Chapter 4 The house was dead quiet as Sienna smick up the rickety stairs , keeping her steps fight and soundlessly opening the door to the basement .
The lights were all off , and she was fairly certain the household was fast asleep .
While Alpha Kent tended to stay up until at least one in the morning , it was a quarter in three when Sienna slipped out the back door .
The night air was refreshing .
The scent of autumn in the air filled her lungs .
She paused for a brief second to savor it before she hurried on her way .
sticking to the shadows despite knowing only a few wolves would be out on patrol this time of night .
Knowing exactly where theyd be at any given time because of their established routes helped make sure she didnt get caught .
It was a live minute jog to the gym , a place Sienna wasnt allowed to visit .
The door was propped open .
A sliver of light leaked through , letting her know it was safe for her to enter at the moment .
If Alpha Kent or any of the other leaders found out she was here , shed be severely punished , so she had to trust that sliver of light and the man whod propped the door for her .
Sienu entered and closed the doar behind her , breathing a sigh of relief that shes made it this far without getting caught .
The hundreds of previous times shed done this , she had managed to make it to and from the gym without the Alphas family being the wiser , but that didnt mean there wasnt always a chance of her being caught .
As Sienna stepped into the gym , a form emerged from the shadows next to a row of punching bags .
A smile came over her face as she peered at the one person in the world she considered a friend .
Even that was probably a bit of a stretch since Joel Campos would be just as quick to spit at her and call her names in public as anyone else .
But he was here now , mostly because , as he said , he liked a challenge , and also because his father , Beta Manuel wouldve hated it if he knew that Joel was working with Sienna .
Since Joel and Manny didnt get along , this was one way that Joel could stick it to his old man .
Sienna didnt care what his reasoning was .
When hed offered to help her train for an hour every night , shed taken him up on the offer .
It meant Jess sleep for her , but it was worth it .
If it wasnt for Joel , shed be stuck in this hellhole forever .
You ready ? Joel asked .
He never said more than a few words to Sienna , and she tried not to speak at all .
She just wanted to work , get out of Thundering Moon as fast as she could .
get stronger , and Sienna nodded that she was ready .
Joel held the bag for her as she began her punching jabbing , and kicking routine .
She never wasted time putting on gloves .
Most of the time , her knuckles healed fast enough that they wouldnt even have marks on them by the time she started her chores in a few hours , thanks to her wolf shifter blood .
Not that she was allowed to shift , but that was another matter entirely .
Striking out with her right hand , she hit the punching bag hard and followed up with a left hook before she unleashed a series of jabs and then landed a few kicks with each leg .
Joel encouraged her , telling her when she was doing a good job , and then helped her work on her form when she needed it .
When he was barking suggestions at her , he tended to forget who he was talking to and treated Sienna like he would any other wolf he was training , which was good .
It was nice to seem normal for a little while and not be an outcast .
started this பா d Once she was done with the punching bag , they moved on to sparing .
Joel was at least a foot taller than her , with bulging muscles .
When theyd first of her training , Sienna had ended up flat on her back every time .
Now , she was able to use her speed and agility to evade his moves most of the time .
He was stronger , but she was light on her feet and fast .
Her heart hammered in her chest as his foot came flying at her face , getting so close she could see the track marks on the bottom .
She dodged out of the way and swept her foot around , knocking his plant leg from beneath him .
Joel hit the ground with a thud .
Damn , little girl , youre getting faster , he said , jumping up and rubbing his hip .
He always called her something other than her name , just in case someone wandered by and overheard .
He came at her again , this time with a right cross .
Sienna dodged to the side and swung out with a lef , catching him in the gut before he could block her blow .
The breath left him , and Joel staggered back .
Instinct told her to go in for another blow , but Sienna held back , remembering that he was her trainer , and there was no reason to hurt him .
She was proud of herself for getting two shots in a row .
Youve come a long way , kid , he said , taking a second to recover .
Im not sure theres much else I can do to help you Saetana stared at him wide eyed for a moment as he ran a hand through his dark hair and sucked in a deep breath .
The idea of Joel refusing to help her anymore was unsettling .
Please , she said , her voice just a whisper .
I need you to keep helping me .
Youre so strong now though .
You dont look like it .
You still have sticks for arms and legs , but youre getting there .
And your speed .
Damn youre Har … being a lone wolf is hard , Joel .
Fll be out there all by myself ? Thoughts of what might wait for her out in the forest once she left the pack .
made her frightened .
Sienu knew it had to be better than the life she was living now , but it would still be difficult .
She might be able to find another park to take her in , but most Alphas would treat her the same way that Alpha Kent did since she didnt belong to their pack .

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She didnt belong anywhere .
For a mel ca spark of hope came to mind as she wondered if it might be possible for her to find her dad .
Hed been sent out as a lone wolf the night she was born and forbidden to me back .
No one had heard from him since .
On the rare occasion when she let herself daydream , she thought about him , wondering what it would be like to be reunited with him .
n oder fare oprasion , she found herself daydreaming about the man in front of her , but that never lasted more than a few seconds until she 1/2 Chapter 4 shook those thoughts out of her head .
Joel was kind enough to train her , but he was not interested in her romantically .
No one was .
No one ever would be All right , lets do some weights , and then you better hit the showers and get back to your house before the Alphia wakes up , Joel said , vtill rubläng Niemna nodded , hoping that the fact that hed dropped the subject meant hed keep training her .
As Sienna started on the leg press , she realized it might not matter if he refused to train her much longer anyway .
Soon , shed be leaving with Jenna to go to the hall .
When she came back , shed ready decided that was when shed make her break for it .
So her time with Joel was limited He spotted her as she moved to the barbells , and his masculine scent hit ber lungs .
She did her best to avoid inhaling him .
Shed already asked to much of him so asking him to give up his life here , as the Betas son , for her would be ridiculous .
Besides , he hung around with Jenna and her friends .
In public .
Sienna was the same as a dog that lived on the street to him , just like she was to everyone else .
Someday , shed be more like a wild wolf in the forest , As she squatted to lift the weights that totaled more than three times that of her own body , she had to pray to the Moon Goddess that shed be ready for all of the challenges such a life would entail .
It would definitely be a difficult existence , but shed rather take her chances with the grizzly animals of the forest than continue to live with the vicious snakes who occupied the place she currently called home .
At least the animals acted on instincts and couldnt help themselves .
The Alpha and his family were just downright evil