1 year later
It didn't take long for Alex and Malia to adopt themselves into Satomi's pack, she made sure to bring them both into the group
When she saw that both Alex and Malia had nowhere to go other than the forest and were very socially inept
Of course it was thanks to the time they both spent in animal form, Satomi wanted to know more about the transformation into a complete wolf
If this had anything to do with Alex's power, despite being a beta, he managed to fight on equal terms with Satomi, losing by a hair
Although Satomi suspected that the boy wasn't giving his all in his fights with Satomi
Not because of his strength, she could see that he was compared to her and honestly just a little weaker than her
The distance in strength between Alex and Satomi was smaller than she wanted to admit, but it didn't affect her ego since she was possibly dealing with a true alpha in the making or some secret lineage of super werewolves
She bet on the second option, Alex was equal to the others Hale and the Hales were incredibly powerful
More than the average werewolf, some of their betas could even match alphas
Which was technically impossible, a beta shouldn't have the power to match an alpha, it was against the natural order
While in speed, Satomi knew that Alex was holding back, which really shook her ego
She was exactly fast even among alphas, managing to reach the speed of Thalia Hale
Who was one of the most powerful alphas in all of the USA and who kept much of the new Hale as one of the largest werewolf families
Then a boy under 20 arrives and simply holds his own against Satomi in the matter of speed
How did she find out?
Simple in a fight with the boy, she pressed him a little more with more powerful and faster blows at a controlled high speed
She wanted to see how far the boy could go and to her surprise, the boy didn't notice that she was increasing the speed of the blows and continued to dodge and counterattack
Until for some reason, he simply slowed down and was hit full on by a punch in the chest that sent him flying against a wall
Making Malia run to him to help him and then look at her with hatred
Satomi was worried since her own hand hurt from the blow, it had been strong
Very strong, enough to make a normal beta die and to Satomi's surprise, Alex just got up as if nothing had happened and calmed Malia
What she also suspected, such regeneration was above even an alpha, it would take her a while to recover from a blow like that
But she decided to leave it at that
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ALEX was dodging the Lori and Brett's blows while returning the blows as relentlessly as possible
He eventually let the two of them get a chance to hit him so it wouldn't seem like the fight was too unequal
Malia was fighting Jiang who was having the worst time of his life with the werecoyote attacking him savagely
Satomi watched the fight from the outside and noticed the difference between Alex and Malia in fighting
ALEX was completely brutal and precise, each of his blows was aimed at hurting and incapacitating the enemy
A cruel and evil way of fighting, which worried Satomi, she wasn't an alpha who wanted her betas to be brutal beings
She wanted her betas to be as human as possible, she thought about trying to make Alex change his combat style
But she remembered the little Alex said about himself, his old alpha was a cruel and brutal being and that passed on to his beta's battle style
Satomi knew that changing a battle style was painful and bad, and not to mention his own fighting style Alex, he had a better chance of surviving than the rest of the pack
Satomi knew she was no longer young and in 40 years from now she would be too old to lead or even fight at the same level she is now.
So adapting the pack's defense patterns a little could be a reasonable thing for the future
Malia wasn't cruel despite her savage combat style
She wanted to win and not kill her opponent and it was obvious that Alex was holding back a lot so as not to maim and kill Lori and Brett
It didn't take long for Alex to get tired of the fight and pull Lori towards him and throw her on top of Brett making them both fall to the ground
Before the two could get up, he kicked both of their heads making them fall unconscious
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Claps, claps
Alex looked at Satomi clapping and coming towards them
Lori and Brett were waking up still dizzy and Satomi walked past Alex touching his shoulder
"Do you two know why you lost?" Satomi asked looking at the two
"Why, Alex is an immortal freak, no offense" Lori said and then looked at Alex
"No problem" Alex joked
Although Alex felt a little strange with Lori's words, he hid his vampirism as much as he could
He was just using his werewolf powers, but vampire regeneration was a passive ability
"No, Alex may be strong, but you lost because you attacked with the intention of winning, not subduing him, you played fair, against an enemy much stronger than you" Satomi replied calmly "At no point did Alex want to sell, he was taking it easy and even let you hit him and you didn't take advantage of the opportunity, an enemy or hunter won't be so nice"
The scolding was harsh, but Alex knew Satomi was right, enemies won't be so merciful as to give them a chance to win
It was at that moment that Alex noticed Malia knock out Jiang with a knee to the face
"You saw, Malia used what vices should do" Satomi said proudly
"Yes ma'am" the two replied with their heads down and Alex laughed
"Hey don't get mad, I'm the one who's really strong" Alex said jokingly and Satomi looked at him
"Alex, don't get them excited" Satomi gave him a warning
"How did you learn to fight like that?" It was Brett who asked
Alex laughed, having fond memories
"My old alpha was very simple when it came to training, hunting and destroying" Alex spoke randomly and everyone ignored it
Everyone knew that Alex hated the old alpha and it was a trauma for him
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Later that same day
In Satomi's office, Alex and Malia were looking at her confused
"I've been thinking, you're still teenagers and you need to go back to school" Satomi took some papers and handed them to Alex and Malia "I just enrolled you in Beacon Hills High"
"Study? Why? I already know everything I need" Alex was indignant "I don't need to study to survive"
"He's right" Malia replied irritated "Why school? It's not like we're human"
"You're wrong, my dear, we are human, but we have the ability to shapeshift" Satomi replied calmly and completely "It will be good for you to meet new people"
"But we already have the pack" Malia replied irritably "We don't need any more friends"
"Yes, you do, you're too deep in your relationship, honestly the only ones who can talk to you in the pack are Lori, Brett, Jiang, some elders and me" Satomi spoke with concern and looked at the two of them affectionately "I'm worried about you, the elders too, you need to loosen up more"
"Okay, but how are we going to deal with the change? Will I have to find a job and study there?" Alex asked looking Satomi straight in the eyes
"No, all the expenses are in my name, I'll pay for your stays there" Satomi replied and widened her eyes when she saw Alex's smile "I'm going to regret this, aren't I? "
"Of course, don't worry grandma, I would do it anyway, two alphas in a pack doesn't work" Alex sighed in a playful tone
Satomi widened her eyes and with a gentle smile she said "then you realized"
"What do you mean?" Malia asked even more irritated "What's Alex's fault for being so strong?"
"None, none at all, the elders and I love Alex, he is like a son to us" Satomi said in a loving tone "But he is too powerful and some of the young ones are starting to question the hierarchy of the pack"
"But Alex answers to you and obeys your orders" Malia got even more irritated
"It's not about that" Alex joked, stroking Malia's head, making her melt "The problem is that some of the young ones in the pack think I am more powerful than the alpha and that makes them think they can be too and they are starting to want to rebel"
"Exactly" Satomi replied with a sad sigh
"So when do we start?" Alex asked excitedly
"Next week" Satomi composed herself
"Okay, get your pockets ready, because you're going to need them" Alex joked and carried an irritated Malia out of the office