Page 1 of His Sunshine Baby

Part I

Chapter 1

I throw a new punch, hitting my target right in the stomach. He takes a couple of steps back, catches his breath. I don’t give him any rest and change position for a side kick. This time, he sees it coming and uses his hands to shield his flank. Never mind, I shift my balance at the last second, and my other foot flies to hit him right in the head. He’s sent flying away while I fall back on my feet.

I hear a whistle of admiration but ignore it to walk to my opponent. That last one was a bit too much, I think.

“Are you okay, kid?”

“Yeah, I’m a bit dizzy. You got my jaw, but damn Elena, that was a cool move. You have to teach me that last one.”

I can’t help but smile. He is a good kid. No matter what, he never complains. I hand him a water bottle while he sits up. We have been at it for twenty minutes at least, that should be enough. I start unwrapping my hand wraps and head to the gym entrance. Daniel is waiting for me on a bench.

“Someone is in top shape today,” he says while staring at the teen still in the boxing ring.

“Danny, you know I hate when you whistle while I fight!”

“You were done. And I can’t help it, you were smoking hot and fierce. It was so exciting!”

I roll my eyes. He sees me fighting almost every day, how does he not get bored? I grab my Adidas jacket, but just when I am about to head to the shower, I notice a figure entering the gym.

“Damn,” I mutter.

“Elena!”

Crap, the Alpha looks angry. I lower my head, waiting for the storm. Danny just froze, too. We already know what he is about to say, but we can’t avoid it. My wolf is already on all fours, annoyed, but I must tame her. The Alpha almost runs up to me, furious.

“How many times do I have to tell you? You are supposed to train him, not kick his ass in front of everyone!”

Everyone? There are only half a dozen people in the room! Aside from Daniel, two guys are lifting weights, and a young she-wolf is shadow boxing in the next ring. And none of them cares whether I beat Chris or not. The kid runs up to us as soon as he hears his father’s yelling. Despite his swollen cheek, he steps in between his father and me.

“Father, stop it! I asked Elena to do this! Everyone already knows I’m not strong enough, how can I get stronger without getting my ass kicked?” Chris says.

“You’re my son! How am I supposed to face the rest of the pack if my own son gets his ass beaten in front of the whole pack!”

Here we go again. The Alpha hates when I show my strength and am stronger than his son. But Chris is four years younger than me, and he doesn’t even have an adult body yet. He’s good enough for a boy his age.

I have a hard time containing my wolf. I’m not happy about this scolding either, but I don’t want to make a scene. The Alpha hates it no matter who I train anyway. Even with the youngsters, I am supposed to train them without fighting or just let themwin. I only agreed to fight seriously today because Chris insisted, a lot. Usually, I would only fight other warriors of the pack, and I would still be holding myself back against them. But no one is blind. They all already know I’m way stronger than most. Our Alpha is the only person who wants to keep up appearances.

“I’m sorry, Alpha.”

I may as well submit right away. Otherwise, this will go on for hours, and I can’t take my shower until then. His father growls, but Chris pushes me to go.

“Father, can I talk to you?”

I gave Chris a silent thanks with a nod. I know his dad will yell at him for being weak, but he is ready to endure it so that I can go. A really good kid. Daniel follows me into the ladies’ changing room when the yelling starts again from behind us. We both ignore it.

Daniel waits until the shower is running to talk from behind the curtain, ensuring the Alpha can’t hear us.

“Seriously, I have never seen an alpha with such a stupid inferiority complex! Why does he always have to take it out on you?”

“Danny, Chris is the one getting scolded right now. I’m good.”

“I don’t care, Elena. You or the kid, same thing. Why can’t the Alpha leave you alone!”

I leave Daniel to his rambling, ignoring my best friend to focus on the cold water running on my skin. The feeling is amazing. While the water chases the heat and the sweat from my body, I do a quick check-up. I have a bruise on my left side, but that’s it. Well, Chris is getting better. A few months ago, he couldn’t even hit me. I’m proud of my student.

Danny hands me my towel when I come out. It’s still early in the morning, and now that I’m all cleaned up, I’m starving.

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