Alpha Without a Pack...

Chapter 98

"Whose winning?" Sarah asked gently. She was far more tollerable in my opinion, but I still preferred Madison's company over both of them. "We're playing by rounds, not really keeping score, just passing the time." Mads shrugged and I nodded, looking up from the cards in my hand as all the guys filed outside from training in the basement gym. Most had their shirts off and were dripping with sweat, they smelled and looked far too tempting, and there were those darn heart pounding wants again. "Having fun?" Colton and Wesley asked at the same time before chuckling to themselves. "Eh, cards are okay, but I'd much rather be working out or training than sitting here playing a card game right now." I sighed as I set my losing hand down on the table, bonus if I was doing the work out with the guys. 

"You'll get to join in again soon, I'm sure of it, you just need to focus on healing for right now." Bowen smiled forcefully, even he didn't seem to believe himself. "For all you know I'm already healed." I grumbled under my breath to the chuckles around me. "Soon Sidney, soon. We're done in the gym so we came up to do some sparring in the fresh air for a bit, lunch should be ready in another hour." Fletch grinned at me and I smiled gently back, he was the sweetest pup ever but right now I really didn't want cheering up. I wasn't the only one watching them jog down the steps and sparring together, Mads I tolerated because her guys were among the shirtless but the two girls nearly drooling on themselves beside us were starting to irritate me. 

"Wow that's a lot of hot man meat." Rose whistled lowly so only us girls would hear her. I dug my nails into my seat to keep myself from ripping her eyes out for watching them, I forced a smile when she looked away to meet my eyes. "So Mads has the five older dudes but what about the others, do you have a claim to any of them?" Rose murmured softly but urgently, why was I not supposed to strangle her again? "I don't have any particular claim to any of them, no." I kept my tone neutral and my features expressionless as I stared back at her. "So you don't mind if we have a go at them then?" Sarah asked shyly, I suddenly had the strongest urge to rip her apart very, very slowly. 

"They are their own people, I don't control who they can and can't have feelings for." I let my voice trail off as I glanced towards the group of males sparring, I knew they could change their minds about their feelings at any time they wanted. "Great that's all we needed to know, come on S, I think we could learn a lot from sparring with the boys don't you." Rose crooned as both girls giggled and walked right up and asked the group of males to teach them some moves for defensive purposes. I was furious but I bit my tongue, I had to remain calm, just because they were flirting openly with all of the guys didn't mean... Okay now they guys were laughing and joking with them, did they like them more than me? I knew I should have killed the red haired little vixen the moment she opened her mouth! 

"I swear if that innocent little Rose doesn't take her hands off my Denny's arms in five seconds I'm taking it off of hers." Mads snarled beside me, sadly Rose had only given his arm a quick squeeze before pulling back, I was hoping for Mads to take a go and save me the trouble. "Why didn't you stake a claim?" She hissed at me as Sarah giggled over something Emmett had said and I tightened my hands into fists, I really needed to hit something. "Because it doesn't seem right to just claim them when I can't even understand my own feelings." I hissed back as Rose brushed her nasty scent all over Bowen when he went to show her one of the defensive moves Denzel taught them, I needed to get away before I broke my promise not to shift and tear them apart.

 "I'll be inside if you need me, if you decide to have a go at either of them give me a howl and I'll give you a hand." I whispered out as I silently stormed into the house. I knew I was supposed to be resting and healing but if I didn't blow off some steam someone would die today, so I silently snuck down to the boys basement to take my anger out on their punching bag. I gave it a volley of hits and kicks, punching it with all my strength and wishing it was Ross's face. I had no claim to the guys but they were MINE the thought of anyone touching them hurt and royally ticked me off. It wasn't long before my beat down on the punching bag had me breaking out in a sweat but instead of calming me down I was only growing more agitated.