The Alpha Train (Christina) novel Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Sebastian is asking a lot. He expects me to be honest, vulnerable, to share my body with him, and to somehow remain objective.

“What if I can’t do all of the things that you expect of me?”

“Like what? What are your concerns?” he asks. I take a sip of my whiskey realizing I’m already at the bottom of the glass. He reaches over and grabs the bottle, holding it up, silently asking me if I want more. I hold out my glass and let him refill it. I don’t have to be up early tomorrow since the others don’t get on the Train until mid- afternoon, and making breakfast with four assistants already on the Train will be simple, even if Emma doesn’t pull her weight.

“What if you can’t make me orgasm?” I ask him. It’s real question. I’ve never been able to give up control enough to allow a man to bring my body to that level of release. I’ve wanted to, but I just can’t seem to let go. It’s not that I can’t orgasm, I can make myself come pretty easily. It‘ s the letting go with another person that I struggle with.

“At the risk of sounding arrogant, Christina, I will bring you to orgasm, multiple times in one sitting. But that’s not for you to worry about. That’s for me to learn enough about your body, about how you like to be touched, that I know how to bring you to orgasm. What you should be concerned about, in my opinion, is if you’re willing to give me access to your body. I’ll touch you everywhere. Your body will have no

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secrets from me, Christina. I will draw out every little point on your body that arouses you and calms you.”

I’m equally turned on and terrified at the thought of Sebastian touching me everywhere. Just the few moments of his strong, sure hands. massaging my neck, shoulders, and head had me practically purring. If he does that to my entire body, I may very well have my first partner- induced orgasm. IF I can let go, and that’s a big if.

“We’ll build up to that. I’m not asking you to get naked and let me touch you tonight,” he says, smiling at me.

“Well, that’s good,” I say, only partially joking.

“I would like for us to talk tomorrow and the first day that we pick up the Alphas. This class runs Tuesdays and Fridays, so the first class will. be the second day of school. By then, I need to know your body. enough that I can massage you in class while still talking to the Alphas about what to expect and know that I can put you to sleep or into a trance–like state. I’d prefer to meet in the classroom so that you get used to being on the dais while I touch you. If you’re not ready to start that on Sunday when we arrive, we should definitely spend time in that room on Monday. I don’t want your first time in front of the Alphas and partners to also be your first time on the dais.”

I nod. That makes sense. “Let’s shoot for Sunday night. We’re just doing massage at first, right?”

TERSH

“Right.”

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“Plus, the strength class is Monday through Friday, so I should be good and sore by Monday night and definitely by Tuesday.”

“And let’s talk about that for a moment. When you’re in my class as an assistant. I’ll need your help, but I will make sure that there is time for you to work through the assignments and earn points for the class. I don’t want you to think that you can’t earn as many points as the others. You can, I’ll make sure of it. But it may mean that you and I have to be a bit more diligent in making sure we have everything that we need for our classes ahead of time. Part of what we can talk about in the evening to help relax you is about our day and what we need to prepare for the next day. How does that sound?”

“That sounds great. I prefer to be proactive and plan ahead. I worked with an Alpha once who never planned ahead and I felt like all I did the entire semester was run to get things that he needed but didn’t plan for.”

“Alpha Cason?” he asks.

“How did you know?” I ask him.

“Not much gets past James and I. There’s a reason he was never invited back to teach. We much prefer that our instructors are like our

assistants – diligent, proactive, and thoughtful about how they are teaching their classes.”

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“Well, then, you and I should get along perfectly.”

“I expect that we will Christina. So, tomorrow? Same time?” he asks, casually dismissing me. That’s okay, I’m pretty sure he’s given me more than enough to think about tonight.

“I’ll see you tomorrow, Sebastian. Sleep well,” I say as I walk to his

door.

He stands, opening the door for me. “Sweet dreams.”

That was a joke. My dreams were anything but sweet. Spicy, titillating. erotic, inappropriate, yes. Sweet? Definitely not.

The next morning, I wake up and get ready before heading to the kitchen. When I arrive, Laura is already there.

“Good morning, sunshine. How was your talk with Alpha Sebastian? Did you agree to the sex class?” she asks me.

“I’m still thinking it over, but I think I’m going to do it. I’m also going to take some classes this time,” I say, and she stops, turning to look at me as a smile spreads across her face.

“What?” I ask her.

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“Those Alphas aren’t going to know what hit them,” she says.

“What do you mean?”

“First, I’ve seen you workout. You’re a freaking beast. It’s not that the Alphas don’t work hard, but you always seem like you’re trying to prove something, so you push harder than I’ve ever seen another Alpha push themselves. Second, your brother was number one on the leaderboard for what? Eight years? And four years later he’s still number two? You can’t tell me you didn’t get some of those genetics. If you had been born a male, I bet it would be your name in the number one spot of that leaderboard, Chrissy.

“I don’t know about that, Laura. What I do know is that both Dane and

Sebastian told me that wanted to see me take classes this semester. I respect both men and I don’t want to let either one of them down.”

“Of course you don’t because that’s the kind of Alpha you are,” she says, jabbing me in the shoulder with her finger. “I better see you kick. some ass this semester, Chrissy. It’s my last one. Consider it my going away present.”

“What are we getting you as a going away present?” Haley asks as she walks in, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

“Christina’s taking classes this semester. I want to see her kick some Alpha ass.”

“Oh, are you that good?” Haley asks.

“I guess we’ll find out.”

“Her brother was number one on the leaderboard for eight years, and

he’s still number two.”

“Whoa! I may not be a ranked member, but even I know that’s impressive Christina,” Haley says.

“Impressive for my brother. His accomplishments aren’t mine,” I say.

“No, they aren’t. So it will be good for you to see just how good you are, Christina. If anyone can pull that out of you, it’s Sebastian,” Alpha James says walking in and going straight to the coffee.

He pours a cup and then looks around. “Aren’t there supposed to be four of you?”

“Emma hasn’t come in yet,” I tell him.

He nods, leaning against the counter as he drinks his coffee. One thing that I love about this job is that, while we all have our roles and responsibilities, there isn’t any regulation of class in the Academy. The Alphas who work at the Academy know that they can and in some instances they must, serve themselves. We cook and clean, but when it comes to getting coffee or even getting drinks when we aren’t working,

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they have to be self–sufficient. I try to make sure that everyone is taken care of and knowing the long, difficult hours that everyone works, we all try to make everyone’s life easier. So, Alpha James walking into the kitchen and getting his own coffee isn’t unusual. He also likes to take this time to check in with the assistants to make sure we’re all doing okay and that assistants like Emma are pulling their weight.

“I talked to Sylvie last night. She called the daughter of one of her luna friends, Charlotte, who agreed to join the Train this semester. She’ll take your spot in the sex class Laura,” he tells her.

“Thank you, Alpha.”

“Oh, is there a reason you don’t want to take that class. I already agreed to take it,” Haley says.

“Yeah, there’s a big reason,” I say, smiling at Laura. She turns and pulls her shirt aside, showing off her mate mark.

Haley’s mouth falls open, then turns into a smile. “Congratulations! That’s so exciting. What are you doing here then?”

“I’d already committed to be here this semester, and Jeffrey agreed that I should come, even though he’s not thrilled about being away from me that long. But I told Alpha James right away that I can’t do the sex class. I would never hurt my mate like that.”

‘Of course not. I can’t wait to find my mate.”

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They begin chatting about finding mates and I turn away. At my age, I have no delusions that my mate is still out there. He’s gone and unlike the romance novels, there are not second chance mates.

“What are your thoughts about Emma?” Alpha James asks me quietly. His eyes are on Haley and Laura, but his focus is on me.

“I think she’s going to be a problem, Alpha.

JJ

“I

agree. I told Sylvie about her last night, and she thinks so too. She’s agreed to take the sex class which makes it harder to get rid of her. I don’t want an Alpha’s time here to suffer because he doesn’t have a partner. Sylvie’s talking to Mia about the possibility of a third Luna joining this year. I’ll put her on standby and if things don’t go well with Emma, we’ll replace her.”