked over. He was shirtless and sweating.
“Er… good morning. You’re not planning on getting me into Regina’s bad side, right?” she asked with doubt.Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.
Mel chuckled and walked away. He soon came back no longer sweaty and wearing an oversized t-shirt that almost reached his knees.
“So?” he asked with hands spread sideways.
Lavana nodded and gave two thumbs up immediately.
“Okay. So, my buddy Rolandro will train you today and I’ll do so tomorrow.” said Mel with a smile.
“It’s gonna be a daily rotation?” Lavana asked in shock. She was gonna have 2 tutors?
“Yeah.” they both replied in unison.
“But there’s a competition ahead that’s due in less than a month, right?”
This was the time they were supposed to work even harder so as to get the Alpha position and this nice pack will not disband and merge with others.
Why did they still think they could spare some time to train her?
“Oh, about that. We received information this morning that the competition (for some reasons not made known to us) has been put on hold till further notice. So if I’m right, we should at least have 1*½ to 2 months to train.” said Rolandro.
Lavana was surprised and also delighted. This news meant that she had more time now to become stronger and deal with that damn pack once and for all. She’ll be serious and persevere even if her back is bent!
The 2 men saw the fire light up in her eyes at the thought that she could train for longer now. None of them in this pack were an Alpha wolf. Only Rolandro and Mel were Beta wolves.
The rule of the competition didn’t state that an Omega couldn’t compete. So long as that one defeats an Alpha, he or she will be recognized. If that one endures to the very end, then his wolf can be upgraded to an Alpha wolf, which is a joyful thing for that one’s pack.
When the date of the competition is set, Rolandro will pick out the best among the warriors of this pack and leave for the site it will be held. Both could see that Lavana wasn’t an ordinary Omega. If their hunch was right, they might return from the site joyous. If not, then accepting their fate and looking for other packs to merge with is the only option left for them.
Not all packs treat such people kindly. They could place them in the ranks of an Omega even if their wolf rank is higher just because they can’t be ‘trusted.’
Well, those things can be thought about later. Focusing on the present is much better.
“I’m gonna give you private lessons. I mean, anyone can be present but you won’t be training with everyone,” said Rolandro.
“No way. I can’t accept this offer. I’m sorry. I prefer to train with everyone.” Lavana quickly refused.
“I thought you would say that. You can do that every weekend and spar however you like with the others.” Mel chipped in.
“But… I don’t get it. I’m just an Omega. Why do I get to have private lessons from you two?” Lavana looked perplexed.
“We’ll tell you after a week of trial. So you’re in?” Rolandro asked eagerly.
Lavana looked around the vast hall and saw many shirtless men and ladies dressed in sports wear sparring with each other.
Each of them looked like they could send her to the ground with one blow. Maybe she should give this private tutoring thing a try.
“Um… I guess I can try but if I’m not comfortable with it, you’ll let me train with the others, right?”
“Yup.” said Mel with a smile.
He shook her hand before Rolandro could.
“Hey, I’m looking forward to seeing how you’ll be in a week’s time.” a lady that had a burly build said as she walked over and patted Lavana on the shoulder. She almost fell.
What the hell? What kind of strength has this lady got? It was just a pat and she was about to crash to the ground. If Mel didn’t hold her hand in time, she would have fallen to the ground indeed. That would have been embarrassing, but it’s can’t be compared to when those Ralton bastards would see her leak out on her period.
“Hehe, I’ll do my best, ma’am.” Lavana managed to laugh.
“Good. I and my buddies will be looking forward to your performance honey. By the way, call me Begonia.” she said with a chuckle before leaving to find another sparring partner.
Lavana looked at the two men who were smiling from ear to ear and could not help but have goosebumps. Just that lady was this strong. It’s said that these two men in front of her are the strongest in the pack. Maybe she should find Pedro to teach her instead? But she already promised! Gosh, why didn’t this lady come sooner? Maybe she wouldn’t have agreed.
“Hey, crying over spilt milk is no use. We have some training to do. After that, you can eat as much as you want.” said Rolandro.
‘Eat as much as you want!’ those words did little to ease the anxiety that she felt in her heart.
“Come on, let’s go upstairs, Lava,” Rolandro said.
She obeyed, with Mel following her behind.
The stairs were so high that she was breathing hard by the time they finished climbing, whereas the other two barely sweated.
“What did I get myself into?” Lavana wanted to cry so badly.
“Stop complaining, girl. He’s already promised that you can eat as much food as you want. Geez, don’t you know what that means? More energy for us all. Besides, you’ve got vengeance to execute. The stronger you are in physical combat, the better your chance of dealing with that pack is. Have you forgotten your resolution so soon? The lazy one doesn’t deserve to eat. Come on, cheer up and teach these two what you are made of.” Thora preached with all seriousness.
Lavana nearly rolled her eyes. Sure enough, the offer of delicious food was something that this Thora could not resist. She began to wonder if this millenium-old dragon spirit was really in a slumber or just waiting for the chance to absorb the energy from high-quality food.
She followed them to a red door. Rolandro opened it and they all entered. Lavana saw that there was enough space and a few equipments but even an idiot could see that this equipment was on another level. So this was where she’d be receiving private lessons? It’s awesome!
Mel took a seat on a chair and crossed his legs then folded his arms.
“Lavana you have just 10 minutes to prepare. You will fight me in your wolf form.” Rolandro said as he walked to the corner of a room. Then he added: “You are to transform at the last minute. Pick any equipment of your choice to stretch your muscles.” then he sat on the floor at the extreme of the room.
Alarm bells were ringing in her head. She was to shift and fight him in his wolf form or his human form?
She had a few minutes to prepare. What equipment should she pick?
She glanced through the various equipment in the room and settled for the treadmill. She felt she was unable to use any other equipment at the moment.
She started running on it soon, with Mel increasing the ratio until it was close to the highest before he sat back down.
She looked at him but he told her to focus, which she obeyed.
At the tenth minute, she heard Rolandro say, ‘Time up!”.
Immediately, she jumped off the treadmill, leaving Mel to switch it off.
“Shift!” Rolandro said. He was already standing at this moment and counting downwards from 3, he slowly walked forward.
“1…” he said and Lavana who already took off her loose clothes crouched and closed her eyes.
Not long after, her bones cracked, snapped and then reformed. Mel was timing her transformation and when she was done shifting, he raised two fingers.
“2 minutes.” he said before sitting back down.
Both men were actually in awe of her wolf size. It was bigger than the size of a normal Omega wolf. In fact, most wolves higher than her ranking but nowhere near a Beta or an Alpha wolf’s size.