Page 46 of Resisting Fate

“I’ll be here,” I say before getting up. I can already feel how sore I am going to be tomorrow.

“Good. We need to have a meeting later. Go get some food and rest, and then come to my place this afternoon,” Ryker says.

I nod my head and start walking out the door.

“Fuck, I don’t know how anyone can move after that brutal first workout,” I grumble.

They laugh at my pain. “My dad is a hard ass, but it will all be worth it in the end,” Ryker says, grinning.

“The first couple weeks are the worst, but then your body starts getting used to it,” Max adds.

I pretty much walk slowly to my house and know that it’s only going to be harder to move tomorrow.

Hailey

I can’t help the smile on my face when I see Isaac slowly walk home. I knew he was taking long but, when I looked out the window, I couldn’t help but laugh. Those training sessions are brutal.

“I made you breakfast,” I tell him when he’s close enough.

“Fuck, I’m starving,” he says before pulling me in for a kiss.

“I knew you would be,” I reply. I had cooked a lot since I knew he would need it after his workout.

“I can’t help but admire Scott. He’s tough, but I can see why the whole family is as strong as they are. They are all pretty much weapons just by themselves,” he says while sitting down. I pile a bunch of food on a plate and place it in front of him.

“I always heard about how hard the training was but, when I experienced it firsthand, it was way worse than I had even imagined. I hated Scott for a few days. Penelope told me she felt the same, but we are all stronger now because of it,” I say while grabbing my own food and then sitting down.

“I have to head to Ryker’s this afternoon,” Isaac says in between bites.

I nod my head. “Yeah, he messaged me too. After this, you can have a hot bath to soak your muscles and then we can walk slowly over there. Might take us a few hours if we are walking at the pace you were going on your way home,” I say while laughing.

“Woman,” he growls but, when I look over at him, he’s smiling at me.

We make small talk as we eat, and I send him for a bath as I clean up the kitchen.

There’s a knock at the door. When I see it’s a delivery man with a bunch of boxes, I just sign my name and put them in the living room.

I’m not sure what Isaac ordered, but I’ll leave them for him to open.

He’s moving a lot better by the time we make it to Ryker’s house.

The lion shifter, Deke, is there waiting for his family. I already have tears in my eyes thinking about the reunion.

He tenses when we hear a couple vehicles pull up.

I look out the window and see who I am assuming are his family. The scents they give off are definitely not wolf.

Ryker and Penelope meet them at the door, and I don’t take my eyes off them as I want to see their reactions when reuniting.

When the first man and woman step in, they are older. I am assuming they are his parents. There is a little boy in the man’s arms who looks like a mini me of Deke.

Tears well in my eyes when they spot their son.

They both gasp before running and pulling him into his arms.

There are sobs as his siblings come in and join the hug.

“You look just like me,” a little voice says, and the little boy is looking at his dad in awe.

---