Lucas and I walked into the gym to meet Darren and Bo already waiting. They stood a small distance from each other, an uneasy silence between them, although they kept shooting each other glances when they thought the other wasn't looking.

"Alpha", Darren nodded a greeting when we came nearer. "Dree."

I beamed at him, still in a good mood from beating Lucas. "Darren, g'morning. Hey, Bo", I greeted. "I thought you'd given up on my lessons."

He rolled his eyes and smiled. "Why would you think ...