Chapter 19

Caden kept me company while Ria was nowhere to be found. I couldn't help but be annoyed at her. Where was she? The Alpha was decent, funny and had a slow, soothing accent. He asked me if I could walk along with him to the training ground. Mostly to call Aiden and take him back to the packhouse but also look around. I readily agreed, eager to see the training ground.

I stood awkwardly in the doorway to the building that housed the training sessions for the warriors.

There was a lot of space in the room, almost like the size of a town hall, and there were people dressed mostly in all black doing tasks around the entire room. Some were fighting, others, some were cleaning gear, and others were chilling on benches around the room while in the midst of a conversation.

"This is where we train", Caden hummed from the side. "Come along"

I took a step forward before someone cleared their throat loudly from beside me. Turning my head around, I