Sold To The Alpha
A Love spoken Chapter 26

Waking up in the morning, the two men got up, Rowan returning to his own room to get ready whilst Vaughn quickly brushed his teeth and got himself dressed.

Meeting out in the hallway, the pair made their way downstairs and into the dining hall, each one breathing deeply as their eyes gravitated to the table where Gabriella and Olivia were deep in conversation as they ate.

Olivia stiffened slightly, her eyes snapping up, connecting with Vaughn's, Gabriella, seeing her friend's reaction looked up too and smiled as her own gaze found Rowan's.

Lining up, the two men grabbed their food before making their way over to the waiting she wolves, sitting down opposite their mates as Gabriella blushed slightly and Olivia narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

'Ladies' Vaughn greeted jovially as he speared some bacon on his fork and placed it to his lips.

'Good morning Vaughn' Gabriella replied easily before reaching over and touching Rowan's hand, 'Good morning Rowan' she added with a smile as the werewolf met her gaze hungrily.

'Still doesn't talk then' Olivia observed.

Sighing deeply, Gabriella shook her head, 'no, but it doesn't matter right now, we just need to get to know each other.' chewing thoughtfully on a slice of toast, the Princess' face suddenly lit up, 'how about we go to the camp are and have a picnic lunch, the four of us, get to know each other a bit better?' she offered.

Olivia gave a guarded look in her direction as Vaughn nodded enthusiastically, 'that is a great idea Gabby, I assume you have training this morning? So Rowan and I will head to the gym for a few hours to spar as I haven't done any training since we got here and then we'll meet up in the foyer at about elevenish?' he suggested.

'Perfect' Gabriella replied with a grin as she stood up, pulling on Olivia's arm to encourage her to her feet. 'Come on Olivia, you could do with a morning of training as well, so we will see these guys later.

Walking off, the two she wolves were conscious of the two pairs of eyes that followed their movements until they left the room.

Once out of sight, Rowan cleared his throat nervously, 'how am I going to get to know her when I can't even talk to her?' he hissed.

Vaughn gave him a reassuring pat on the shoulder, 'easy, you are going to tell me everything that you want to ask her and I will ask for you' he replied.

As they finished their meals, they placed their plates with the other dirty crockery and made their way upstairs to change. Entering his room, Vaughn stripped off his jeans and shirt, pulling out some shorts and a sleeveless t'shirt and getting redressed before meeting Rowan back in the corridor.

Coming face to face with the warrior, Vaughn tried not to laugh at the muscular werewolf, dressed in shorts and a top, a thin scarf wrapped around his face.

'You know you can't train with that on' Vaughn muttered, his grin trying valiantly to break through on his face.

'I just have to wear it until we get to the pack gym, then we can lock ourselves in so no-one will sneak up on me' Rowan growled back in annoyance.

Heading downstairs, they made their way outside and to the separate building that held the gymnasium, ignoring the young she wolves who giggled as they walked past.

Entering the cool building, Rowan quickly scanned the room for other werewolves before shutting the door and turning the large metal key in the lock. Unwrapping his scarf, he threw it onto a nearby bench and headed to a treadmill, starting it up and speeding up the belt until he was racing hard, his breathing rhythmic as his feet pounded against the rubber.

Moving to one of the treadmills that was situated next to him, Vaughn copied his speed, the pair running in silence for twenty minutes before slowing their machines down and hopping off, heading over to the punching bags, Rowan holding the bag as IVaughn threw everything he had into assaulting the boxing equipment, beating dents into the bag and then swapping places so that Rowan could do the same.

When they both felt warmed up, they jogged over to the ring, climbing between the ropes, facing each other as Rowan grinned, 'OK then little Prince' he mocked, 'lets see what the future Vampire King has in his arsenal.

growling in annoyance, Vaughn threw a fist at the werewolf's face, Rowan easily dodging to the side with a laugh. 'Come on Vaughn' he taunted, 'you can do better than that.

Snarling, the Prince spun on the spot, bringing a round house kick into contact with the Rogue's cheek, sending him off balance.

'OK!' Rowan said, spitting the blood from his mouth, 'now that is more like it.' Bouncing from foot to foot, he waited until Vaughn launched at him, the pair grappling with each other as they each tried to bring their opponent to the ground. Holding on to Vaughn's back with one arm, Rowan brought up his fist into the Vampire's ribs, drawing a grunt of pain for his efforts. Vaughn responded with a knee to the Werewolf's side, followed by a fist to his nose that threw him backwards. Straightening up, Rowan lifted his leg and forced it into the Prince's stomach, grabbing his hair as Vaughn hunched forward from the impact. Stepping closer, Rowan brought his knee up to connect with the Vampire's face, blood starting to flow freely from Vaughn's nose as he howled.

Bringing his foot up to kick the Hybrid again, Vaughn, grabbed his foot and pushed, keeping hold as Rowan fell backwards on to the mat before falling on top of him and punching every inch of flesh he could replace as Rowan held his arms in front of his face defensively.

Hooking his leg around Vaughn's, Rowan rolled to the side, shifting the Vampire's weight and using it to roll them over so he was now on top. Smashing his fists into the younger man's torso, he left vicious purple bruises from the force of his hits. The pair continued to roll and wrestle, each refusing to concede until they were too exhausted to continue. Rolling onto his back, Rowan panted for air as Vaughn coughed, spitting blood onto the canvas. 'Tie?' Rowan offered with a grin.

'Yeah, tie' Vaughn replied with a chuckle, laying on his back and groaning.

'I'll be honest, I did think that being under lock and key with your dad's all this time, that you wouldn't be much of a fighter, nice to see I was wrong' the werewolf admitted.

Vaughn looked over at him from the corner of his eye, 'I'm going to take that as a compliment' he grumbled as he pulled himself up to a sitting position, wincing as his muscles screamed in pain.

Scrambling unsteadily to his feet, Rowan held out his hand to his friend, Vaughn grabbing hold of his wrist as the werewolf pulled him to his feet. Slapping an arm around the youngsters shoulders, Rowan smirked, 'We better go get ready for our date, though I have no idea how we are going to explain the level of shitness we look like right now!

Chuckling weakly, Vaughn allowed Rowan to help him out of the ring, Rowan quickly pulling on his scarf as they unlocked the door and stepped out into the blazing sunshine. Hobbling their way back to the pack house, they took the stairs slowly, parting ways as Vaughn's bedroom door to each get showered and changed.

Stepping into his bathroom, Vaughn groaned as he took in his face in the mirror taking in the prominent black eye, split lip and broken nose. Pulling off his shirt to reveal a large portion of his torso covered in angry black bruises. 'Damn it Rowan' he grumbled as he pulled off the rest of his clothes and stepped into the shower, allowing the warm water to ease the stinging on his body before grabbing his nose and pulling it sharply to put it back in alignment so it could heal.

Washing all the blood from his body and fists, he quickly towelled himself dry and grabbed some fresh clothes to get dressed. A quiet knock on the door told him that Rowan was outside waiting for him, pulling on his shoes, he hurried over to the door and pulled it open, bursting out laughing as he took in Rowan's swollen cheek and matching black eye.

'You seen yourself in the mirror?' Rowan growled, though the part of his face that was still unswollen pulled up into a smile.

'Yeah, I'm thinking of telling the girls that we were attacked by a pack of Rogues' Vaughn replied, 'try and make this a bit more manly than we were trying to kick each others asses!

Shutting the door behind him, Vaughn allowed Rowan to lead the way, the warrior pulling his hood back up to cover his face, Vaughn shaking his head in annoyance, 'oh yeah, no wonder you weren't worried about having the crap kicked out of you' he hissed. Making their way down to the foyer, they stood by the front door for a few minutes until Olivia and Gabriella appeared. Olivia was wearing some skinny black jeans and an off the shoulder floral top, Gabriella in a simple summer dress that had Rowan's throat growling in a low tone.

Holding up the basket in her hands, Gabriella smiled as she said 'are we ready to go?' her smile freezing as she took in Vaughn's smashed up face. 'What the hell happened to you?' she asked shocked.

Vaughn shrugged with an embarrassed smile, 'would you believe a Rogue?' he asked hopefully.

Snorting, Gabriella shook her head before looking over at Olivia, 'that is all yours' she said waving her hand toward the Vampire who gave the older she wolf a sheepish smile.

Olivia rolled her eyes, 'before you let go of your anger, you might want to check your own man' she offered exasperatedly.

Her eyes narrowing, Gabriella stepped right up to Rowan, looking up under his hood before letting out a loud gasp. Glaring between the two, she grabbed Rowan's hand in her own, 'lets go you two' she growled, dragging the werewolf behind her, Vaughn holding out a hand to Olivia, giving her a small smile as she took it while looking daggers at him.

Marching them over to the trees, the girls dragged their mates toward the camp ground, hidden within the trees, the boys immediately taking the basket and setting out the blanket, to try and postpone the forthcoming tirade that was brewing behind them. When they were finally sat, the food placed between them, Gabriella turned to Rowan angrily, 'hood, now' she growled furiously.

Reluctantly, Rowan pulled back his hood, his face thrown into sharp relief, the shadows of the overhanging trees making his bruises look three times worse.

'What the hell!' Gabriella shouted, 'what did you do to each other> you said you were going to spar!'

'We did!' Vaughn mumbled defensively, 'it just got.. heated' he added.

'Heated, it looks like you tried to kill each other you idiots' the princess growled as she held Rowan's face and looked over his injuries.

'Sorry Gabby' Vaughn said humbly as he looked at Rowan how nodded his head vehemently, 'Rowan says sorry too' he added with a chuckle as the girls scowled at them.

Gabriella fussed over Rowan's bruises, the warrior's eyes telling Vaughn that he was enjoying the attention from his mate. Looking over at Olivia he gave her a wary smile as she rolled her eyes at him. 'Don't think I'm going to be like that' she muttered, indicating the princess, 'you did that yourself, you won't be getting sympathy from me!

Vaughn pouted cutely, 'aww come on Olivia' he said with a sad face, 'isn't it a little bit manly? I held my own against a hard core warrior' he said.

Sighing deeply, Olivia smiled despite herself under the Vampire's little boy act, 'firstly, it's Liv, only my parents call me Olivia and that is when i've done something to annoy them' she smirked, 'and secondly, there is nothing impressive about getting your head kicked in.'

'So what do you replace impressive?' the Vampire asked shuffling closer to her, his eyes not leaving hers.

Olivia shrugged, her face mischievous, 'well that would be telling Prince Vaughn' she replied, 'and that would just take the fun out of the chase surely?'

Raising an eyebrow at the she wolf, Vaughn's face broke into a huge grin, 'that is would Liv, in that case, here's to the chase' he replied, picking up a can of soda and toasting it toward her, his intense gaze making her shiver in anticipation.