Page 1 of He Claimed Her Heart

CHAPTER 1

Just an Ordinary Morning?

I am so glad that high school is over. I am so ready to start my life as one of the top female warriors of our pack. It was a long, hard road to get there. My father made certain that I was a top warrior among the females. He is our pack’s Beta. He is in charge of training the pack and its warriors.

I’m lying-in bed contemplating whether or not I should get up or stay in bed for the next hour. I woke up extremely early today. I’ve got a lot to do today but I’m not in a rush to get started. My agenda for the day has training starting at 6 AM. Breakfast with dad, mom, and Thomas, my brother. A meeting with the alpha concerning my new duties as a female warrior and patrol leader. It’s the meeting with the alpha that has me nervous. I don’t know why, I’m not the nervous type. I’m usually very confident and self-assured in my actions.

Oh, I forgot to introduce myself, my bad. My name is Breonna Marie Mathis.I am the daughter of Theodore Antonio Mathis and Ann Marie Wentworth, Betas of the Blackhawk Pack. I have one brother who is one year older than I am, Thomas Baxter Mathis. We get along okay as a family, well my father, brother, and I do, but my mother is a different story. She seems to think everything I do is wrong. She tells me about it, no matter where we are, who we are with, or what we are doing. It can really be embarrassing. I’m not the only one she does this to. It seems almost every female in the pack is on her radar. We just can’t seem to do anything right to please her. The only one she doesn’t beret is Luna Sophia. Sorry, I got carried away.

I decided to get out of bed and get dressed for training. Iput on a sports bra and some leggings with my usual tennis shoes. I grab a tank top to cover my sports bra until I get to the training area to appease my mother. Now that I am dressed, I quickly make my bed and grab my training bag. I exit my bedroom and turn left down the hallway towards the kitchen. I hear voices in the kitchen so I slow down to so I can decipher who is talking. It’s my mother and father talking about me.

I enter the kitchen where they are. “Good morning,” I mumble as I walk past them to grab some crackers.

“Good morning,Puddin’,” dad replied as he took a sip of his coffee.

“Good morning, Breonna,” mothersnapped like she was irritated at being interrupted.

I continued to grab a water and walk out of the kitchen when dad asked, “Puddin’, are you ready for your talk with the Alpha today?”

“Yes sir I am. But we can talk about it at breakfast this morning,” I reminded him as I continued to exit the kitchen.

“About that, we have a change of plans this morning. Your mother and I will not be joining you for breakfast. We will see you after your meeting with the Alpha and for lunch,” dad announced with a sly smile.

“Oh, okay. I’m ready for the meeting.I won’t be late. I promise,” I promised him as I crossed my heart with my index finger.

“Good girl. Now, don’t be late for training. I’ll see you there shortly. Have you seen your brother this morning?”dad asked looking around for him.

“No, I haven’t. If I see him, do you want me to let you know?” I inquired standing at the front door.

“Yes, please. I have an errand for him to complete after training this morning,” dadexplained draining his coffee cup and placing it on the counter.

“Will do. See you at training. Bye,” I said as I opened the door andwalked down the back stairs. I walked out into the cool morning air. I love this time of the day. It is always so cool and comfortable. I continue walking toward the training grounds when I hear growling coming from my left. I stop to assess the situation. The growling got louder, so I decided to drop my training bag and walk toward it so I could see what was going on. I slowly and cautiously approached the growling noise. Out of the blue, a figure jumped out of the shadows at me. The shadow tried to knock me down.

The figure lunged at me, but I was quicker. I bent at the waist and flipped the figure sending them flying about ten feet away from me. “What the hell Bree?!” yelled the figure getting up off the ground.

“That’s what you get for trying to tackle me. What were you thinking Tom?” I asked as I stalked closer to my brother.

“What? Can’t you take a joke? So touchy?” Tom growled as brushed the dirt off of his pants.

“It’s not funny.Especially this early in the morning. By the way, dad was looking for you. Something about running an errand for him after training this morning. You need to contact him,” I advised him as I turned on my heel to retrieve my training bag.

“I just finished talking to dad and it’s cool. Now, let’s get to training before he loses his mind. Hey, what are you doing this afternoon?” Tom inquired with a smirk.

“I’m not really sure. I was told to keep it open because of the meeting with the alpha. So, I’m not sure, why?What do you have planned?” I inquired with a hint of uneasiness.

“Well, the boys and I are going to the lake. Why don’t you tag along? You’ve been working hard lately, and you could use some downtime she has really been on your case, and I thought you might want to enjoy some company with people your own age. If you want to. Let me know. You know after your meeting with the alpha,” Tom said with a sly smirk as we walked up to the training center.

“I’ll let you know. By the way, how many she-wolves will be there? I don’t want to be the only one.” I noted as I began to walk over to the female area.

“No, the girls will be there too. No worries, I got you.” Tomcried out as his friend Ben approached him and greeted him.

Training began and went off without a hitch. Thank goodness. I joined Tom and the rest of the group for breakfast at the pack house. Tom insisted on escorting me up to the suite to make sure I got there so I could get ready for my meeting with Alpha Bennett. I entered my room and started to get undressed. I don’t know why, but I had a feeling I was being watched. So, I made sure my curtains were closed before I got totally undressed. I took a quick shower and then had to get dressed. I decided to wear a casual business skirt (navy blue) and a button-down shirt (light blue) with a navy-blue jacket. I took a page out of dad’s playbook Whenever he has meetings, he always wears dress pants and button-down shirts with a jacket. I even added one-inch pumps to my outfit. I looked at myself in the mirror to see if I needed to make any adjustments. No, no adjustments are needed. I looked like I was going to an important meeting.

Before I could leave the suite, Tom was there to escort me to the conference room. What the fuck man? I know where I’m going. “Dad asked me to escort you to the conference room. He wanted to make sure that no one interfered with you getting there,” Tom explained as he held his elbow out for me to take.

I knewwhom he was referring to. My mother was against me taking a position as a female warrior. She had said on more than one occasion, that ‘no daughter of hers will disgrace her family by becoming a warrior.’ My dad, on the other hand, couldn’t be prouder of my accomplishments.

“Bree, I just want you to know that I am so proud of you. I don’t care what mom thinks,” Tom announced as we got closer to the conference room.

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